Cabarrus County, NC
FIPS 37025 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Cabarrus County had an annual average of 87,724 jobs across 6,615 establishments, paying $5.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
87,724
+3.2% YoY
Establishments
6,615
Total Wages
$5.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$56,530
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 | 9,955 | 460 | $431 | $223.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 6,461 | 154 | $1,039 | $339.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 4,526 | 346 | $1,801 | $370.4M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 4,461 | 28 | $1,931 | $448.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 4,276 | 512 | $1,344 | $298.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3,849 | 480 | $1,041 | $181.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,490 | 6 | $1,215 | $220.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3,329 | 924 | $3,969 | $280.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,256 | 220 | $1,470 | $248.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,768 | 96 | $1,624 | $233.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,646 | 64 | $552 | $75.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 2,623 | 74 | $1,998 | $272.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,136 | 62 | $521 | $57.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,039 | 104 | $1,307 | $138.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,699 | 139 | $428 | $37.8M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,614 | 20 | $584 | $49.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,433 | 173 | $586 | $43.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,320 | 48 | $529 | $36.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,270 | 14 | $1,117 | $73.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,246 | 213 | $992 | $62.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,131 | 137 | $469 | $27.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,108 | 11 | $1,537 | $88.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,052 | 164 | $1,332 | $72.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,032 | 40 | $762 | $40.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 973 | 30 | $1,452 | $73.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 966 | 305 | $998 | $50.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 936 | 73 | $733 | $35.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 919 | 167 | $635 | $30.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 737 | 240 | $1,404 | $53.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 708 | 56 | $352 | $13.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 699 | 81 | $571 | $20.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 619 | 68 | $804 | $25.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 560 | 42 | $1,322 | $38.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 548 | 94 | $1,299 | $37.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 441 | 136 | $1,509 | $34.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 415 | 5 | $1,328 | $28.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 400 | 33 | $1,101 | $22.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 360 | 5 | $2,278 | $23.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 360 | 20 | $1,313 | $24.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 334 | 44 | $1,414 | $24.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 320 | 21 | $1,682 | $28.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 319 | 18 | $1,376 | $22.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 271 | 6 | $1,353 | $19.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 258 | 5 | $1,247 | $16.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 230 | 7 | $1,413 | $16.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 214 | 16 | $1,113 | $12.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 205 | 54 | $1,077 | $11.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 197 | 21 | $814 | $8.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 166 | 44 | $2,044 | $17.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 158 | 58 | $2,252 | $18.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 154 | 14 | $2,194 | $15.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 131 | 4 | $1,610 | $9.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 118 | 72 | $2,291 | $14.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 104 | 13 | $420 | $2.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 93 | 8 | $2,088 | $6.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 91 | 10 | $2,734 | $13.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 89 | 5 | $906 | $4.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 86 | 111 | $629 | $2.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 85 | 26 | $2,918 | $12.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 77 | 13 | $760 | $3.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 64 | 12 | $442 | $1.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 52 | 3 | $1,073 | $2.9M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 46 | 4 | $604 | $1.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 22 | 1 | $1,629 | $1.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 12 | 9 | $1,632 | $1.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 11 | 1 | $661 | $0.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 6 | 18 | $682 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
345
jobs · $72,656 avg pay
State Government
731
jobs · $58,821 avg pay
Local Government
14,608
jobs · $74,019 avg pay
Private
72,040
jobs · $52,882 avg pay
NC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.7%
April 2026
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