Benson County, ND

FIPS 38005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Benson County had an annual average of 1,973 jobs across 148 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,973

-0.1% YoY

Establishments

148

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,285

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 Benson County, ND, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
922 NAICS 922 — 1 — —
611 NAICS 611 475 8 $943 $23.3M
921 NAICS 921 470 9 $1,924 $28.3M
713 NAICS 713 362 2 $807 $15.2M
313 NAICS 313 64 1 $1,127 $3.7M
111 NAICS 111 45 19 $1,007 $2.4M
722 NAICS 722 38 8 $218 $0.4M
531 NAICS 531 37 2 $756 $1.5M
522 NAICS 522 31 4 $1,886 $3.0M
813 NAICS 813 31 1 $870 $1.4M
621 NAICS 621 30 4 $1,485 $0.4M
484 NAICS 484 14 5 $1,315 $0.9M
924 NAICS 924 9 4 $1,733 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 8 5 $1,436 $0.5M
541 NAICS 541 5 4 $1,802 $0.5M
491 NAICS 491 5 6 $881 $0.2M
516 NAICS 516 4 1 $588 $0.1M
712 NAICS 712 4 2 $851 $0.2M
485 NAICS 485 2 1 $617 $0.1M
624 NAICS 624 2 1 $1,187 $0.1M
923 NAICS 923 1 1 $1,564 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

69

jobs · $68,481 avg pay

State Government

9

jobs · $59,323 avg pay

Local Government

1,398

jobs · $49,852 avg pay

Private

497

jobs · $60,761 avg pay

ND Unemployment

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

2.4%

April 2026

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