Ashe County, NC
FIPS 37009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Ashe County had an annual average of 7,486 jobs across 773 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,486
+2.4% YoY
Establishments
773
Total Wages
$0.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$48,252
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 647 | 56 | $375 | $12.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 513 | 15 | $955 | $24.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 425 | 15 | $1,588 | $35.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 375 | 41 | $1,895 | $36.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 353 | 4 | $845 | $15.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 331 | 11 | $611 | $10.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 327 | 34 | $1,063 | $18.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 300 | 61 | $972 | $15.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 298 | 25 | $511 | $7.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 273 | 17 | $463 | $6.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 220 | 15 | $578 | $6.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 170 | 74 | $1,284 | $11.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 126 | 10 | $799 | $5.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 125 | 14 | $946 | $6.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 114 | 22 | $848 | $5.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 102 | 16 | $587 | $3.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 100 | 4 | $1,246 | $6.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 90 | 17 | $1,591 | $6.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 74 | 8 | $426 | $1.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 59 | 16 | $517 | $1.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 56 | 5 | $1,264 | $3.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 48 | 10 | $1,196 | $3.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 44 | 12 | $1,248 | $2.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 43 | 11 | $562 | $1.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 40 | 13 | $1,066 | $2.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 37 | 6 | $802 | $1.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 33 | 9 | $409 | $0.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 29 | 7 | $496 | $0.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 26 | 4 | $1,275 | $1.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 25 | 8 | $754 | $1.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 20 | 3 | $898 | $1.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 19 | 1 | $581 | $0.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 13 | 8 | $839 | $0.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 8 | 3 | $1,103 | $0.5M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 7 | 5 | $816 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
57
jobs · $61,267 avg pay
State Government
142
jobs · $52,810 avg pay
Local Government
886
jobs · $46,826 avg pay
Private
6,401
jobs · $48,232 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
- Wake County 653,152 jobs
- Guilford County 287,996 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 242,910 jobs
- Durham County 236,749 jobs
- Forsyth County 192,586 jobs
- Buncombe County 136,496 jobs
- New Hanover County 130,465 jobs