Atlantic County, NJ

FIPS 34001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Atlantic County had an annual average of 125,157 jobs across 7,268 establishments, paying $7.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

125,157

+0.5% YoY

Establishments

7,268

Total Wages

$7.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$59,219

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 Atlantic County, NJ, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
721 NAICS 721 22,305 111 $931 $1,080.1M
722 NAICS 722 12,352 716 $544 $349.3M
611 NAICS 611 10,866 122 $1,388 $757.3M
621 NAICS 621 8,228 514 $1,556 $665.8M
561 NAICS 561 4,875 414 $1,032 $230.0M
541 NAICS 541 4,253 537 $1,996 $440.3M
623 NAICS 623 3,692 110 $1,630 $189.9M
921 NAICS 921 3,492 35 $2,110 $252.6M
445 NAICS 445 3,328 212 $646 $111.8M
238 NAICS 238 3,325 434 $1,413 $244.3M
713 NAICS 713 2,950 103 $930 $142.6M
455 NAICS 455 2,635 71 $582 $79.7M
812 NAICS 812 1,925 278 $578 $57.8M
458 NAICS 458 1,893 138 $730 $71.8M
926 NAICS 926 1,766 14 $2,935 $261.3M
441 NAICS 441 1,382 78 $1,292 $92.9M
551 NAICS 551 1,336 28 $2,358 $163.8M
444 NAICS 444 1,322 63 $998 $68.6M
237 NAICS 237 1,295 50 $2,020 $125.1M
424 NAICS 424 1,280 69 $1,277 $85.0M
221 NAICS 221 1,279 26 $2,450 $140.5M
459 NAICS 459 1,230 132 $624 $39.9M
456 NAICS 456 1,223 94 $906 $57.6M
922 NAICS 922 1,223 25 $2,673 $110.4M
524 NAICS 524 1,211 79 $1,636 $103.1M
457 NAICS 457 1,144 59 $603 $35.9M
236 NAICS 236 1,140 212 $1,573 $93.3M
111 NAICS 111 1,078 60 $769 $43.1M
531 NAICS 531 995 193 $1,056 $54.3M
813 NAICS 813 875 123 $835 $38.0M
423 NAICS 423 861 78 $1,432 $64.1M
485 NAICS 485 847 22 $1,535 $47.4M
811 NAICS 811 755 145 $1,658 $41.2M
522 NAICS 522 523 72 $1,216 $33.1M
449 NAICS 449 476 48 $977 $24.2M
491 NAICS 491 449 27 $1,354 $31.6M
311 NAICS 311 399 27 $661 $13.7M
492 NAICS 492 394 9 $967 $19.8M
488 NAICS 488 354 25 $1,313 $19.8M
523 NAICS 523 347 62 $3,723 $67.2M
484 NAICS 484 311 48 $1,055 $17.1M
336 NAICS 336 296 6 $1,220 $18.8M
562 NAICS 562 226 19 $1,279 $15.0M
928 NAICS 928 223 5 $1,520 $17.6M
624 NAICS 624 220 5 $1,946 $12.5M
711 NAICS 711 195 28 $821 $8.3M
923 NAICS 923 184 9 $1,879 $12.6M
925 NAICS 925 163 4 $1,229 $9.4M
327 NAICS 327 162 10 $1,153 $9.7M
332 NAICS 332 161 12 $1,198 $10.0M
519 NAICS 519 149 4 $776 $6.0M
312 NAICS 312 135 15 $558 $3.9M
321 NAICS 321 118 6 $1,704 $10.4M
325 NAICS 325 112 7 $1,696 $9.9M
512 NAICS 512 80 8 $482 $2.0M
924 NAICS 924 79 7 $2,127 $7.1M
323 NAICS 323 73 8 $1,307 $5.0M
712 NAICS 712 72 9 $2,200 $4.0M
513 NAICS 513 68 16 $2,097 $4.9M
516 NAICS 516 66 7 $2,369 $8.1M
425 NAICS 425 65 10 $1,879 $6.4M
333 NAICS 333 56 7 $1,358 $3.9M
339 NAICS 339 48 12 $1,006 $2.5M
814 NAICS 814 44 38 $646 $1.5M
314 NAICS 314 26 4 $861 $1.2M
518 NAICS 518 26 7 $1,440 $2.0M
525 NAICS 525 20 4 $3,732 $3.8M
315 NAICS 315 10 4 $1,035 $0.5M
334 NAICS 334 4 4 $750 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

2,540

jobs · $128,759 avg pay

State Government

3,063

jobs · $75,298 avg pay

Local Government

14,179

jobs · $71,140 avg pay

Private

105,375

jobs · $55,471 avg pay

NJ Unemployment

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

4.8%

April 2026

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