Carlton County, MN
FIPS 27017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Carlton County had an annual average of 13,269 jobs across 816 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
13,269
+2.5% YoY
Establishments
816
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,075
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,698 | 17 | $2,306 | $99.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,289 | 27 | $1,167 | $64.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 731 | 16 | $731 | $27.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 469 | 11 | $609 | $14.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 465 | 13 | $883 | $18.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 446 | 1 | $1,568 | $36.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 414 | 62 | $1,829 | $39.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 402 | 29 | $531 | $11.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 391 | 3 | $1,583 | $31.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 384 | 43 | $649 | $13.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 349 | 9 | $1,466 | $26.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 321 | 47 | $1,623 | $27.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 256 | 40 | $1,608 | $21.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 247 | 11 | $2,410 | $28.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 233 | 14 | $474 | $5.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 139 | 20 | $1,295 | $9.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 138 | 11 | $1,191 | $8.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 132 | 15 | $846 | $5.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 126 | 31 | $1,061 | $7.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 117 | 23 | $463 | $2.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 99 | 24 | $480 | $2.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 96 | 7 | $2,120 | $9.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 95 | 1 | $650 | $3.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 94 | 13 | $309 | $1.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 80 | 16 | $1,039 | $4.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 79 | 8 | $906 | $3.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 66 | 10 | $1,284 | $4.4M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 59 | 7 | $1,048 | $3.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 48 | 17 | $384 | $0.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 44 | 4 | $1,345 | $2.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 42 | 14 | $1,299 | $2.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 37 | 8 | $705 | $1.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 36 | 3 | $452 | $0.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 30 | 6 | $228 | $0.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 21 | 4 | $1,712 | $1.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 17 | 6 | $911 | $0.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 15 | 10 | $1,787 | $1.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 11 | 1 | $1,035 | $0.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 11 | 17 | $432 | $0.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 10 | 1 | $306 | $0.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 8 | 2 | $723 | $0.3M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 3 | 1 | $491 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
66
jobs · $66,793 avg pay
State Government
1,085
jobs · $77,512 avg pay
Local Government
3,417
jobs · $52,617 avg pay
Private
8,701
jobs · $57,726 avg pay
MN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.5%
April 2026
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