Charles County, MD

FIPS 24017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Charles County had an annual average of 34,998 jobs across 3,204 establishments, paying $2.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

34,998

-15.5% YoY

Establishments

3,204

Total Wages

$2.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$59,965

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 Charles County, MD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 5,612 97 $1,127 $317.9M
722 NAICS 722 5,202 260 $488 $131.9M
238 NAICS 238 2,403 268 $1,434 $179.2M
621 NAICS 621 2,394 279 $1,240 $154.4M
928 NAICS 928 2,375 4 $2,353 $290.6M
541 NAICS 541 2,035 421 $1,806 $190.9M
455 NAICS 455 1,675 34 $564 $49.1M
445 NAICS 445 1,474 106 $631 $48.3M
441 NAICS 441 1,145 58 $1,389 $82.6M
561 NAICS 561 1,109 154 $997 $57.5M
926 NAICS 926 760 18 $2,743 $95.5M
444 NAICS 444 668 24 $706 $24.5M
811 NAICS 811 666 119 $1,255 $43.4M
812 NAICS 812 614 112 $758 $24.2M
492 NAICS 492 539 6 $920 $25.8M
485 NAICS 485 522 28 $841 $22.8M
459 NAICS 459 493 47 $559 $14.3M
458 NAICS 458 487 57 $424 $10.7M
456 NAICS 456 444 52 $742 $17.1M
236 NAICS 236 419 99 $1,325 $28.9M
457 NAICS 457 388 30 $1,424 $28.7M
484 NAICS 484 381 49 $777 $15.4M
522 NAICS 522 361 44 $1,566 $29.4M
721 NAICS 721 342 24 $542 $9.6M
449 NAICS 449 337 39 $819 $14.4M
423 NAICS 423 328 42 $1,496 $25.5M
713 NAICS 713 322 36 $364 $6.1M
531 NAICS 531 283 119 $1,220 $17.9M
921 NAICS 921 218 3 $2,945 $33.5M
524 NAICS 524 210 63 $1,479 $16.1M
491 NAICS 491 206 17 $1,256 $13.4M
922 NAICS 922 205 6 $2,728 $19.5M
562 NAICS 562 170 10 $1,663 $14.7M
551 NAICS 551 158 26 $1,448 $11.9M
813 NAICS 813 158 62 $940 $7.7M
923 NAICS 923 145 7 $2,622 $19.8M
424 NAICS 424 135 22 $1,065 $7.5M
517 NAICS 517 133 8 $2,034 $14.1M
312 NAICS 312 120 5 $1,163 $7.3M
532 NAICS 532 109 17 $1,077 $6.1M
523 NAICS 523 97 19 $2,797 $14.1M
711 NAICS 711 94 13 $446 $2.2M
323 NAICS 323 94 10 $1,032 $5.1M
237 NAICS 237 72 11 $1,276 $4.8M
321 NAICS 321 62 5 $1,511 $4.9M
518 NAICS 518 54 16 $2,471 $6.9M
924 NAICS 924 48 2 $2,558 $6.3M
488 NAICS 488 47 14 $1,177 $2.9M
814 NAICS 814 42 37 $664 $1.4M
622 NAICS 622 15 1 $1,510 $1.1M
927 NAICS 927 14 1 $3,296 $2.4M
513 NAICS 513 11 10 $1,915 $1.1M
712 NAICS 712 10 1 $1,994 $1.0M
337 NAICS 337 8 4 $899 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 1 1 $742 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

3,953

jobs · $123,517 avg pay

Private

31,045

jobs · $51,872 avg pay

MD Unemployment

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

4.4%

April 2026

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