Burleigh County, ND

FIPS 38015 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Burleigh County had an annual average of 58,034 jobs across 4,390 establishments, paying $3.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

58,034

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

4,390

Total Wages

$3.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$63,464

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 Burleigh County, ND, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 4,574 212 $465 $110.7M
611 NAICS 611 4,410 80 $1,047 $218.2M
621 NAICS 621 3,531 292 $2,136 $391.3M
541 NAICS 541 3,292 586 $2,056 $319.3M
624 NAICS 624 2,984 175 $1,451 $132.5M
561 NAICS 561 2,069 340 $1,267 $103.7M
238 NAICS 238 1,850 300 $1,334 $128.3M
455 NAICS 455 1,690 19 $654 $57.5M
921 NAICS 921 1,618 20 $1,909 $110.8M
423 NAICS 423 1,411 184 $1,639 $120.2M
551 NAICS 551 1,372 91 $2,718 $194.0M
713 NAICS 713 1,314 42 $325 $22.2M
441 NAICS 441 1,114 59 $1,240 $71.9M
922 NAICS 922 1,079 10 $2,263 $80.1M
237 NAICS 237 1,047 51 $1,703 $89.1M
522 NAICS 522 1,008 75 $1,836 $84.4M
459 NAICS 459 994 77 $652 $33.7M
444 NAICS 444 940 36 $937 $45.8M
524 NAICS 524 891 118 $1,512 $70.1M
813 NAICS 813 789 133 $1,485 $49.6M
721 NAICS 721 786 34 $506 $20.7M
812 NAICS 812 734 101 $716 $27.3M
236 NAICS 236 724 122 $1,309 $49.3M
445 NAICS 445 710 28 $552 $20.4M
926 NAICS 926 643 38 $1,835 $52.6M
424 NAICS 424 640 82 $1,679 $55.9M
923 NAICS 923 553 12 $1,742 $42.5M
484 NAICS 484 527 74 $1,380 $37.8M
811 NAICS 811 507 105 $1,231 $32.5M
458 NAICS 458 474 70 $471 $11.6M
449 NAICS 449 469 54 $1,039 $25.3M
924 NAICS 924 435 9 $1,833 $37.4M
457 NAICS 457 417 40 $547 $11.9M
456 NAICS 456 416 45 $1,041 $22.5M
531 NAICS 531 416 144 $1,056 $22.1M
928 NAICS 928 375 2 $1,596 $28.8M
492 NAICS 492 372 12 $976 $18.9M
221 NAICS 221 259 12 $2,744 $34.8M
327 NAICS 327 224 7 $1,555 $18.1M
491 NAICS 491 222 8 $1,415 $16.3M
517 NAICS 517 211 12 $1,604 $17.6M
488 NAICS 488 211 18 $928 $10.2M
516 NAICS 516 183 14 $1,194 $11.3M
485 NAICS 485 164 6 $823 $7.0M
312 NAICS 312 144 7 $859 $6.4M
712 NAICS 712 141 2 $1,084 $8.0M
513 NAICS 513 125 39 $1,205 $7.8M
323 NAICS 323 113 10 $938 $5.5M
111 NAICS 111 108 11 $1,043 $5.9M
332 NAICS 332 106 13 $1,173 $6.5M
512 NAICS 512 97 6 $893 $4.5M
562 NAICS 562 87 14 $1,354 $6.1M
213 NAICS 213 82 11 $3,046 $12.9M
311 NAICS 311 80 9 $781 $3.2M
339 NAICS 339 69 14 $1,241 $4.5M
425 NAICS 425 56 18 $1,647 $4.8M
481 NAICS 481 54 5 $1,612 $4.5M
925 NAICS 925 51 1 $1,554 $4.1M
337 NAICS 337 49 7 $1,042 $2.7M
321 NAICS 321 44 4 $1,027 $2.3M
493 NAICS 493 42 6 $1,110 $2.4M
519 NAICS 519 26 1 $1,079 $1.4M
314 NAICS 314 22 4 $1,123 $1.3M
112 NAICS 112 22 9 $566 $0.6M
814 NAICS 814 21 32 $448 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,100

jobs · $91,964 avg pay

State Government

5,446

jobs · $74,790 avg pay

Local Government

4,742

jobs · $50,426 avg pay

Private

46,746

jobs · $62,797 avg pay

ND Unemployment

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

2.4%

April 2026

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