# Employer firms in Monterey County

Employer firms in Monterey County was 7,222 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-06053`
- 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/monterey-county-california
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-06053

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 7,222 |
| 2022 | 7,128 |
| 2021 | 6,960 |
| 2020 | 7,034 |
| 2019 | 6,983 |
| 2018 | 6,946 |
| 2017 | 6,835 |
| 2016 | 6,865 |
| 2015 | 6,754 |
| 2014 | 6,729 |
| 2013 | 6,619 |
| 2012 | 6,604 |
| 2011 | 6,584 |
| 2010 | 6,672 |
| 2009 | 6,779 |
| 2008 | 6,967 |
| 2007 | 7,104 |
| 2006 | 7,124 |
| 2005 | 7,041 |
| 2004 | 7,026 |
| 2003 | 6,978 |
| 2002 | 6,998 |
| 2001 | 6,966 |
| 2000 | 6,835 |
| 1999 | 6,788 |
| 1998 | 6,729 |
| 1997 | 6,642 |
| 1996 | 6,564 |
| 1995 | 6,536 |
| 1994 | 6,544 |
| 1993 | 6,577 |
| 1992 | 6,628 |
| 1991 | 6,750 |
| 1990 | 6,799 |
| 1989 | 6,639 |
| 1988 | 6,515 |
| 1987 | 6,357 |
| 1986 | 6,230 |
| 1985 | 6,028 |
| 1984 | 5,910 |
| 1983 | 5,592 |
| 1982 | 5,458 |
| 1981 | 5,489 |
| 1980 | 5,502 |
| 1979 | 5,378 |
| 1978 | 5,135 |