Bergen County, NJ
FIPS 34003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Bergen County had an annual average of 438,240 jobs across 36,016 establishments, paying $35.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
438,240
+0.3% YoY
Establishments
36,016
Total Wages
$35.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$80,639
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 41,093 | 3,363 | $2,337 | $3,616.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 36,794 | 806 | $1,589 | $2,620.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 32,160 | 2,550 | $601 | $1,005.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 28,851 | 4,067 | $2,413 | $3,614.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 22,497 | 1,952 | $1,399 | $1,423.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 20,932 | 18 | $1,807 | $1,966.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 17,379 | 1,203 | $2,221 | $2,007.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 13,918 | 730 | $808 | $585.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 13,069 | 86 | $2,667 | $993.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 12,649 | 991 | $1,768 | $1,162.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 12,495 | 3,198 | $2,143 | $435.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 10,420 | 1,538 | $1,582 | $857.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 9,759 | 179 | $3,315 | $1,682.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 9,354 | 189 | $1,624 | $513.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 8,223 | 1,518 | $632 | $270.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,746 | 152 | $762 | $267.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 6,704 | 589 | $2,708 | $944.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 6,640 | 1,158 | $1,642 | $566.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 6,250 | 213 | $1,428 | $464.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 6,069 | 305 | $576 | $181.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 6,019 | 540 | $658 | $206.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,612 | 248 | $1,769 | $516.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 5,316 | 107 | $916 | $253.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 5,004 | 161 | $2,572 | $669.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 4,019 | 434 | $890 | $185.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 3,856 | 447 | $2,444 | $490.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,789 | 688 | $1,160 | $228.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,760 | 482 | $921 | $180.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,701 | 908 | $1,598 | $307.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 3,683 | 83 | $852 | $163.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 3,611 | 450 | $1,306 | $245.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 3,337 | 290 | $1,130 | $196.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 3,310 | 134 | $2,973 | $481.2M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 3,240 | 113 | $2,116 | $356.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 3,221 | 212 | $2,973 | $312.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,201 | 472 | $922 | $153.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 2,911 | 404 | $4,540 | $687.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,748 | 123 | $1,488 | $212.6M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 2,691 | 84 | $1,896 | $265.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,645 | 120 | $1,782 | $149.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,619 | 178 | $1,093 | $148.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 2,496 | 126 | $1,350 | $175.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,488 | 99 | $887 | $114.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 2,383 | 156 | $1,557 | $192.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 2,144 | 350 | $1,645 | $183.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,114 | 75 | $1,358 | $149.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,994 | 33 | $2,902 | $301.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,974 | 92 | $3,503 | $359.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,755 | 74 | $2,556 | $229.6M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1,682 | 1,529 | $1,098 | $96.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,663 | 238 | $782 | $67.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,611 | 41 | $2,761 | $223.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,574 | 249 | $2,898 | $237.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,368 | 38 | $1,375 | $97.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,101 | 39 | $6,343 | $270.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,016 | 73 | $1,712 | $90.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,004 | 70 | $3,543 | $184.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 995 | 64 | $1,854 | $95.9M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 827 | 36 | $1,534 | $66.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 822 | 22 | $1,459 | $62.4M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 796 | 98 | $941 | $38.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 777 | 636 | $867 | $35.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 762 | 61 | $1,178 | $46.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 617 | 38 | $2,433 | $78.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 496 | 9 | $2,460 | $60.7M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 456 | 24 | $1,266 | $30.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 436 | 20 | $1,726 | $39.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 299 | 8 | $2,035 | $23.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 248 | 19 | $1,184 | $15.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 224 | 17 | $667 | $7.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 216 | 15 | $1,303 | $11.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 197 | 18 | $1,098 | $11.3M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 188 | 22 | $3,180 | $31.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 188 | 13 | $2,166 | $18.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 182 | 14 | $1,642 | $15.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 148 | 12 | $1,688 | $13.0M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 134 | 14 | $1,640 | $11.4M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 119 | 20 | $1,179 | $7.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 107 | 2 | $2,228 | $12.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 66 | 6 | $824 | $2.8M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 53 | 23 | $10,453 | $28.9M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 33 | 8 | $1,320 | $2.3M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 30 | 7 | $2,451 | $3.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 8 | 2 | $1,712 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,606
jobs · $80,954 avg pay
State Government
2,606
jobs · $89,198 avg pay
Local Government
40,177
jobs · $77,229 avg pay
Private
392,851
jobs · $80,929 avg pay
NJ Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.8%
April 2026
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