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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Cabarrus County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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