Business establishments (QCEW) in Williams County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Williams County was 2,182 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.1% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 53 counties in 2025.

2025, count2,182

Change on 2024-2.1%

Rank5th of 53Counties in North Dakota ranked

Series high2,3972015

Series low9082001

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

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

Period	count
2025	2,182
2024	2,228
2023	2,138
2022	2,079
2021	2,080
2020	2,151
2019	2,074
2018	2,048
2017	2,108
2016	2,212
2015	2,397
2014	2,336
2013	2,193
2012	1,949
2011	1,465
2010	1,160
2009	1,080
2008	1,058
2007	1,005
2006	993
2005	965
2004	928
2003	926
2002	914
2001	908

Compared with North Dakota and United States

Place	2025
Williams County	2,182
North Dakota	36,560
United States	12,112,924

Williams County compared with nearby places

Under 110
110 to 140
140 to 200
200 to 340
340 to 750
750 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Williams County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by business establishments (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in North Dakota by business establishments (QCEW) 53 places

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.

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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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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), Williams County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Williams 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/williams-county-north-dakota. 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), Williams 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/williams-county-north-dakota.

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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), Williams 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/williams-county-north-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Williams County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Williams County was 2,182 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2.1% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 53 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 Williams County?

2,397 in 2015, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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