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.
| 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
Other ND Counties
The largest counties in ND by total employment.
- Cass County 128,034 jobs
- Grand Forks County 40,704 jobs
- Ward County 31,358 jobs
- Williams County 27,125 jobs
- Stark County 19,526 jobs
- Morton County 12,333 jobs
- McKenzie County 11,484 jobs
- Stutsman County 11,077 jobs