Berrien County, MI
FIPS 26021 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Berrien County had an annual average of 60,625 jobs across 4,096 establishments, paying $3.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
60,625
+0.5% YoY
Establishments
4,096
Total Wages
$3.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 5,945 | 332 | $440 | $135.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,898 | 177 | $921 | $138.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,213 | 174 | $2,102 | $115.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,033 | 43 | $966 | $102.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,998 | 76 | $1,258 | $130.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,883 | 61 | $545 | $53.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,561 | 84 | $539 | $43.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,543 | 52 | $1,603 | $128.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,488 | 14 | $1,198 | $92.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,375 | 312 | $1,453 | $103.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,374 | 34 | $760 | $54.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,356 | 74 | $1,491 | $105.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,259 | 42 | $841 | $55.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,175 | 185 | $1,220 | $74.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,108 | 74 | $1,301 | $74.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 1,081 | 84 | $545 | $30.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 969 | 72 | $752 | $37.9M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 958 | 17 | $1,199 | $59.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 924 | 45 | $802 | $38.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 863 | 100 | $561 | $25.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 844 | 57 | $569 | $25.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 724 | 53 | $1,142 | $43.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 679 | 57 | $500 | $17.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 679 | 46 | $1,116 | $39.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 637 | 86 | $547 | $18.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 550 | 68 | $1,843 | $52.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 550 | 55 | $568 | $16.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 492 | 117 | $966 | $24.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 488 | 25 | $517 | $13.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 477 | 134 | $1,102 | $27.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 348 | 128 | $936 | $16.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 334 | 12 | $1,050 | $18.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 321 | 22 | $2,592 | $43.3M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 303 | 9 | $1,688 | $26.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 295 | 18 | $805 | $12.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 288 | 40 | $908 | $13.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 256 | 19 | $1,143 | $15.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 233 | 10 | $1,523 | $18.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 221 | 23 | $1,074 | $12.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 216 | 36 | $824 | $9.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 214 | 13 | $819 | $9.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 171 | 55 | $981 | $8.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 164 | 14 | $999 | $8.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 159 | 18 | $1,355 | $11.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 159 | 37 | $1,243 | $10.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 157 | 12 | $1,159 | $9.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 140 | 16 | $1,239 | $9.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 131 | 23 | $658 | $4.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 121 | 9 | $2,148 | $10.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 119 | 12 | $2,105 | $13.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 111 | 20 | $540 | $3.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 109 | 10 | $1,523 | $8.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 92 | 5 | $1,258 | $6.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 87 | 24 | $425 | $1.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 78 | 118 | $412 | $1.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 76 | 6 | $618 | $2.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 75 | 9 | $1,550 | $5.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 60 | 8 | $1,548 | $4.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 56 | 7 | $830 | $2.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 46 | 5 | $1,765 | $3.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 35 | 17 | $1,983 | $3.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 33 | 5 | $523 | $0.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 30 | 5 | $981 | $1.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 20 | 1 | $1,728 | $1.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 20 | 3 | $1,020 | $1.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
321
jobs · $66,494 avg pay
State Government
354
jobs · $84,726 avg pay
Local Government
7,665
jobs · $54,501 avg pay
Private
52,285
jobs · $57,130 avg pay
MI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.0%
April 2026
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