Alexander County, NC
FIPS 37003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Alexander County had an annual average of 8,511 jobs across 700 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
8,511
-3.7% YoY
Establishments
700
Total Wages
$0.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$46,161
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 1,694 | 30 | $866 | $76.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 680 | 11 | $972 | $34.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 471 | 2 | $876 | $21.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 383 | 4 | $1,362 | $27.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 353 | 32 | $1,432 | $21.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 337 | 6 | $967 | $17.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 278 | 10 | $583 | $8.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 272 | 62 | $917 | $13.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 190 | 6 | $703 | $6.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 172 | 9 | $896 | $8.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 152 | 28 | $1,051 | $8.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 132 | 13 | $1,061 | $7.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 100 | 20 | $446 | $2.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 93 | 7 | $761 | $1.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 84 | 30 | $999 | $4.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 80 | 6 | $1,078 | $4.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 77 | 10 | $1,003 | $4.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 67 | 4 | $743 | $2.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 66 | 8 | $344 | $1.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 61 | 7 | $338 | $1.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 55 | 9 | $623 | $1.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 54 | 3 | $1,178 | $3.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 38 | 15 | $956 | $1.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 30 | 3 | $1,110 | $1.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 28 | 6 | $741 | $1.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 20 | 5 | $505 | $0.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 16 | 22 | $507 | $0.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 12 | 2 | $621 | $0.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 11 | 5 | $1,233 | $0.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 9 | 1 | $409 | $0.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 8 | 6 | $2,126 | $0.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 7 | 3 | $2,010 | $0.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 5 | 2 | $1,121 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
54
jobs · $61,246 avg pay
State Government
431
jobs · $68,694 avg pay
Local Government
1,226
jobs · $49,633 avg pay
Private
6,800
jobs · $43,992 avg pay
NC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.7%
April 2026
Other NC Counties
The largest counties in NC by total employment.
- Mecklenburg County 788,435 jobs
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- Unknown Or Undefined 242,910 jobs
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- Forsyth County 192,586 jobs
- Buncombe County 136,496 jobs
- New Hanover County 130,465 jobs