Bristol County, RI
FIPS 44001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Bristol County had an annual average of 15,186 jobs across 2,349 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
15,186
+2.8% YoY
Establishments
2,349
Total Wages
$0.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,616
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 2 | $549 | $0.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,640 | 60 | $1,098 | $93.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 969 | 512 | $2,089 | $105.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 650 | 90 | $1,226 | $41.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 549 | 146 | $1,085 | $31.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 494 | 122 | $1,328 | $34.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 452 | 22 | $609 | $14.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 375 | 6 | $1,497 | $29.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 237 | 12 | $894 | $11.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 224 | 16 | $1,101 | $12.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 221 | 9 | $1,308 | $15.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 208 | 86 | $1,205 | $13.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 194 | 54 | $1,002 | $10.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 186 | 35 | $1,546 | $14.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 171 | 35 | $1,608 | $14.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 169 | 84 | $2,155 | $18.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 141 | 15 | $1,125 | $8.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 133 | 8 | $1,369 | $9.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 130 | 36 | $571 | $3.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 124 | 52 | $1,747 | $11.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 110 | 12 | $730 | $4.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 94 | 3 | $1,221 | $6.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 92 | 12 | $641 | $3.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 92 | 42 | $3,123 | $14.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 92 | 3 | $1,221 | $5.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 76 | 8 | $1,285 | $5.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 58 | 5 | $1,307 | $3.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 55 | 3 | $1,553 | $4.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 54 | 39 | $1,908 | $5.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 40 | 4 | $579 | $1.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 24 | 8 | $1,592 | $2.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 17 | 24 | $4,239 | $3.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 16 | 8 | $895 | $0.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 11 | 7 | $807 | $0.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 10 | 5 | $925 | $0.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 7 | 6 | $1,017 | $0.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 4 | 1 | $3,407 | $0.8M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
97
jobs · $68,485 avg pay
State Government
305
jobs · $82,018 avg pay
Local Government
1,606
jobs · $59,238 avg pay
Private
13,178
jobs · $57,927 avg pay
RI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.5%
April 2026
Other RI Counties
The largest counties in RI by total employment.
- Providence County 288,107 jobs
- Kent County 75,845 jobs
- Washington County 59,183 jobs
- Newport County 42,622 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 14,235 jobs