Berkshire County, MA

FIPS 25003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Berkshire County had an annual average of 57,946 jobs across 5,474 establishments, paying $3.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

57,946

-1% YoY

Establishments

5,474

Total Wages

$3.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$62,257

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 Berkshire County, MA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 6 — —
722 NAICS 722 4,494 352 $525 $122.7M
623 NAICS 623 3,366 56 $1,038 $181.6M
611 NAICS 611 3,001 92 $1,308 $204.2M
621 NAICS 621 2,760 225 $2,177 $229.5M
541 NAICS 541 2,757 503 $2,077 $297.8M
561 NAICS 561 2,160 274 $1,110 $124.7M
721 NAICS 721 2,066 92 $768 $82.5M
445 NAICS 445 2,061 94 $668 $71.6M
238 NAICS 238 2,033 362 $1,373 $145.1M
455 NAICS 455 1,310 38 $559 $38.1M
922 NAICS 922 1,108 57 $1,700 $94.9M
921 NAICS 921 968 59 $1,505 $36.1M
713 NAICS 713 930 51 $730 $26.2M
522 NAICS 522 890 73 $1,791 $82.9M
459 NAICS 459 857 117 $739 $32.9M
813 NAICS 813 855 102 $807 $35.9M
423 NAICS 423 770 60 $1,977 $79.1M
441 NAICS 441 720 52 $1,273 $47.7M
444 NAICS 444 688 39 $962 $34.4M
236 NAICS 236 681 148 $1,378 $48.8M
812 NAICS 812 680 85 $824 $29.2M
712 NAICS 712 546 16 $968 $27.5M
457 NAICS 457 533 53 $1,032 $28.6M
327 NAICS 327 533 10 $1,505 $41.7M
322 NAICS 322 517 6 $1,991 $53.5M
424 NAICS 424 509 48 $1,507 $39.9M
458 NAICS 458 498 74 $533 $13.8M
513 NAICS 513 468 58 $3,475 $84.6M
711 NAICS 711 464 50 $743 $18.0M
485 NAICS 485 444 20 $830 $19.2M
237 NAICS 237 415 35 $1,902 $31.9M
323 NAICS 323 410 18 $1,436 $30.6M
524 NAICS 524 391 40 $2,579 $52.5M
531 NAICS 531 382 114 $1,006 $20.0M
811 NAICS 811 375 98 $1,007 $19.6M
551 NAICS 551 366 18 $1,474 $28.1M
456 NAICS 456 336 42 $831 $14.5M
333 NAICS 333 321 15 $1,330 $22.2M
111 NAICS 111 317 22 $865 $14.3M
221 NAICS 221 272 14 $2,386 $33.7M
491 NAICS 491 251 26 $1,381 $18.0M
519 NAICS 519 230 29 $1,194 $10.0M
449 NAICS 449 208 37 $831 $9.0M
923 NAICS 923 180 15 $1,667 $14.7M
532 NAICS 532 164 16 $1,170 $10.0M
925 NAICS 925 153 11 $1,168 $9.3M
332 NAICS 332 152 17 $1,219 $9.7M
312 NAICS 312 150 12 $862 $6.7M
311 NAICS 311 144 13 $760 $5.7M
517 NAICS 517 142 18 $1,859 $13.7M
814 NAICS 814 122 100 $946 $6.0M
212 NAICS 212 102 6 $1,595 $8.5M
484 NAICS 484 94 20 $1,208 $5.9M
562 NAICS 562 84 16 $1,094 $4.8M
924 NAICS 924 83 17 $1,339 $5.8M
112 NAICS 112 81 6 $733 $3.1M
339 NAICS 339 76 10 $1,560 $6.1M
493 NAICS 493 69 3 $898 $3.2M
928 NAICS 928 65 1 $2,293 $7.8M
512 NAICS 512 56 13 $616 $1.8M
516 NAICS 516 41 10 $924 $1.9M
115 NAICS 115 37 8 $714 $1.4M
488 NAICS 488 36 7 $1,226 $2.3M
518 NAICS 518 32 21 $2,091 $3.4M
113 NAICS 113 30 3 $1,403 $2.2M
425 NAICS 425 18 10 $2,223 $2.0M
321 NAICS 321 15 7 $846 $0.6M
337 NAICS 337 15 3 $795 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 7 3 $918 $0.3M
313 NAICS 313 6 4 $713 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

350

jobs · $82,093 avg pay

State Government

1,775

jobs · $80,233 avg pay

Local Government

5,753

jobs · $58,853 avg pay

Private

50,068

jobs · $61,872 avg pay

MA Unemployment

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

4.7%

April 2026

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