Burlington County, NJ
FIPS 34005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Burlington County had an annual average of 211,549 jobs across 12,536 establishments, paying $14.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
211,549
+1.8% YoY
Establishments
12,536
Total Wages
$14.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$70,647
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 15,898 | 286 | $1,363 | $1,055.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 14,041 | 940 | $1,475 | $1,077.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 14,011 | 1,367 | $1,931 | $1,405.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 13,797 | 850 | $498 | $356.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 13,218 | 759 | $1,941 | $763.4M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 11,143 | 51 | $1,609 | $534.3M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 7,621 | 27 | $1,591 | $629.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 6,685 | 1,325 | $2,072 | $273.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 6,192 | 237 | $3,639 | $760.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 6,141 | 323 | $1,517 | $484.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 6,133 | 37 | $2,526 | $805.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 5,807 | 185 | $1,718 | $291.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 5,562 | 259 | $971 | $190.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 4,650 | 82 | $636 | $151.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 4,459 | 568 | $1,611 | $373.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 4,244 | 226 | $2,201 | $485.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,933 | 140 | $1,814 | $370.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,836 | 156 | $594 | $114.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,757 | 76 | $2,433 | $475.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 3,282 | 154 | $1,653 | $282.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,117 | 56 | $2,784 | $215.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,931 | 190 | $1,458 | $222.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,906 | 52 | $1,117 | $168.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,701 | 418 | $1,280 | $79.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,493 | 166 | $1,069 | $138.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 2,435 | 8 | $1,735 | $219.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,103 | 45 | $2,481 | $208.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,078 | 264 | $1,244 | $134.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,077 | 183 | $660 | $71.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,986 | 333 | $1,554 | $160.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,917 | 112 | $670 | $66.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,834 | 86 | $920 | $87.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,788 | 60 | $1,726 | $160.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,629 | 32 | $1,787 | $151.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,626 | 9 | $1,459 | $123.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,536 | 282 | $1,594 | $127.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,378 | 56 | $1,490 | $106.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,366 | 92 | $756 | $42.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,264 | 115 | $539 | $35.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,190 | 155 | $856 | $52.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,187 | 56 | $2,483 | $142.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,017 | 89 | $1,101 | $58.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 975 | 32 | $2,753 | $117.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 802 | 24 | $2,821 | $117.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 799 | 14 | $1,709 | $71.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 792 | 22 | $827 | $34.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 774 | 31 | $819 | $30.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 714 | 25 | $1,416 | $52.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 684 | 49 | $1,581 | $56.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 666 | 34 | $1,275 | $44.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 650 | 524 | $932 | $31.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 617 | 34 | $1,237 | $39.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 599 | 63 | $829 | $25.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 568 | 24 | $1,816 | $53.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 513 | 45 | $2,029 | $42.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 500 | 18 | $1,737 | $45.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 472 | 14 | $1,547 | $38.0M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 442 | 14 | $1,332 | $30.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 358 | 30 | $1,558 | $29.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 319 | 71 | $2,305 | $38.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 303 | 52 | $2,010 | $31.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 298 | 25 | $1,022 | $14.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 297 | 13 | $2,579 | $39.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 246 | 10 | $1,978 | $17.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 201 | 16 | $408 | $4.3M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 200 | 34 | $1,820 | $19.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 156 | 134 | $733 | $6.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 141 | 8 | $2,038 | $11.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 126 | 41 | $975 | $6.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 114 | 8 | $2,314 | $13.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 76 | 10 | $6,940 | $27.2M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 60 | 3 | $2,063 | $6.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 58 | 9 | $1,875 | $2.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 47 | 9 | $1,149 | $2.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 44 | 7 | $809 | $1.9M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 38 | 13 | $576 | $1.1M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 21 | 4 | $1,012 | $1.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 9 | 2 | $1,283 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
4,775
jobs · $85,565 avg pay
State Government
934
jobs · $106,918 avg pay
Local Government
18,544
jobs · $69,647 avg pay
Private
187,296
jobs · $70,185 avg pay
NJ Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.8%
April 2026
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- Unknown Or Undefined 234,190 jobs