# Employer firms in Guilford County

Employer firms in Guilford County was 10,846 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-37081`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.
- Note: Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/guilford-county-north-carolina
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-37081

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 10,846 |
| 2022 | 10,683 |
| 2021 | 10,474 |
| 2020 | 10,275 |
| 2019 | 10,171 |
| 2018 | 10,113 |
| 2017 | 10,026 |
| 2016 | 9,999 |
| 2015 | 9,886 |
| 2014 | 9,872 |
| 2013 | 9,854 |
| 2012 | 9,894 |
| 2011 | 9,918 |
| 2010 | 10,012 |
| 2009 | 10,162 |
| 2008 | 10,490 |
| 2007 | 10,587 |
| 2006 | 10,522 |
| 2005 | 10,404 |
| 2004 | 10,431 |
| 2003 | 10,225 |
| 2002 | 10,171 |
| 2001 | 10,247 |
| 2000 | 10,242 |
| 1999 | 10,190 |
| 1998 | 10,113 |
| 1997 | 10,002 |
| 1996 | 9,831 |
| 1995 | 9,694 |
| 1994 | 9,404 |
| 1993 | 9,154 |
| 1992 | 9,019 |
| 1991 | 9,049 |
| 1990 | 9,054 |
| 1989 | 8,877 |
| 1988 | 8,653 |
| 1987 | 8,343 |
| 1986 | 8,158 |
| 1985 | 7,774 |
| 1984 | 7,651 |
| 1983 | 7,299 |
| 1982 | 7,064 |
| 1981 | 7,104 |
| 1980 | 7,056 |
| 1979 | 7,003 |
| 1978 | 6,667 |