Brooks County, TX

FIPS 48047 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Brooks County had an annual average of 2,195 jobs across 148 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,195

-9.5% YoY

Establishments

148

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$56,548

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 Brooks County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
922 NAICS 922 470 7 $2,462 $55.7M
722 NAICS 722 192 10 $401 $4.0M
921 NAICS 921 68 4 $778 $2.8M
522 NAICS 522 34 5 $863 $1.5M
444 NAICS 444 28 3 $1,031 $1.5M
213 NAICS 213 18 4 $1,134 $1.1M
923 NAICS 923 15 3 $955 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 15 4 $896 $0.5M
491 NAICS 491 11 2 $1,016 $0.6M
999 NAICS 999 1 1 $1,154 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

431

jobs · $125,292 avg pay

State Government

54

jobs · $91,516 avg pay

Local Government

438

jobs · $44,603 avg pay

Private

1,272

jobs · $35,909 avg pay

TX Unemployment

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

4.3%

April 2026

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