Berkeley County, WV
FIPS 54003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Berkeley County had an annual average of 38,427 jobs across 3,687 establishments, paying $2.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
38,427
+3.7% YoY
Establishments
3,687
Total Wages
$2.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,976
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,887 | 103 | $2,195 | $225.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,168 | 207 | $426 | $70.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,134 | 1 | $2,023 | $224.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,907 | 733 | $1,486 | $147.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,893 | 220 | $1,271 | $125.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,360 | 258 | $963 | $34.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,351 | 318 | $1,122 | $66.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,340 | 29 | $546 | $38.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,014 | 34 | $506 | $26.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 904 | 170 | $1,110 | $52.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 897 | 8 | $1,082 | $50.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 780 | 15 | $2,219 | $74.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 778 | 93 | $1,320 | $53.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 682 | 7 | $2,213 | $47.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 598 | 44 | $1,412 | $43.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 579 | 38 | $622 | $18.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 548 | 52 | $403 | $11.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 528 | 9 | $1,561 | $42.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 488 | 18 | $1,161 | $29.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 431 | 43 | $1,020 | $22.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 422 | 110 | $1,328 | $29.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 412 | 22 | $907 | $19.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 409 | 89 | $949 | $20.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 401 | 79 | $1,916 | $28.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 400 | 14 | $1,963 | $38.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 347 | 2 | $798 | $14.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 306 | 64 | $814 | $10.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 305 | 58 | $535 | $8.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 294 | 13 | $2,216 | $25.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 291 | 15 | $712 | $10.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 250 | 30 | $1,327 | $17.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 240 | 88 | $1,363 | $17.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 233 | 30 | $671 | $8.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 226 | 93 | $1,069 | $12.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 218 | 18 | $530 | $6.0M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 208 | 2 | $2,202 | $23.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 207 | 52 | $1,202 | $13.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 189 | 35 | $1,049 | $10.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 181 | 9 | $609 | $5.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 175 | 20 | $753 | $6.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 158 | 6 | $1,250 | $10.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 136 | 46 | $884 | $6.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 130 | 16 | $443 | $3.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 104 | 4 | $1,731 | $2.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 104 | 10 | $2,287 | $9.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 102 | 16 | $1,212 | $6.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 99 | 35 | $1,961 | $10.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 85 | 23 | $1,596 | $5.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 73 | 22 | $1,443 | $5.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 69 | 16 | $1,285 | $4.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 67 | 11 | $1,201 | $4.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 46 | 32 | $1,900 | $4.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 39 | 1 | $433 | $0.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 25 | 2 | $1,146 | $1.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 21 | 23 | $353 | $0.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 16 | 5 | $505 | $0.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 10 | 18 | $984 | $0.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 9 | 5 | $899 | $0.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 9 | 4 | $920 | $0.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 7 | 1 | $2,015 | $0.8M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,518
jobs · $105,527 avg pay
State Government
937
jobs · $49,585 avg pay
Local Government
4,543
jobs · $52,230 avg pay
Private
29,429
jobs · $53,446 avg pay
WV Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.4%
April 2026
Other WV Counties
The largest counties in WV by total employment.
- Kanawha County 97,845 jobs
- Monongalia County 59,411 jobs
- Cabell County 52,015 jobs
- Harrison County 37,098 jobs
- Wood County 35,512 jobs
- Raleigh County 32,322 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 27,164 jobs
- Ohio County 27,100 jobs