Bedford County, PA
FIPS 42009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Bedford County had an annual average of 16,661 jobs across 1,247 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
16,661
+1.3% YoY
Establishments
1,247
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$49,755
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,228 | 14 | $1,323 | $84.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,042 | 82 | $354 | $19.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,019 | 22 | $882 | $46.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 842 | 78 | $1,203 | $52.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 623 | 19 | $487 | $15.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 616 | 87 | $733 | $19.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 586 | 30 | $636 | $19.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 564 | 13 | $1,713 | $48.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 510 | 62 | $1,164 | $30.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 496 | 32 | $457 | $11.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 481 | 11 | $2,159 | $54.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 469 | 6 | $1,283 | $31.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 402 | 30 | $577 | $12.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 359 | 33 | $679 | $12.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 314 | 20 | $777 | $12.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 295 | 21 | $529 | $8.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 259 | 18 | $319 | $4.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 258 | 55 | $846 | $11.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 252 | 14 | $1,015 | $13.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 237 | 44 | $1,119 | $13.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 224 | 51 | $1,050 | $12.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 223 | 34 | $1,171 | $13.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 191 | 7 | $758 | $7.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 183 | 25 | $349 | $3.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 174 | 27 | $1,148 | $10.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 168 | 26 | $887 | $7.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 168 | 18 | $719 | $6.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 164 | 28 | $523 | $4.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 148 | 14 | $1,019 | $7.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 146 | 20 | $1,613 | $12.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 116 | 16 | $855 | $5.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 107 | 8 | $1,408 | $7.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 103 | 7 | $853 | $4.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 97 | 17 | $651 | $3.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 96 | 20 | $1,090 | $5.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 81 | 8 | $315 | $1.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 74 | 32 | $502 | $1.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 72 | 7 | $1,034 | $3.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 55 | 7 | $1,506 | $4.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 47 | 4 | $743 | $1.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 40 | 5 | $899 | $1.9M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 34 | 11 | $668 | $1.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 28 | 11 | $1,165 | $1.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 17 | 4 | $1,266 | $1.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 14 | 6 | $1,937 | $1.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 13 | 3 | $273 | $0.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 13 | 4 | $269 | $0.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 13 | 7 | $2,357 | $1.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 12 | 3 | $529 | $0.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 10 | 7 | $3,868 | $2.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 10 | 5 | $442 | $0.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 8 | 6 | $512 | $0.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 7 | 1 | $1,597 | $0.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 5 | 2 | $1,323 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
108
jobs · $58,890 avg pay
State Government
451
jobs · $69,111 avg pay
Local Government
1,650
jobs · $41,139 avg pay
Private
14,452
jobs · $50,073 avg pay
PA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.2%
April 2026
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