Carbon County, PA

FIPS 42025 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Carbon County had an annual average of 16,676 jobs across 1,305 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

16,676

+4.9% YoY

Establishments

1,305

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,740

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 Carbon County, PA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,505 123 $376 $29.4M
713 NAICS 713 1,278 28 $382 $25.4M
621 NAICS 621 930 76 $1,379 $66.7M
517 NAICS 517 662 17 $1,357 $46.7M
623 NAICS 623 644 29 $796 $26.7M
921 NAICS 921 626 22 $814 $26.5M
455 NAICS 455 532 19 $557 $15.4M
445 NAICS 445 525 32 $466 $12.7M
611 NAICS 611 407 13 $749 $15.8M
721 NAICS 721 397 25 $506 $10.5M
111 NAICS 111 378 12 $1,057 $20.8M
541 NAICS 541 337 95 $1,774 $20.2M
331 NAICS 331 324 4 $1,128 $19.0M
238 NAICS 238 304 82 $1,087 $17.2M
444 NAICS 444 263 12 $545 $7.5M
561 NAICS 561 236 45 $792 $9.7M
457 NAICS 457 235 38 $624 $7.6M
441 NAICS 441 223 22 $919 $10.7M
811 NAICS 811 221 49 $998 $11.5M
522 NAICS 522 207 18 $1,374 $14.8M
332 NAICS 332 180 5 $1,164 $10.9M
562 NAICS 562 156 10 $1,163 $9.5M
813 NAICS 813 152 33 $422 $3.3M
423 NAICS 423 146 20 $864 $6.6M
236 NAICS 236 138 47 $1,006 $7.2M
456 NAICS 456 133 15 $765 $5.3M
336 NAICS 336 130 4 $1,168 $7.9M
812 NAICS 812 120 34 $429 $2.7M
491 NAICS 491 104 16 $1,159 $6.3M
484 NAICS 484 103 17 $1,244 $6.7M
327 NAICS 327 101 4 $1,010 $5.3M
531 NAICS 531 90 37 $887 $4.1M
485 NAICS 485 72 3 $531 $2.0M
333 NAICS 333 69 6 $1,385 $4.9M
424 NAICS 424 67 9 $1,474 $5.1M
237 NAICS 237 62 4 $1,696 $5.4M
221 NAICS 221 45 7 $867 $2.0M
551 NAICS 551 28 9 $1,049 $1.5M
519 NAICS 519 25 5 $327 $0.4M
312 NAICS 312 18 3 $773 $0.7M
532 NAICS 532 18 5 $675 $0.6M
339 NAICS 339 10 3 $1,163 $0.6M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

109

jobs · $61,720 avg pay

State Government

297

jobs · $72,051 avg pay

Local Government

1,966

jobs · $52,120 avg pay

Private

14,304

jobs · $43,030 avg pay

PA Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.2%

April 2026

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