Beaufort County, NC

FIPS 37013 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Beaufort County had an annual average of 15,847 jobs across 1,351 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

15,847

+2% YoY

Establishments

1,351

Total Wages

$0.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,315

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 Beaufort County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,324 84 $363 $25.0M
611 NAICS 611 1,312 30 $1,010 $60.7M
561 NAICS 561 854 62 $861 $38.2M
423 NAICS 423 834 43 $1,062 $46.1M
621 NAICS 621 826 65 $894 $38.0M
921 NAICS 921 743 9 $1,674 $40.0M
336 NAICS 336 495 11 $1,088 $28.0M
541 NAICS 541 483 133 $1,645 $30.0M
445 NAICS 445 474 19 $426 $10.1M
455 NAICS 455 434 19 $534 $12.0M
236 NAICS 236 371 42 $1,450 $27.9M
237 NAICS 237 363 9 $1,534 $29.0M
238 NAICS 238 327 71 $1,056 $17.9M
444 NAICS 444 304 16 $661 $10.4M
622 NAICS 622 294 1 $1,218 $18.6M
441 NAICS 441 286 29 $1,038 $15.4M
484 NAICS 484 281 46 $1,068 $15.6M
112 NAICS 112 253 11 $944 $12.4M
811 NAICS 811 232 57 $964 $11.6M
111 NAICS 111 195 38 $816 $8.3M
713 NAICS 713 172 17 $416 $3.7M
113 NAICS 113 156 21 $1,181 $9.6M
456 NAICS 456 150 15 $604 $4.7M
457 NAICS 457 149 25 $554 $4.3M
522 NAICS 522 147 20 $1,046 $8.0M
924 NAICS 924 136 5 $1,120 $7.9M
531 NAICS 531 132 41 $697 $4.8M
459 NAICS 459 130 24 $638 $4.3M
424 NAICS 424 129 20 $1,087 $7.3M
926 NAICS 926 111 7 $1,165 $6.5M
721 NAICS 721 98 14 $459 $2.3M
922 NAICS 922 96 4 $1,324 $6.6M
311 NAICS 311 93 7 $496 $2.4M
449 NAICS 449 92 17 $1,215 $5.8M
458 NAICS 458 92 15 $350 $1.7M
491 NAICS 491 87 9 $1,184 $5.3M
812 NAICS 812 86 19 $459 $2.1M
562 NAICS 562 78 6 $802 $3.2M
813 NAICS 813 66 18 $734 $2.5M
551 NAICS 551 64 4 $1,630 $5.5M
425 NAICS 425 46 7 $2,073 $4.9M
925 NAICS 925 42 2 $1,006 $2.2M
327 NAICS 327 40 4 $558 $1.2M
488 NAICS 488 38 6 $758 $1.5M
532 NAICS 532 28 7 $653 $1.0M
923 NAICS 923 24 3 $1,625 $1.4M
814 NAICS 814 20 16 $484 $0.5M
519 NAICS 519 16 4 $498 $0.4M
339 NAICS 339 15 5 $707 $0.5M
513 NAICS 513 14 9 $1,602 $1.2M
516 NAICS 516 10 4 $609 $0.3M
999 NAICS 999 1 3 $244 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

123

jobs · $65,292 avg pay

State Government

646

jobs · $49,087 avg pay

Local Government

1,983

jobs · $53,803 avg pay

Private

13,095

jobs · $49,704 avg pay

NC Unemployment

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

3.7%

April 2026

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