Caldwell County, NC

FIPS 37027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Caldwell County had an annual average of 25,506 jobs across 1,594 establishments, paying $1.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

25,506

+0.5% YoY

Establishments

1,594

Total Wages

$1.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,605

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 Caldwell County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 2,269 40 $938 $104.8M
722 NAICS 722 1,951 118 $363 $36.8M
337 NAICS 337 1,598 30 $925 $76.9M
325 NAICS 325 1,290 6 $1,214 $81.4M
561 NAICS 561 1,197 100 $1,069 $49.3M
921 NAICS 921 1,155 7 $919 $55.2M
623 NAICS 623 1,069 20 $727 $40.4M
326 NAICS 326 1,002 10 $1,582 $82.4M
455 NAICS 455 975 28 $594 $30.1M
621 NAICS 621 850 65 $1,037 $45.8M
238 NAICS 238 738 116 $1,051 $40.3M
445 NAICS 445 493 13 $419 $10.7M
811 NAICS 811 415 65 $899 $17.9M
444 NAICS 444 334 20 $815 $14.2M
321 NAICS 321 331 16 $989 $17.0M
332 NAICS 332 324 14 $1,105 $18.6M
484 NAICS 484 307 34 $1,334 $21.3M
457 NAICS 457 286 53 $582 $8.7M
441 NAICS 441 270 45 $799 $11.2M
236 NAICS 236 268 50 $1,089 $15.2M
922 NAICS 922 238 5 $1,265 $14.8M
313 NAICS 313 238 5 $991 $12.2M
522 NAICS 522 212 36 $1,043 $11.5M
423 NAICS 423 193 40 $971 $9.8M
456 NAICS 456 164 17 $765 $6.5M
459 NAICS 459 163 31 $531 $4.5M
713 NAICS 713 162 20 $390 $3.3M
327 NAICS 327 134 7 $720 $5.0M
524 NAICS 524 123 45 $1,228 $7.9M
237 NAICS 237 121 7 $1,278 $8.1M
812 NAICS 812 118 26 $650 $4.0M
491 NAICS 491 110 6 $1,294 $7.4M
339 NAICS 339 110 4 $745 $4.3M
333 NAICS 333 110 6 $1,108 $6.3M
335 NAICS 335 90 3 $1,208 $5.6M
449 NAICS 449 90 21 $964 $4.5M
517 NAICS 517 89 7 $1,661 $7.7M
531 NAICS 531 82 56 $854 $3.7M
721 NAICS 721 74 7 $410 $1.6M
458 NAICS 458 60 14 $419 $1.3M
562 NAICS 562 57 5 $1,066 $3.2M
926 NAICS 926 51 4 $1,148 $2.9M
111 NAICS 111 39 9 $977 $2.0M
532 NAICS 532 39 6 $711 $1.5M
493 NAICS 493 34 3 $848 $1.5M
813 NAICS 813 30 12 $823 $1.3M
814 NAICS 814 21 19 $513 $0.6M
928 NAICS 928 21 1 $958 $1.0M
513 NAICS 513 17 9 $1,842 $1.6M
485 NAICS 485 15 1 $617 $0.5M
488 NAICS 488 14 5 $1,234 $0.9M
312 NAICS 312 13 4 $488 $0.3M
112 NAICS 112 12 3 $295 $0.2M
925 NAICS 925 11 1 $966 $0.5M
323 NAICS 323 9 3 $639 $0.3M
923 NAICS 923 8 3 $1,062 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $1,475 $0.3M
999 NAICS 999 3 3 $1,157 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

135

jobs · $63,068 avg pay

State Government

847

jobs · $49,980 avg pay

Local Government

2,855

jobs · $47,791 avg pay

Private

21,669

jobs · $50,922 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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