Albany County, NY

FIPS 36001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Albany County had an annual average of 233,391 jobs across 11,137 establishments, paying $19.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

233,391

+1.9% YoY

Establishments

11,137

Total Wages

$19.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$82,387

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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Albany County, NY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
921 NAICS 921 19,624 78 $2,334 $2,108.1M
541 NAICS 541 16,898 1,551 $2,132 $1,873.0M
621 NAICS 621 12,339 550 $1,726 $1,107.8M
561 NAICS 561 12,226 711 $1,358 $600.7M
722 NAICS 722 11,489 824 $678 $339.4M
923 NAICS 923 10,839 29 $2,521 $1,418.2M
611 NAICS 611 8,596 190 $1,492 $666.8M
624 NAICS 624 6,944 265 $1,367 $288.8M
524 NAICS 524 6,092 211 $2,304 $729.9M
922 NAICS 922 5,401 61 $2,493 $691.6M
238 NAICS 238 5,364 477 $1,814 $505.9M
926 NAICS 926 4,857 40 $2,281 $567.1M
813 NAICS 813 4,495 458 $1,173 $274.3M
423 NAICS 423 4,356 335 $1,884 $426.8M
445 NAICS 445 4,303 232 $579 $129.5M
485 NAICS 485 4,025 50 $1,734 $220.2M
551 NAICS 551 3,495 102 $2,092 $380.2M
455 NAICS 455 3,360 66 $565 $98.8M
441 NAICS 441 3,149 97 $1,398 $228.9M
522 NAICS 522 2,714 207 $2,850 $278.7M
531 NAICS 531 2,246 347 $1,386 $140.8M
459 NAICS 459 2,245 216 $800 $93.4M
492 NAICS 492 2,201 36 $921 $105.4M
812 NAICS 812 2,158 303 $669 $75.1M
236 NAICS 236 1,921 231 $2,086 $208.4M
424 NAICS 424 1,894 130 $1,665 $163.9M
458 NAICS 458 1,781 152 $514 $47.6M
811 NAICS 811 1,705 220 $1,197 $106.2M
444 NAICS 444 1,672 79 $896 $77.9M
924 NAICS 924 1,671 15 $2,456 $213.4M
721 NAICS 721 1,645 70 $730 $62.5M
622 NAICS 622 1,596 1 $1,965 $163.0M
713 NAICS 713 1,538 115 $971 $44.7M
517 NAICS 517 1,491 30 $1,708 $132.5M
449 NAICS 449 1,464 96 $983 $74.8M
335 NAICS 335 1,444 7 $1,743 $130.9M
928 NAICS 928 1,399 5 $1,660 $120.8M
491 NAICS 491 1,364 37 $1,419 $100.6M
456 NAICS 456 1,247 131 $954 $61.9M
484 NAICS 484 1,182 86 $1,380 $84.8M
334 NAICS 334 1,117 17 $2,303 $133.8M
457 NAICS 457 1,031 104 $837 $44.9M
532 NAICS 532 1,011 88 $1,316 $69.2M
513 NAICS 513 928 125 $2,829 $136.5M
311 NAICS 311 920 32 $1,261 $60.3M
237 NAICS 237 910 46 $2,668 $126.3M
327 NAICS 327 889 20 $1,961 $90.7M
518 NAICS 518 879 61 $2,592 $118.5M
221 NAICS 221 788 23 $3,149 $129.1M
488 NAICS 488 722 38 $2,246 $56.2M
333 NAICS 333 717 15 $2,386 $88.9M
999 NAICS 999 674 791 $1,182 $41.4M
562 NAICS 562 621 58 $1,504 $48.6M
332 NAICS 332 606 22 $1,678 $52.9M
325 NAICS 325 592 16 $2,432 $74.9M
212 NAICS 212 570 7 $1,987 $58.9M
493 NAICS 493 568 30 $1,187 $35.0M
326 NAICS 326 442 9 $1,420 $32.6M
711 NAICS 711 425 62 $782 $17.3M
516 NAICS 516 407 12 $1,480 $31.3M
323 NAICS 323 405 30 $1,289 $27.2M
337 NAICS 337 377 7 $1,230 $24.1M
519 NAICS 519 367 21 $1,054 $15.4M
339 NAICS 339 286 25 $1,473 $21.9M
321 NAICS 321 277 9 $1,526 $22.0M
623 NAICS 623 248 13 $1,680 $21.7M
312 NAICS 312 243 14 $1,238 $15.6M
425 NAICS 425 222 50 $2,115 $24.4M
322 NAICS 322 196 6 $1,808 $18.4M
512 NAICS 512 162 23 $1,056 $8.9M
112 NAICS 112 159 7 $1,184 $9.8M
111 NAICS 111 128 12 $579 $3.8M
814 NAICS 814 111 93 $817 $4.7M
712 NAICS 712 99 11 $878 $4.5M
925 NAICS 925 36 1 $2,124 $4.0M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

5,435

jobs · $92,322 avg pay

State Government

42,402

jobs · $122,828 avg pay

Local Government

14,584

jobs · $68,750 avg pay

Private

170,970

jobs · $73,205 avg pay

NY Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.6%

April 2026

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