Alameda County, CA
FIPS 06001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Alameda County had an annual average of 790,358 jobs across 73,285 establishments, paying $77.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
790,358
-0.3% YoY
Establishments
73,285
Total Wages
$77.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$98,026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 78,246 | 7,553 | $3,004 | $12,167.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 64,953 | 1,723 | $1,994 | $5,390.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 53,058 | 3,983 | $2,078 | $1,843.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 51,087 | 3,524 | $2,457 | $5,505.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 47,223 | 29,255 | $2,049 | $1,669.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 35,596 | 1,847 | $1,512 | $2,795.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 32,362 | 1,981 | $1,997 | $3,360.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 21,193 | 41 | $2,403 | $2,627.6M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 18,436 | 346 | $2,740 | $2,627.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 17,478 | 1,265 | $2,214 | $2,012.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 16,074 | 826 | $890 | $744.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 14,784 | 217 | $3,492 | $2,684.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 14,010 | 436 | $1,121 | $816.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 13,127 | 724 | $2,095 | $1,430.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 13,043 | 1,134 | $1,420 | $963.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 11,222 | 189 | $791 | $461.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 9,738 | 182 | $1,298 | $657.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 9,647 | 1,265 | $1,944 | $975.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 9,041 | 59 | $3,128 | $1,420.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 9,038 | 268 | $1,307 | $614.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 8,916 | 392 | $766 | $287.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 8,761 | 356 | $2,213 | $1,008.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 8,550 | 170 | $3,565 | $1,585.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 8,104 | 2,176 | $2,288 | $677.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 7,954 | 1,456 | $781 | $322.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 7,808 | 508 | $2,895 | $1,175.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 7,425 | 92 | $2,215 | $772.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 7,156 | 54 | $2,218 | $793.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 6,993 | 134 | $1,884 | $446.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 6,976 | 1,106 | $1,762 | $486.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 6,966 | 67 | $2,617 | $824.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 6,580 | 161 | $2,622 | $897.3M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 6,446 | 159 | $6,070 | $2,034.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 6,310 | 162 | $2,769 | $773.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 6,247 | 860 | $1,294 | $420.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 6,020 | 700 | $838 | $262.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 5,856 | 122 | $2,468 | $720.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 5,555 | 57 | $3,691 | $892.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 5,368 | 305 | $1,542 | $430.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 5,297 | 262 | $3,162 | $557.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 5,260 | 267 | $1,130 | $309.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 5,036 | 487 | $671 | $175.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 4,968 | 229 | $897 | $231.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 4,673 | 519 | $2,940 | $561.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 4,653 | 379 | $3,983 | $963.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 4,318 | 150 | $2,380 | $417.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 4,086 | 362 | $1,232 | $261.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 3,906 | 368 | $1,319 | $258.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 3,732 | 378 | $1,251 | $242.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 3,543 | 115 | $2,580 | $475.3M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 3,257 | 21 | $2,956 | $500.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 3,171 | 218 | $1,602 | $264.1M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 3,024 | 87 | $2,863 | $450.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,823 | 59 | $1,528 | $222.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 2,735 | 98 | $1,283 | $182.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,299 | 281 | $797 | $95.3M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 2,128 | 150 | $3,508 | $388.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 2,070 | 60 | $5,236 | $563.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,978 | 68 | $1,414 | $145.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,813 | 422 | $3,821 | $360.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1,743 | 37 | $2,506 | $137.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,509 | 104 | $2,038 | $159.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 1,490 | 1,312 | $871 | $67.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,485 | 69 | $1,640 | $126.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1,374 | 18 | $2,615 | $87.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,338 | 230 | $2,033 | $141.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,273 | 120 | $1,386 | $91.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 1,123 | 76 | $1,561 | $91.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 976 | 33 | $2,084 | $65.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 752 | 17 | $1,494 | $58.4M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 720 | 17 | $1,768 | $66.2M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 654 | 7 | $4,050 | $137.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 552 | 24 | $1,268 | $36.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 345 | 46 | $1,153 | $20.7M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 259 | 28 | $1,267 | $17.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 228 | 6 | $2,490 | $29.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 208 | 5 | $1,805 | $19.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 198 | 24 | $2,119 | $21.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 179 | 17 | $1,118 | $10.4M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 144 | 6 | $2,187 | $16.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 143 | 28 | $1,245 | $9.3M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 141 | 7 | $2,895 | $21.2M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 99 | 10 | $637 | $3.3M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 65 | 8 | $2,806 | $9.5M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 36 | 1 | $3,180 | $5.9M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 25 | 81 | $1,613 | $2.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
8,434
jobs · $114,737 avg pay
State Government
26,871
jobs · $112,158 avg pay
Local Government
75,306
jobs · $104,076 avg pay
Private
679,747
jobs · $96,590 avg pay
CA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.3%
April 2026
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