Brown County, OH
FIPS 39015 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Brown County had an annual average of 7,944 jobs across 764 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,944
+0.8% YoY
Establishments
764
Total Wages
$0.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$43,804
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 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,255 | 24 | $973 | $61.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 921 | 56 | $356 | $17.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 504 | 32 | $911 | $15.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 335 | 13 | $581 | $10.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 266 | 21 | $636 | $8.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 200 | 8 | $1,895 | $10.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 199 | 54 | $1,118 | $11.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 185 | 9 | $1,127 | $10.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 174 | 30 | $507 | $4.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 174 | 2 | $1,165 | $10.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 168 | 16 | $416 | $3.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 158 | 16 | $988 | $8.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 116 | 11 | $1,008 | $3.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 112 | 13 | $944 | $5.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 111 | 5 | $1,270 | $7.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 107 | 24 | $950 | $5.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 103 | 20 | $988 | $5.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 96 | 4 | $961 | $4.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 88 | 26 | $1,068 | $4.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 88 | 28 | $841 | $3.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 85 | 7 | $743 | $3.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 83 | 13 | $1,225 | $5.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 74 | 9 | $1,376 | $4.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 66 | 9 | $1,192 | $4.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 62 | 6 | $427 | $1.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 58 | 16 | $533 | $1.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 58 | 5 | $447 | $1.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 53 | 6 | $727 | $2.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 47 | 20 | $1,254 | $3.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 46 | 6 | $1,174 | $2.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 30 | 4 | $760 | $1.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 24 | 1 | $1,907 | $2.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 23 | 8 | $1,160 | $1.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 22 | 3 | $842 | $1.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 19 | 22 | $469 | $0.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 18 | 3 | $431 | $0.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 16 | 4 | $182 | $0.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 16 | 4 | $994 | $0.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 8 | 2 | $1,490 | $0.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 7 | 1 | $963 | $0.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 1 | 1 | $1,151 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
102
jobs · $70,494 avg pay
State Government
235
jobs · $64,713 avg pay
Local Government
1,823
jobs · $46,413 avg pay
Private
5,784
jobs · $41,671 avg pay
OH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
Other OH Counties
The largest counties in OH by total employment.
- Franklin County 779,560 jobs
- Cuyahoga County 705,152 jobs
- Hamilton County 515,652 jobs
- Summit County 261,045 jobs
- Montgomery County 250,085 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 197,018 jobs
- Lucas County 194,869 jobs
- Butler County 163,093 jobs