Carteret County, NC

FIPS 37031 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Carteret County had an annual average of 25,022 jobs across 2,722 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

25,022

+1.2% YoY

Establishments

2,722

Total Wages

$1.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,708

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 Carteret County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 3,995 248 $472 $98.0M
621 NAICS 621 1,615 175 $1,810 $114.9M
611 NAICS 611 1,568 40 $1,106 $82.6M
921 NAICS 921 1,459 14 $956 $71.6M
622 NAICS 622 1,132 1 $1,120 $65.9M
561 NAICS 561 1,068 168 $1,048 $41.3M
238 NAICS 238 1,007 188 $997 $52.2M
541 NAICS 541 966 295 $2,134 $79.6M
445 NAICS 445 874 38 $672 $24.3M
713 NAICS 713 849 56 $645 $28.5M
455 NAICS 455 756 31 $540 $21.2M
444 NAICS 444 692 30 $764 $27.5M
531 NAICS 531 625 148 $1,027 $33.4M
721 NAICS 721 622 42 $574 $18.6M
441 NAICS 441 547 58 $966 $27.5M
459 NAICS 459 534 83 $524 $14.6M
623 NAICS 623 485 18 $806 $20.3M
236 NAICS 236 460 142 $1,032 $24.7M
924 NAICS 924 345 6 $2,332 $24.5M
458 NAICS 458 310 40 $566 $9.1M
811 NAICS 811 298 87 $740 $11.5M
813 NAICS 813 294 38 $687 $10.5M
812 NAICS 812 277 45 $672 $9.7M
457 NAICS 457 246 42 $503 $6.4M
336 NAICS 336 240 11 $1,013 $12.7M
423 NAICS 423 236 44 $1,263 $15.5M
456 NAICS 456 230 32 $805 $9.6M
522 NAICS 522 208 36 $1,395 $15.1M
449 NAICS 449 192 34 $857 $8.6M
524 NAICS 524 192 42 $1,779 $17.7M
237 NAICS 237 160 30 $974 $8.1M
922 NAICS 922 160 6 $2,440 $10.1M
562 NAICS 562 156 12 $908 $7.4M
221 NAICS 221 150 7 $1,539 $12.0M
488 NAICS 488 128 16 $1,369 $8.5M
926 NAICS 926 109 6 $1,492 $6.5M
491 NAICS 491 99 12 $1,254 $6.5M
424 NAICS 424 76 22 $920 $3.6M
332 NAICS 332 71 7 $943 $3.5M
532 NAICS 532 68 17 $884 $3.1M
814 NAICS 814 61 65 $581 $1.8M
111 NAICS 111 55 8 $780 $2.2M
523 NAICS 523 48 34 $2,725 $6.7M
425 NAICS 425 48 10 $2,028 $5.0M
312 NAICS 312 38 5 $530 $1.0M
712 NAICS 712 36 1 $1,310 $2.4M
337 NAICS 337 36 9 $687 $1.3M
513 NAICS 513 35 18 $1,266 $2.3M
484 NAICS 484 34 25 $725 $1.3M
928 NAICS 928 29 2 $1,845 $2.8M
487 NAICS 487 18 12 $663 $0.6M
923 NAICS 923 14 2 $1,078 $0.8M
323 NAICS 323 12 3 $697 $0.4M
333 NAICS 333 12 5 $3,772 $2.3M
551 NAICS 551 11 8 $2,047 $1.1M
516 NAICS 516 10 3 $853 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 6 7 $1,836 $0.6M
925 NAICS 925 5 1 $911 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

323

jobs · $89,025 avg pay

State Government

905

jobs · $51,661 avg pay

Local Government

3,719

jobs · $53,458 avg pay

Private

20,075

jobs · $43,307 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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