Chelan County, WA
FIPS 53007 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Chelan County had an annual average of 44,962 jobs across 3,251 establishments, paying $2.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
44,962
-1% YoY
Establishments
3,251
Total Wages
$2.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,539
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483 | NAICS 483 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 3,984 | 32 | $862 | $178.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 3,754 | 340 | $546 | $106.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,439 | 270 | $576 | $103.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,854 | 137 | $2,303 | $207.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,722 | 52 | $1,210 | $108.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,686 | 281 | $1,981 | $173.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,418 | 72 | $689 | $50.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,294 | 176 | $2,088 | $59.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,130 | 59 | $1,322 | $36.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 984 | 259 | $1,454 | $74.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 952 | 11 | $1,589 | $74.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 869 | 9 | $655 | $29.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 848 | 110 | $908 | $40.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 686 | 50 | $425 | $15.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 618 | 42 | $1,411 | $40.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 570 | 167 | $1,152 | $34.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 557 | 82 | $630 | $18.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 556 | 56 | $654 | $18.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 536 | 41 | $1,142 | $31.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 492 | 79 | $747 | $19.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 482 | 20 | $828 | $20.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 447 | 47 | $1,742 | $35.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 444 | 16 | $2,049 | $47.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 407 | 10 | $1,867 | $37.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 307 | 8 | $1,637 | $25.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 283 | 62 | $971 | $14.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 256 | 14 | $2,590 | $26.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 256 | 5 | $1,509 | $20.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 237 | 49 | $781 | $9.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 232 | 27 | $1,102 | $13.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 214 | 44 | $1,539 | $17.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 212 | 18 | $891 | $9.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 190 | 12 | $722 | $7.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 186 | 24 | $672 | $6.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 184 | 15 | $1,427 | $13.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 174 | 38 | $1,375 | $12.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 160 | 30 | $454 | $3.8M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 146 | 3 | $1,069 | $8.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 142 | 14 | $1,317 | $9.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 141 | 6 | $1,198 | $8.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 122 | 9 | $1,698 | $9.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 100 | 19 | $1,503 | $7.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 100 | 18 | $722 | $3.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 99 | 8 | $941 | $4.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 82 | 7 | $588 | $2.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 80 | 20 | $1,338 | $5.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 73 | 10 | $1,076 | $4.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 73 | 11 | $951 | $3.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 65 | 10 | $1,712 | $5.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 57 | 8 | $565 | $1.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 51 | 2 | $1,685 | $3.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 43 | 40 | $601 | $1.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 43 | 7 | $704 | $1.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 39 | 3 | $1,159 | $2.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 38 | 10 | $814 | $1.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 36 | 4 | $1,936 | $3.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 29 | 3 | $923 | $1.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 26 | 4 | $1,348 | $1.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 22 | 11 | $2,020 | $1.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 18 | 10 | $2,155 | $2.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 12 | 5 | $1,023 | $0.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 7 | 1 | $1,339 | $0.5M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 4 | 1 | $1,959 | $0.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $2,624 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
627
jobs · $89,456 avg pay
State Government
1,027
jobs · $77,695 avg pay
Local Government
5,526
jobs · $75,981 avg pay
Private
37,782
jobs · $53,765 avg pay
WA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.2%
April 2026
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