Bristol County, MA
FIPS 25005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Bristol County had an annual average of 227,972 jobs across 17,907 establishments, paying $14.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
227,972
-0% YoY
Establishments
17,907
Total Wages
$14.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$64,668
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 | 20,439 | 1,162 | $532 | $565.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 20,405 | 247 | $1,524 | $1,367.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 13,160 | 749 | $1,650 | $1,068.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 11,618 | 4,419 | $720 | $434.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 9,899 | 1,194 | $1,630 | $839.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 9,496 | 757 | $918 | $453.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 9,465 | 329 | $1,357 | $489.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 8,879 | 13 | $2,290 | $668.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 7,716 | 394 | $588 | $235.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 7,080 | 1,305 | $2,571 | $736.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,898 | 124 | $546 | $195.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 6,051 | 396 | $1,881 | $591.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 5,299 | 203 | $1,830 | $504.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 4,958 | 70 | $2,310 | $595.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 4,723 | 29 | $1,465 | $359.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 4,228 | 99 | $2,638 | $420.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 4,054 | 257 | $1,406 | $296.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,283 | 76 | $1,346 | $229.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,061 | 262 | $682 | $108.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,956 | 113 | $962 | $147.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,774 | 180 | $602 | $86.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,737 | 496 | $816 | $92.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,735 | 184 | $696 | $79.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,614 | 119 | $1,446 | $196.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,455 | 250 | $1,705 | $217.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,339 | 76 | $747 | $90.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 2,275 | 60 | $2,382 | $281.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,180 | 466 | $1,178 | $133.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,155 | 201 | $885 | $99.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,122 | 389 | $1,828 | $201.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,942 | 220 | $1,362 | $137.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,825 | 119 | $2,305 | $109.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,635 | 60 | $1,919 | $141.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,612 | 22 | $1,289 | $108.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,571 | 128 | $1,089 | $88.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,545 | 234 | $765 | $61.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,517 | 28 | $2,158 | $170.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,512 | 144 | $553 | $43.5M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,497 | 41 | $1,435 | $111.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,311 | 165 | $2,158 | $147.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 1,302 | 31 | $984 | $66.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,278 | 31 | $939 | $62.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,263 | 91 | $1,736 | $111.4M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,153 | 24 | $1,572 | $94.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,111 | 382 | $1,294 | $74.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,074 | 68 | $2,166 | $99.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 956 | 70 | $1,976 | $98.2M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 912 | 20 | $885 | $42.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 838 | 35 | $1,338 | $58.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 778 | 18 | $2,606 | $105.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 757 | 80 | $2,272 | $89.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 728 | 55 | $575 | $21.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 710 | 42 | $1,455 | $53.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 622 | 45 | $1,275 | $41.3M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 598 | 24 | $1,177 | $36.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 579 | 26 | $1,467 | $44.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 534 | 62 | $1,205 | $33.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 489 | 96 | $2,653 | $67.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 475 | 34 | $785 | $19.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 459 | 21 | $1,364 | $32.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 445 | 21 | $1,554 | $35.9M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 440 | 8 | $1,506 | $34.5M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 392 | 16 | $1,223 | $24.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 389 | 19 | $1,503 | $30.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 370 | 27 | $1,505 | $28.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 318 | 19 | $1,325 | $21.9M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 283 | 3 | $2,040 | $30.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 220 | 149 | $896 | $10.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 216 | 20 | $2,194 | $16.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 154 | 19 | $517 | $4.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 137 | 15 | $1,730 | $6.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 114 | 22 | $1,538 | $8.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 87 | 17 | $1,052 | $4.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 64 | 19 | $1,027 | $3.4M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 54 | 4 | $889 | $2.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 54 | 20 | $2,217 | $6.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 48 | 3 | $1,907 | $4.7M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 40 | 4 | $1,480 | $3.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 26 | 8 | $855 | $1.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,160
jobs · $81,389 avg pay
State Government
6,204
jobs · $85,456 avg pay
Local Government
22,418
jobs · $71,164 avg pay
Private
198,190
jobs · $63,185 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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