Bladen County, NC

FIPS 37017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Bladen County had an annual average of 13,454 jobs across 677 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

13,454

-1.9% YoY

Establishments

677

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,427

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 Bladen County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 807 23 $1,043 $38.7M
484 NAICS 484 592 38 $1,139 $35.1M
722 NAICS 722 542 46 $415 $11.7M
921 NAICS 921 535 9 $898 $25.0M
621 NAICS 621 287 24 $1,169 $12.4M
622 NAICS 622 260 1 $1,320 $17.8M
455 NAICS 455 241 17 $496 $6.2M
424 NAICS 424 228 10 $1,298 $15.4M
926 NAICS 926 226 8 $1,495 $12.9M
112 NAICS 112 215 24 $934 $10.4M
111 NAICS 111 205 34 $847 $9.0M
445 NAICS 445 173 8 $376 $3.3M
238 NAICS 238 157 37 $1,001 $8.2M
236 NAICS 236 142 16 $1,182 $8.7M
457 NAICS 457 136 26 $501 $3.5M
561 NAICS 561 115 2 $1,008 $6.0M
113 NAICS 113 104 18 $993 $5.4M
321 NAICS 321 92 4 $972 $4.7M
441 NAICS 441 82 13 $698 $3.0M
721 NAICS 721 82 10 $507 $2.2M
922 NAICS 922 64 4 $1,114 $3.7M
522 NAICS 522 63 10 $981 $3.2M
444 NAICS 444 62 7 $713 $2.3M
456 NAICS 456 57 7 $883 $2.6M
323 NAICS 323 48 3 $1,223 $3.1M
812 NAICS 812 44 5 $458 $1.0M
811 NAICS 811 43 14 $814 $1.8M
237 NAICS 237 42 9 $772 $1.7M
491 NAICS 491 41 8 $1,262 $2.7M
924 NAICS 924 33 3 $1,468 $1.9M
458 NAICS 458 29 8 $554 $0.8M
459 NAICS 459 23 7 $355 $0.4M
449 NAICS 449 11 5 $697 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 8 2 $1,086 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 7 2 $781 $0.3M
925 NAICS 925 3 1 $1,228 $0.2M
541 NAICS 541 1 1 $1,347 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

88

jobs · $71,914 avg pay

State Government

482

jobs · $48,509 avg pay

Local Government

1,423

jobs · $53,853 avg pay

Private

11,461

jobs · $47,574 avg pay

NC Unemployment

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

3.7%

April 2026

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