Brunswick County, NC
FIPS 37019 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Brunswick County had an annual average of 41,268 jobs across 4,448 establishments, paying $2.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
41,268
+4.3% YoY
Establishments
4,448
Total Wages
$2.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$51,701
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 | 5,946 | 355 | $483 | $149.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,827 | 73 | $1,046 | $135.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,355 | 21 | $2,655 | $137.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,312 | 253 | $1,377 | $165.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,053 | 342 | $1,154 | $123.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,971 | 361 | $877 | $89.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,899 | 73 | $532 | $52.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,792 | 68 | $556 | $51.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,674 | 621 | $2,024 | $163.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,440 | 59 | $576 | $43.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,038 | 16 | $2,768 | $144.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,023 | 55 | $709 | $37.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 847 | 240 | $987 | $43.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 769 | 250 | $1,311 | $52.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 745 | 15 | $1,273 | $49.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 666 | 62 | $1,139 | $39.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 507 | 104 | $645 | $17.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 486 | 48 | $907 | $22.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 474 | 56 | $586 | $14.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 468 | 48 | $729 | $17.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 459 | 86 | $1,071 | $25.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 372 | 6 | $1,720 | $33.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 369 | 25 | $947 | $18.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 354 | 2 | $1,350 | $24.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 349 | 70 | $1,660 | $24.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 343 | 31 | $514 | $9.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 333 | 94 | $574 | $9.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 328 | 40 | $1,538 | $26.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 315 | 59 | $1,074 | $17.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 302 | 102 | $1,355 | $21.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 291 | 2 | $1,589 | $24.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 267 | 56 | $479 | $6.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 233 | 84 | $1,540 | $18.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 218 | 9 | $1,489 | $16.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 203 | 57 | $2,042 | $7.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 156 | 35 | $967 | $7.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 154 | 7 | $1,744 | $14.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 151 | 6 | $1,611 | $10.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 118 | 6 | $3,298 | $6.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 97 | 9 | $1,089 | $5.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 88 | 13 | $741 | $3.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 66 | 8 | $826 | $2.8M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 65 | 7 | $471 | $1.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 64 | 62 | $482 | $1.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 62 | 11 | $1,010 | $3.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 57 | 32 | $1,625 | $4.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 49 | 11 | $2,410 | $6.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 36 | 5 | $528 | $1.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 35 | 10 | $1,102 | $2.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 32 | 5 | $818 | $1.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 28 | 15 | $1,443 | $2.1M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 26 | 7 | $627 | $0.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 24 | 18 | $2,274 | $2.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 20 | 6 | $2,665 | $2.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 14 | 4 | $1,658 | $1.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 12 | 4 | $1,019 | $0.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 12 | 4 | $1,488 | $0.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 11 | 5 | $1,537 | $0.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 11 | 8 | $621 | $0.4M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 11 | 12 | $1,925 | $1.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 9 | 2 | $1,176 | $0.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 7 | 4 | $972 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
563
jobs · $83,092 avg pay
State Government
743
jobs · $41,826 avg pay
Local Government
4,762
jobs · $57,310 avg pay
Private
35,200
jobs · $50,649 avg pay
NC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.7%
April 2026
Other NC Counties
The largest counties in NC by total employment.
- Mecklenburg County 788,435 jobs
- Wake County 653,152 jobs
- Guilford County 287,996 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 242,910 jobs
- Durham County 236,749 jobs
- Forsyth County 192,586 jobs
- Buncombe County 136,496 jobs
- New Hanover County 130,465 jobs