# Employer firms in Johnston County

Employer firms in Johnston County was 3,321 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-37101`
- 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/johnston-county-north-carolina
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-37101

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 3,321 |
| 2022 | 3,173 |
| 2021 | 3,051 |
| 2020 | 2,931 |
| 2019 | 2,877 |
| 2018 | 2,805 |
| 2017 | 2,696 |
| 2016 | 2,564 |
| 2015 | 2,510 |
| 2014 | 2,471 |
| 2013 | 2,468 |
| 2012 | 2,452 |
| 2011 | 2,449 |
| 2010 | 2,511 |
| 2009 | 2,514 |
| 2008 | 2,683 |
| 2007 | 2,696 |
| 2006 | 2,624 |
| 2005 | 2,510 |
| 2004 | 2,425 |
| 2003 | 2,354 |
| 2002 | 2,313 |
| 2001 | 2,308 |
| 2000 | 2,278 |
| 1999 | 2,243 |
| 1998 | 2,198 |
| 1997 | 2,168 |
| 1996 | 2,039 |
| 1995 | 1,978 |
| 1994 | 1,876 |
| 1993 | 1,788 |
| 1992 | 1,744 |
| 1991 | 1,707 |
| 1990 | 1,708 |
| 1989 | 1,635 |
| 1988 | 1,579 |
| 1987 | 1,547 |
| 1986 | 1,506 |
| 1985 | 1,451 |
| 1984 | 1,387 |
| 1983 | 1,283 |
| 1982 | 1,284 |
| 1981 | 1,291 |
| 1980 | 1,280 |
| 1979 | 1,285 |
| 1978 | 1,245 |