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Business establishments (QCEW) in Worcester County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Worcester County was 28,551 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.9% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 14 counties in 2025.

2025, count28,551
Change on 2024+2.9%
Rank4th of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked
Series high28,9742022
Series low18,5512001

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

17.5K20K22.5K25K27.5K30K20012005200920132017202120252001: 18,551 count2002: 19,145 count2003: 19,769 count2004: 20,373 count2005: 20,772 count2006: 20,366 count2007: 20,637 count2008: 20,560 count2009: 20,549 count2010: 21,178 count2011: 21,933 count2012: 21,566 count2013: 22,048 count2014: 22,634 count2015: 23,413 count2016: 24,439 count2017: 25,229 count2018: 26,001 count2019: 26,502 count2020: 26,571 count2021: 27,768 count2022: 28,974 count2023: 28,906 count2024: 27,743 count2025: 28,551 count15K20K25K30K2001201020252001: 18,551 count2002: 19,145 count2003: 19,769 count2004: 20,373 count2005: 20,772 count2006: 20,366 count2007: 20,637 count2008: 20,560 count2009: 20,549 count2010: 21,178 count2011: 21,933 count2012: 21,566 count2013: 22,048 count2014: 22,634 count2015: 23,413 count2016: 24,439 count2017: 25,229 count2018: 26,001 count2019: 26,502 count2020: 26,571 count2021: 27,768 count2022: 28,974 count2023: 28,906 count2024: 27,743 count2025: 28,551 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
202528,551
202427,743
202328,906
202228,974
202127,768
202026,571
201926,502
201826,001
201725,229
201624,439
201523,413
201422,634
201322,048
201221,566
201121,933
201021,178
200920,549
200820,560
200720,637
200620,366
200520,772
200420,373
200319,769
200219,145
200118,551

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place2025
Worcester County28,551
Massachusetts295,436
United States12,112,924

Worcester County compared with nearby places

Barnstable County: 9,960 countBerkshire County: 5,582 countBristol County: 18,273 countDukes County: 1,456 countEssex County: 29,604 countFranklin County: 2,623 countHampden County: 19,250 countHampshire County: 5,024 countMiddlesex County: 59,776 countNantucket County: 1,375 countNorfolk County: 27,398 countPlymouth County: 17,257 countSuffolk County: 34,189 countWorcester County: 28,551 count
  • Under 4,100
  • 4,100 to 11K
  • 11K to 19K
  • 19K to 29K
  • 29K and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Worcester 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.

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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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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), Worcester 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), Worcester 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/worcester-county-massachusetts. 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), Worcester 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/worcester-county-massachusetts.

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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), Worcester 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/worcester-county-massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Worcester County was 28,551 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.9% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 14 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 Worcester County?

28,974 in 2022, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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