Alamance County, NC
FIPS 37001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Alamance County had an annual average of 67,669 jobs across 4,409 establishments, paying $3.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
67,669
+1.7% YoY
Establishments
4,409
Total Wages
$3.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$52,502
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 7,885 | 290 | $1,372 | $562.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 7,205 | 363 | $410 | $153.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 5,472 | 95 | $1,308 | $317.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,101 | 289 | $1,135 | $151.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,713 | 12 | $1,001 | $141.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,646 | 349 | $1,164 | $160.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,432 | 66 | $718 | $90.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,799 | 16 | $799 | $74.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,700 | 63 | $1,030 | $54.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,683 | 59 | $774 | $67.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,681 | 421 | $1,584 | $138.5M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 1,420 | 33 | $975 | $72.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,241 | 92 | $1,019 | $65.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,213 | 121 | $1,607 | $101.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,026 | 7 | $1,218 | $65.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 948 | 13 | $1,457 | $71.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 914 | 86 | $437 | $20.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 870 | 37 | $1,395 | $63.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 835 | 133 | $966 | $42.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 827 | 104 | $543 | $23.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 813 | 13 | $1,712 | $72.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 803 | 40 | $703 | $29.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 785 | 60 | $1,513 | $61.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 775 | 92 | $798 | $32.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 700 | 94 | $1,922 | $69.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 690 | 48 | $335 | $12.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 637 | 77 | $1,790 | $59.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 628 | 84 | $586 | $19.1M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 559 | 14 | $681 | $19.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 553 | 51 | $690 | $19.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 446 | 159 | $964 | $22.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 409 | 86 | $1,113 | $23.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 377 | 45 | $1,009 | $19.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 347 | 21 | $2,315 | $41.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 345 | 9 | $1,465 | $26.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 342 | 121 | $1,258 | $22.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 317 | 32 | $523 | $8.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 282 | 10 | $1,021 | $14.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 281 | 15 | $1,670 | $24.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 268 | 21 | $2,472 | $15.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 248 | 28 | $1,422 | $18.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 245 | 12 | $1,747 | $22.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 235 | 10 | $1,286 | $15.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 206 | 14 | $1,163 | $12.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 176 | 5 | $1,285 | $11.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 175 | 12 | $1,115 | $10.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 171 | 14 | $1,418 | $12.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 133 | 20 | $1,039 | $7.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 122 | 10 | $1,211 | $7.7M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 116 | 7 | $1,869 | $11.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 107 | 89 | $508 | $2.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 103 | 8 | $1,918 | $10.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 95 | 6 | $1,049 | $4.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 93 | 9 | $1,362 | $5.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 80 | 32 | $1,088 | $4.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 74 | 16 | $1,589 | $6.1M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 67 | 6 | $637 | $2.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 57 | 21 | $2,526 | $7.5M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 44 | 9 | $261 | $0.6M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 37 | 2 | $1,149 | $2.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 35 | 4 | $1,824 | $2.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 35 | 6 | $1,377 | $2.5M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 28 | 8 | $1,400 | $2.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 24 | 7 | $325 | $0.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 22 | 8 | $602 | $0.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 20 | 3 | $937 | $1.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 6 | 2 | $952 | $0.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 3 | 1 | $810 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
249
jobs · $67,207 avg pay
State Government
858
jobs · $46,902 avg pay
Local Government
5,712
jobs · $53,938 avg pay
Private
60,850
jobs · $52,386 avg pay
NC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.7%
April 2026
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