Allegany County, MD

FIPS 24001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Allegany County had an annual average of 26,681 jobs across 1,577 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

26,681

+0.2% YoY

Establishments

1,577

Total Wages

$1.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,776

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 Allegany County, MD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 2,637 134 $403 $55.3M
611 NAICS 611 2,157 46 $1,143 $123.9M
621 NAICS 621 1,619 137 $2,005 $127.3M
623 NAICS 623 1,100 29 $846 $48.4M
423 NAICS 423 1,072 32 $971 $54.1M
921 NAICS 921 915 8 $3,306 $52.4M
561 NAICS 561 883 75 $943 $43.3M
455 NAICS 455 868 26 $514 $23.2M
721 NAICS 721 678 20 $678 $23.9M
445 NAICS 445 642 38 $486 $16.2M
541 NAICS 541 634 123 $1,151 $38.0M
238 NAICS 238 561 66 $1,172 $34.2M
441 NAICS 441 553 28 $1,028 $29.5M
457 NAICS 457 426 24 $694 $15.4M
812 NAICS 812 413 57 $674 $14.5M
522 NAICS 522 366 36 $1,076 $20.5M
456 NAICS 456 331 32 $870 $15.0M
551 NAICS 551 316 7 $945 $15.5M
922 NAICS 922 297 2 $1,830 $28.2M
444 NAICS 444 290 16 $673 $10.2M
926 NAICS 926 285 5 $1,110 $16.4M
484 NAICS 484 278 27 $1,212 $17.5M
459 NAICS 459 237 37 $640 $7.9M
492 NAICS 492 223 7 $1,132 $13.1M
458 NAICS 458 200 20 $416 $4.3M
516 NAICS 516 183 5 $1,227 $11.7M
449 NAICS 449 177 26 $813 $7.5M
811 NAICS 811 170 40 $790 $7.0M
813 NAICS 813 164 41 $571 $4.9M
532 NAICS 532 133 10 $1,206 $8.3M
491 NAICS 491 128 18 $1,268 $8.5M
524 NAICS 524 123 24 $1,066 $6.8M
332 NAICS 332 117 8 $924 $5.6M
311 NAICS 311 94 8 $934 $4.6M
485 NAICS 485 83 15 $528 $2.3M
312 NAICS 312 81 6 $938 $3.9M
562 NAICS 562 71 8 $963 $3.5M
523 NAICS 523 59 21 $2,285 $7.0M
327 NAICS 327 48 3 $1,386 $3.5M
513 NAICS 513 35 8 $824 $1.5M
814 NAICS 814 34 12 $411 $0.7M
339 NAICS 339 26 7 $1,039 $1.4M
488 NAICS 488 23 8 $795 $0.9M
923 NAICS 923 12 1 $1,804 $1.1M
518 NAICS 518 11 4 $955 $0.5M
928 NAICS 928 11 1 $1,420 $0.8M
323 NAICS 323 10 3 $446 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 9 1 $1,595 $0.8M
712 NAICS 712 4 1 $1,794 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

500

jobs · $87,362 avg pay

State Government

2,434

jobs · $73,607 avg pay

Local Government

3,024

jobs · $58,147 avg pay

Private

20,723

jobs · $47,425 avg pay

MD Unemployment

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

4.4%

April 2026

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