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Business establishments (QCEW) in Will County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Will County was 15,895 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 102 counties in 2025.

2025, count15,895
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank4th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high16,2822014
Series low9,4712001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Will County, 2001 to 2025

8,00010K12K14K16K18K20012005200920132017202120252001: 9,471 count2002: 9,757 count2003: 10,212 count2004: 10,786 count2005: 11,558 count2006: 12,476 count2007: 13,233 count2008: 13,712 count2009: 14,160 count2010: 14,424 count2011: 14,811 count2012: 15,232 count2013: 15,648 count2014: 16,282 count2015: 15,946 count2016: 15,785 count2017: 14,476 count2018: 14,684 count2019: 15,093 count2020: 15,186 count2021: 15,601 count2022: 15,831 count2023: 15,964 count2024: 15,924 count2025: 15,895 count
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodcount
202515,895
202415,924
202315,964
202215,831
202115,601
202015,186
201915,093
201814,684
201714,476
201615,785
201515,946
201416,282
201315,648
201215,232
201114,811
201014,424
200914,160
200813,712
200713,233
200612,476
200511,558
200410,786
200310,212
20029,757
20019,471

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2025
Will County15,895
Illinois379,658
United States12,112,924

Rankings

Definition

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Business establishments (QCEW), Will County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Will County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/will-county-illinois. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Business establishments (QCEW), Will County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/will-county-illinois.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Will County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/will-county-illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Will County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Will County was 15,895 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 102 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest business establishments (QCEW) in Will County?

16,282 in 2014, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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