Berks County, PA

FIPS 42011 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Berks County had an annual average of 173,692 jobs across 8,917 establishments, paying $11.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

173,692

+1.5% YoY

Establishments

8,917

Total Wages

$11.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$63,608

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 Berks County, PA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 11,452 718 $415 $247.3M
621 NAICS 621 10,295 581 $2,289 $901.9M
622 NAICS 622 7,988 12 $1,502 $623.9M
561 NAICS 561 7,899 464 $770 $316.1M
493 NAICS 493 6,346 41 $1,009 $333.0M
541 NAICS 541 6,224 737 $1,702 $550.6M
624 NAICS 624 6,053 383 $703 $221.3M
238 NAICS 238 5,354 586 $1,530 $425.8M
623 NAICS 623 5,093 147 $919 $243.3M
551 NAICS 551 4,792 98 $2,789 $695.1M
331 NAICS 331 4,390 32 $2,377 $542.6M
445 NAICS 445 4,260 179 $485 $107.3M
455 NAICS 455 4,018 88 $569 $118.9M
311 NAICS 311 3,851 64 $1,178 $235.9M
423 NAICS 423 3,286 216 $1,552 $265.2M
921 NAICS 921 3,276 78 $2,183 $228.0M
441 NAICS 441 2,555 146 $1,266 $168.2M
336 NAICS 336 2,417 19 $1,374 $172.7M
424 NAICS 424 2,266 105 $1,361 $160.4M
332 NAICS 332 2,263 91 $1,341 $157.8M
611 NAICS 611 2,218 101 $817 $94.2M
484 NAICS 484 2,126 195 $1,371 $151.6M
459 NAICS 459 1,997 186 $536 $55.7M
812 NAICS 812 1,976 326 $609 $62.5M
522 NAICS 522 1,893 202 $1,866 $183.6M
457 NAICS 457 1,868 136 $628 $60.9M
326 NAICS 326 1,796 21 $1,403 $131.0M
811 NAICS 811 1,793 325 $1,203 $112.1M
813 NAICS 813 1,645 189 $520 $44.5M
337 NAICS 337 1,640 27 $1,079 $92.0M
713 NAICS 713 1,587 94 $508 $41.9M
444 NAICS 444 1,564 66 $719 $58.5M
524 NAICS 524 1,529 124 $3,272 $141.8M
339 NAICS 339 1,489 33 $1,530 $118.4M
111 NAICS 111 1,471 46 $861 $65.8M
236 NAICS 236 1,417 263 $1,340 $98.7M
721 NAICS 721 1,150 51 $510 $30.5M
325 NAICS 325 1,143 32 $1,383 $82.2M
485 NAICS 485 1,135 26 $868 $37.9M
531 NAICS 531 1,111 238 $2,175 $125.6M
456 NAICS 456 1,041 116 $825 $44.7M
333 NAICS 333 959 28 $1,733 $86.4M
562 NAICS 562 820 48 $1,116 $47.6M
221 NAICS 221 714 45 $2,612 $83.7M
237 NAICS 237 689 34 $1,773 $63.5M
492 NAICS 492 667 13 $984 $34.1M
922 NAICS 922 664 29 $2,330 $53.9M
449 NAICS 449 661 98 $985 $33.9M
458 NAICS 458 620 79 $473 $15.3M
322 NAICS 322 608 13 $1,355 $42.8M
491 NAICS 491 604 46 $1,421 $44.6M
711 NAICS 711 572 43 $637 $18.9M
327 NAICS 327 511 20 $1,556 $41.3M
112 NAICS 112 489 43 $851 $21.6M
313 NAICS 313 426 7 $1,285 $28.5M
488 NAICS 488 408 34 $2,326 $31.8M
334 NAICS 334 404 12 $1,617 $34.0M
323 NAICS 323 392 26 $1,099 $22.4M
312 NAICS 312 390 23 $907 $18.4M
517 NAICS 517 275 16 $1,604 $22.9M
321 NAICS 321 258 28 $1,010 $13.6M
425 NAICS 425 170 66 $2,081 $18.4M
513 NAICS 513 156 44 $1,706 $13.8M
512 NAICS 512 150 9 $346 $2.7M
712 NAICS 712 150 13 $1,442 $4.9M
519 NAICS 519 146 20 $367 $2.8M
925 NAICS 925 125 5 $1,170 $7.6M
314 NAICS 314 120 7 $617 $3.9M
518 NAICS 518 119 15 $1,406 $8.7M
924 NAICS 924 107 5 $1,653 $6.8M
814 NAICS 814 75 61 $706 $2.7M
926 NAICS 926 74 4 $1,730 $6.6M
923 NAICS 923 30 1 $1,799 $2.8M
516 NAICS 516 28 4 $1,071 $1.6M
324 NAICS 324 22 4 $1,772 $2.0M
928 NAICS 928 18 3 $1,415 $1.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

859

jobs · $81,604 avg pay

State Government

2,694

jobs · $75,085 avg pay

Local Government

15,068

jobs · $64,206 avg pay

Private

155,071

jobs · $63,251 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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