Barnes County, ND
FIPS 38003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Barnes County had an annual average of 4,474 jobs across 458 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
4,474
-0% YoY
Establishments
458
Total Wages
$0.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$51,626
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 712 | NAICS 712 | — | 1 | $515 | $0.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 599 | 16 | $1,059 | $28.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 486 | 4 | $767 | $19.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 300 | 25 | $355 | $5.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 188 | 27 | $1,484 | $14.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 182 | 12 | $981 | $9.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 178 | 33 | $1,473 | $13.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 144 | 9 | $535 | $4.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 123 | 27 | $1,192 | $7.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 107 | 9 | $879 | $4.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 101 | 5 | $1,761 | $8.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 94 | 28 | $1,067 | $5.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 87 | 18 | $875 | $4.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 77 | 8 | $1,833 | $6.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 68 | 6 | $592 | $2.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 67 | 1 | $246 | $0.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 63 | 4 | $417 | $1.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 49 | 3 | $1,016 | $2.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 43 | 16 | $1,029 | $2.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 35 | 3 | $506 | $0.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 35 | 8 | $919 | $1.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 27 | 3 | $1,079 | $1.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 26 | 13 | $1,064 | $1.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 22 | 8 | $1,050 | $1.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 20 | 1 | $1,484 | $1.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 20 | 4 | $453 | $0.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 18 | 1 | $1,076 | $1.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 17 | 4 | $1,709 | $1.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 15 | 4 | $604 | $0.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 12 | 3 | $751 | $0.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 12 | 3 | $1,409 | $0.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 11 | 1 | $361 | $0.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 11 | 6 | $685 | $0.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 11 | 6 | $4,395 | $2.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 8 | 6 | $1,321 | $0.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 7 | 3 | $1,252 | $0.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 7 | 1 | $1,627 | $0.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 6 | 1 | $1,598 | $0.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 4 | 1 | $988 | $0.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1 | 1 | $802 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
58
jobs · $69,719 avg pay
State Government
352
jobs · $60,060 avg pay
Local Government
604
jobs · $42,854 avg pay
Private
3,460
jobs · $51,997 avg pay
ND Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.4%
April 2026
Other ND Counties
The largest counties in ND by total employment.
- Cass County 128,034 jobs
- Burleigh County 58,034 jobs
- Grand Forks County 40,704 jobs
- Ward County 31,358 jobs
- Williams County 27,125 jobs
- Stark County 19,526 jobs
- Morton County 12,333 jobs
- McKenzie County 11,484 jobs