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Business establishments in United States
2014 – 2025 · 12 data points
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
11,806,967
+0.5%
since 2024
First value · 2014
9,067,209
since 2015
+28%
+2.4% a year on average
Business establishments, 2014 – 2025 number
+28% since 2015
0
5M
10M
15M
2014
2018
2020
2022
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
The series at a glance United States · 2014 – 2025
Latest value
11,806,967 · 2025
First value
9,067,209 · 2014
Highest
11,806,967 · 2025
Lowest
9,067,209 · 2014
Average change
+2.4% a year on average
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2014 – 2025
| Year | United States | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11,806,967 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 11,750,888 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 11,560,938 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 11,215,668 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 10,606,413 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 10,185,275 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 9,932,347 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 9,711,681 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 9,536,831 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 9,417,676 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 9,224,336 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 9,067,209 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
What it means
The number of workplaces of companies and organisations.
How it is calculated
Local units (offices, shops, plants) registered in the business register.
economy
United States in numbers
GDP per person
$86,142
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$86,142
2024
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024
Economic growth
2.8%
2024
Inflation
2.9%
2024
Unemployment rate
3.6%
2023
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025
Employment rate
70.3%
2024
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024
Household income per person
$64,426
2024
Median household income
$80,734
2024
Income per person
$44,673
2024