Bethel Census Area, AK

FIPS 02050 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Bethel Census Area had an annual average of 6,425 jobs across 302 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,425

+0.7% YoY

Establishments

302

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,826

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 Bethel Census Area, AK, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — — — —
921 NAICS 921 1,229 54 $2,313 $35.8M
611 NAICS 611 1,185 8 $1,359 $66.8M
813 NAICS 813 570 16 $952 $28.2M
455 NAICS 455 454 22 $480 $11.3M
481 NAICS 481 233 7 $1,225 $14.9M
457 NAICS 457 219 16 $523 $6.0M
221 NAICS 221 128 14 $586 $3.8M
922 NAICS 922 121 8 $2,356 $14.8M
923 NAICS 923 77 4 $1,723 $6.9M
722 NAICS 722 64 8 $933 $3.1M
236 NAICS 236 53 7 $1,812 $2.4M
491 NAICS 491 43 21 $1,018 $2.3M
561 NAICS 561 36 6 $422 $0.8M
721 NAICS 721 26 7 $857 $1.2M
924 NAICS 924 24 3 $1,666 $2.0M
926 NAICS 926 24 5 $2,630 $2.6M
517 NAICS 517 17 4 $1,527 $1.3M
237 NAICS 237 16 7 $482 $0.4M
541 NAICS 541 12 1 $948 $0.6M
531 NAICS 531 4 1 $1,778 $0.4M
928 NAICS 928 1 1 $1,275 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

68

jobs · $68,561 avg pay

State Government

280

jobs · $102,655 avg pay

Local Government

2,407

jobs · $41,446 avg pay

Private

3,670

jobs · $59,685 avg pay

AK Unemployment

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

4.7%

April 2026

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