Belknap County, NH
FIPS 33001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Belknap County had an annual average of 25,854 jobs across 2,240 establishments, paying $1.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
25,854
+1.1% YoY
Establishments
2,240
Total Wages
$1.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,898 | 204 | $572 | $86.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,403 | 102 | $1,525 | $111.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,025 | 20 | $1,327 | $70.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 954 | 30 | $577 | $28.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 936 | 14 | $1,314 | $57.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 927 | 180 | $1,496 | $72.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 923 | 148 | $973 | $46.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 823 | 55 | $1,394 | $59.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 795 | 18 | $603 | $24.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 711 | 14 | $1,023 | $37.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 668 | 33 | $767 | $26.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 656 | 56 | $710 | $24.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 655 | 175 | $1,692 | $57.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 620 | 49 | $658 | $21.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 592 | 35 | $778 | $23.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 495 | 23 | $1,862 | $47.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 433 | 97 | $1,961 | $44.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 411 | 40 | $796 | $17.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 411 | 61 | $564 | $12.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 396 | 86 | $1,140 | $23.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 308 | 43 | $1,629 | $26.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 305 | 22 | $1,047 | $16.6M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 283 | 10 | $1,995 | $29.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 259 | 38 | $1,884 | $23.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 241 | 30 | $1,392 | $17.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 235 | 50 | $711 | $8.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 227 | 62 | $708 | $8.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 201 | 27 | $1,060 | $11.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 187 | 7 | $1,979 | $19.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 164 | 12 | $1,228 | $10.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 162 | 60 | $1,203 | $10.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 154 | 22 | $808 | $6.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 151 | 18 | $1,350 | $10.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 143 | 5 | $641 | $4.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 126 | 19 | $1,204 | $7.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 125 | 17 | $1,342 | $8.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 114 | 23 | $1,472 | $8.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 105 | 11 | $1,235 | $6.7M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 105 | 5 | $1,101 | $6.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 81 | 5 | $1,526 | $6.4M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 68 | 12 | $1,213 | $4.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 58 | 8 | $680 | $2.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 49 | 20 | $2,621 | $6.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 43 | 19 | $1,096 | $2.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 38 | 8 | $883 | $1.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 37 | 9 | $14,195 | $27.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 34 | 5 | $716 | $1.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 27 | 7 | $2,135 | $1.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 24 | 6 | $833 | $1.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 24 | 10 | $590 | $0.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 21 | 17 | $1,076 | $1.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 3 | 2 | $1,399 | $0.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 2 | 1 | $3,481 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
134
jobs · $72,517 avg pay
State Government
753
jobs · $58,677 avg pay
Local Government
3,096
jobs · $54,842 avg pay
Private
21,871
jobs · $57,152 avg pay
NH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.1%
April 2026
Other NH Counties
The largest counties in NH by total employment.
- Hillsborough County 201,342 jobs
- Rockingham County 157,028 jobs
- Merrimack County 77,148 jobs
- Grafton County 54,322 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 49,184 jobs
- Strafford County 46,517 jobs
- Cheshire County 31,134 jobs
- Carroll County 16,895 jobs