Cape May County, NJ

FIPS 34009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Cape May County had an annual average of 42,713 jobs across 4,020 establishments, paying $2.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

42,713

+0.9% YoY

Establishments

4,020

Total Wages

$2.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,575

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 Cape May County, NJ, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 8,113 598 $605 $255.4M
921 NAICS 921 3,511 18 $3,233 $215.0M
721 NAICS 721 2,967 247 $803 $123.8M
611 NAICS 611 2,809 41 $1,230 $174.7M
445 NAICS 445 2,302 121 $649 $77.7M
713 NAICS 713 1,801 129 $729 $68.3M
238 NAICS 238 1,569 269 $1,106 $90.3M
621 NAICS 621 1,534 155 $1,897 $119.3M
561 NAICS 561 1,058 205 $814 $44.8M
624 NAICS 624 1,023 244 $570 $30.3M
541 NAICS 541 1,002 216 $1,331 $69.4M
455 NAICS 455 911 36 $574 $27.1M
444 NAICS 444 789 44 $917 $37.6M
236 NAICS 236 720 158 $1,350 $50.5M
531 NAICS 531 678 157 $988 $34.8M
812 NAICS 812 660 139 $573 $19.7M
459 NAICS 459 632 104 $659 $21.6M
458 NAICS 458 589 112 $580 $17.7M
441 NAICS 441 551 36 $1,397 $40.1M
813 NAICS 813 502 86 $573 $14.9M
522 NAICS 522 443 58 $1,479 $34.1M
424 NAICS 424 425 26 $1,166 $25.8M
457 NAICS 457 385 20 $632 $12.6M
456 NAICS 456 361 48 $814 $15.3M
811 NAICS 811 355 74 $1,060 $19.6M
312 NAICS 312 332 17 $814 $14.0M
483 NAICS 483 304 1 $840 $13.3M
311 NAICS 311 298 28 $774 $12.0M
623 NAICS 623 263 1 $1,398 $19.1M
237 NAICS 237 243 21 $1,765 $19.3M
524 NAICS 524 230 43 $1,915 $22.9M
449 NAICS 449 226 28 $915 $10.7M
491 NAICS 491 225 19 $1,278 $15.0M
562 NAICS 562 212 15 $1,683 $13.4M
423 NAICS 423 173 31 $1,562 $14.0M
712 NAICS 712 173 13 $1,539 $3.5M
926 NAICS 926 165 9 $1,652 $13.7M
488 NAICS 488 143 12 $2,275 $14.1M
111 NAICS 111 140 5 $878 $6.4M
532 NAICS 532 126 24 $643 $4.2M
551 NAICS 551 122 8 $1,644 $10.4M
221 NAICS 221 110 5 $1,776 $10.2M
484 NAICS 484 74 12 $884 $3.4M
487 NAICS 487 65 14 $609 $2.0M
922 NAICS 922 62 4 $2,388 $7.2M
513 NAICS 513 59 10 $1,079 $3.3M
332 NAICS 332 54 5 $1,237 $3.5M
323 NAICS 323 49 8 $744 $1.9M
711 NAICS 711 32 6 $737 $1.2M
923 NAICS 923 31 5 $1,975 $2.9M
339 NAICS 339 28 7 $872 $1.3M
518 NAICS 518 24 5 $2,344 $2.9M
314 NAICS 314 23 4 $829 $1.0M
814 NAICS 814 21 15 $730 $0.8M
924 NAICS 924 16 5 $2,078 $1.6M
333 NAICS 333 14 4 $1,149 $0.9M
925 NAICS 925 13 4 $1,014 $0.7M
425 NAICS 425 12 7 $1,329 $0.8M
516 NAICS 516 11 3 $1,428 $0.8M
928 NAICS 928 10 1 $1,436 $0.8M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

448

jobs · $72,076 avg pay

State Government

686

jobs · $65,927 avg pay

Local Government

6,426

jobs · $62,911 avg pay

Private

35,153

jobs · $45,315 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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