Cecil County, MD
FIPS 24015 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Cecil County had an annual average of 36,713 jobs across 1,963 establishments, paying $2.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
36,713
+16% YoY
Establishments
1,963
Total Wages
$2.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$63,482
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,304 | 148 | $464 | $79.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,071 | 56 | $1,345 | $200.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 2,207 | 5 | $2,516 | $288.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,698 | 37 | $593 | $52.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,458 | 113 | $941 | $71.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,300 | 64 | $670 | $45.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,211 | 124 | $1,100 | $69.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,064 | 9 | $2,163 | $70.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 988 | 55 | $1,421 | $73.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 974 | 26 | $612 | $31.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 972 | 1 | $1,948 | $98.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 958 | 47 | $1,365 | $68.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 706 | 128 | $1,246 | $45.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 703 | 26 | $1,308 | $47.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 635 | 65 | $738 | $24.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 540 | 13 | $842 | $23.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 539 | 173 | $1,438 | $40.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 454 | 78 | $1,094 | $25.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 378 | 32 | $668 | $13.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 376 | 24 | $1,102 | $21.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 301 | 47 | $616 | $9.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 285 | 18 | $795 | $11.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 252 | 22 | $633 | $8.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 250 | 28 | $580 | $7.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 234 | 7 | $1,944 | $23.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 227 | 69 | $1,024 | $12.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 193 | 35 | $636 | $6.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 192 | 14 | $847 | $8.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 176 | 39 | $1,545 | $14.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 168 | 22 | $720 | $6.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 155 | 33 | $1,286 | $10.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 148 | 10 | $748 | $5.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 137 | 15 | $1,047 | $7.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 136 | 7 | $2,590 | $18.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 131 | 16 | $1,334 | $9.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 130 | 15 | $1,177 | $8.0M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 109 | 7 | $808 | $4.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 109 | 10 | $718 | $4.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 104 | 10 | $1,204 | $6.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 87 | 3 | $1,087 | $4.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 84 | 6 | $1,085 | $4.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 76 | 12 | $1,291 | $5.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 73 | 4 | $1,558 | $5.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 35 | 6 | $332 | $0.6M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 34 | 6 | $1,337 | $2.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 30 | 10 | $1,365 | $2.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 26 | 9 | $1,885 | $2.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 25 | 16 | $590 | $0.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 24 | 1 | $2,166 | $2.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 16 | 5 | $1,006 | $0.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 15 | 6 | $2,106 | $1.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 15 | 4 | $1,819 | $1.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 9 | 10 | $2,433 | $1.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2 | 1 | $1,847 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,382
jobs · $119,040 avg pay
State Government
557
jobs · $76,323 avg pay
Local Government
3,742
jobs · $68,059 avg pay
Private
29,032
jobs · $56,173 avg pay
MD Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.4%
April 2026
Other MD Counties
The largest counties in MD by total employment.
- Montgomery County 462,298 jobs
- Baltimore County 331,441 jobs
- Anne Arundel County 288,448 jobs
- Baltimore City 282,601 jobs
- Prince George's County 262,343 jobs
- Howard County 156,737 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 130,655 jobs
- Frederick County 108,437 jobs