# Employer firms in Jefferson County

Employer firms in Jefferson County was 3,118 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-29099`
- 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/jefferson-county-missouri
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-29099

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 3,118 |
| 2022 | 3,086 |
| 2021 | 3,062 |
| 2020 | 3,089 |
| 2019 | 3,095 |
| 2018 | 3,157 |
| 2017 | 3,216 |
| 2016 | 3,214 |
| 2015 | 3,192 |
| 2014 | 3,154 |
| 2013 | 3,115 |
| 2012 | 3,091 |
| 2011 | 3,109 |
| 2010 | 3,218 |
| 2009 | 3,238 |
| 2008 | 3,384 |
| 2007 | 3,463 |
| 2006 | 3,411 |
| 2005 | 3,346 |
| 2004 | 3,240 |
| 2003 | 3,129 |
| 2002 | 3,100 |
| 2001 | 3,052 |
| 2000 | 3,076 |
| 1999 | 2,996 |
| 1998 | 2,950 |
| 1997 | 2,907 |
| 1996 | 2,872 |
| 1995 | 2,816 |
| 1994 | 2,786 |
| 1993 | 2,679 |
| 1992 | 2,632 |
| 1991 | 2,557 |
| 1990 | 2,563 |
| 1989 | 2,449 |
| 1988 | 2,370 |
| 1987 | 2,292 |
| 1986 | 2,202 |
| 1985 | 2,096 |
| 1984 | 2,007 |
| 1983 | 1,850 |
| 1982 | 1,801 |
| 1981 | 1,816 |
| 1980 | 1,810 |
| 1979 | 1,770 |
| 1978 | 1,681 |