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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Bedford County, PA, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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