Chatham County, NC

FIPS 37037 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Chatham County had an annual average of 18,540 jobs across 2,183 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

18,540

+6.9% YoY

Establishments

2,183

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,875

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 Chatham County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,835 113 $431 $41.2M
611 NAICS 611 1,676 60 $1,149 $91.8M
238 NAICS 238 1,464 164 $1,140 $86.8M
623 NAICS 623 1,149 26 $854 $51.1M
561 NAICS 561 1,108 137 $981 $55.9M
541 NAICS 541 1,043 377 $1,661 $90.0M
921 NAICS 921 955 4 $1,045 $51.9M
621 NAICS 621 806 94 $1,094 $45.9M
321 NAICS 321 533 12 $1,135 $31.5M
444 NAICS 444 482 24 $610 $15.3M
445 NAICS 445 410 21 $517 $10.7M
455 NAICS 455 376 16 $569 $11.1M
811 NAICS 811 375 58 $1,069 $20.8M
236 NAICS 236 335 80 $1,232 $21.5M
337 NAICS 337 291 12 $943 $14.3M
311 NAICS 311 286 11 $1,023 $15.2M
484 NAICS 484 235 45 $1,065 $13.0M
423 NAICS 423 230 59 $1,346 $16.1M
812 NAICS 812 204 36 $576 $6.1M
531 NAICS 531 195 100 $844 $8.6M
457 NAICS 457 163 37 $653 $5.5M
441 NAICS 441 154 22 $754 $6.1M
327 NAICS 327 151 5 $1,181 $9.2M
424 NAICS 424 140 34 $1,206 $8.8M
522 NAICS 522 138 35 $1,469 $10.6M
813 NAICS 813 134 32 $1,023 $7.1M
425 NAICS 425 126 18 $1,897 $12.4M
713 NAICS 713 121 14 $394 $2.5M
922 NAICS 922 116 4 $1,241 $7.5M
721 NAICS 721 106 9 $709 $3.9M
459 NAICS 459 102 26 $740 $3.9M
926 NAICS 926 94 8 $1,517 $6.2M
456 NAICS 456 90 9 $732 $3.4M
325 NAICS 325 89 4 $1,785 $8.3M
814 NAICS 814 88 86 $510 $2.3M
237 NAICS 237 82 16 $1,304 $5.6M
924 NAICS 924 79 2 $722 $3.0M
491 NAICS 491 70 8 $1,230 $4.5M
562 NAICS 562 68 10 $1,258 $4.5M
332 NAICS 332 66 10 $1,211 $4.2M
312 NAICS 312 51 6 $315 $0.8M
449 NAICS 449 45 14 $1,705 $4.0M
513 NAICS 513 44 25 $2,389 $5.4M
111 NAICS 111 41 10 $724 $1.5M
458 NAICS 458 39 10 $523 $1.1M
221 NAICS 221 36 7 $2,305 $4.1M
115 NAICS 115 26 7 $829 $1.1M
518 NAICS 518 26 15 $2,933 $3.9M
551 NAICS 551 26 8 $1,320 $1.8M
923 NAICS 923 25 4 $837 $1.1M
488 NAICS 488 22 6 $694 $0.8M
711 NAICS 711 11 7 $1,726 $1.0M
516 NAICS 516 6 4 $3,688 $1.2M
624 NAICS 624 4 1 $1,042 $0.2M
113 NAICS 113 4 5 $1,159 $0.2M
999 NAICS 999 4 9 $1,438 $0.3M
925 NAICS 925 1 1 $2,023 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

104

jobs · $68,801 avg pay

State Government

376

jobs · $51,203 avg pay

Local Government

2,252

jobs · $56,478 avg pay

Private

15,808

jobs · $51,126 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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