Cherokee County, NC

FIPS 37039 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Cherokee County had an annual average of 7,976 jobs across 929 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

7,976

-0% YoY

Establishments

929

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,624

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 Cherokee County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 6 — —
722 NAICS 722 881 75 $458 $21.0M
611 NAICS 611 638 20 $1,035 $32.1M
621 NAICS 621 517 65 $1,758 $23.8M
921 NAICS 921 485 4 $909 $20.6M
455 NAICS 455 444 14 $587 $13.6M
541 NAICS 541 426 98 $1,122 $24.9M
445 NAICS 445 320 13 $808 $7.1M
238 NAICS 238 292 74 $1,034 $15.7M
624 NAICS 624 257 23 $588 $7.8M
444 NAICS 444 223 9 $617 $7.2M
623 NAICS 623 201 9 $949 $9.9M
441 NAICS 441 180 19 $984 $9.2M
721 NAICS 721 122 15 $449 $2.8M
522 NAICS 522 109 18 $1,122 $6.4M
236 NAICS 236 91 38 $829 $3.9M
812 NAICS 812 90 16 $532 $2.5M
457 NAICS 457 79 14 $585 $2.4M
424 NAICS 424 79 12 $1,412 $5.8M
926 NAICS 926 72 7 $1,331 $4.9M
531 NAICS 531 68 38 $819 $2.9M
811 NAICS 811 62 30 $598 $1.9M
456 NAICS 456 62 7 $728 $2.3M
237 NAICS 237 61 11 $1,052 $3.3M
459 NAICS 459 60 24 $566 $1.8M
321 NAICS 321 59 3 $1,020 $3.1M
221 NAICS 221 53 5 $2,491 $6.5M
524 NAICS 524 52 21 $1,293 $3.5M
491 NAICS 491 52 5 $1,230 $3.3M
813 NAICS 813 50 8 $504 $1.3M
449 NAICS 449 44 12 $738 $1.7M
458 NAICS 458 44 4 $265 $0.6M
922 NAICS 922 39 4 $1,316 $2.2M
532 NAICS 532 32 6 $704 $1.2M
924 NAICS 924 31 3 $1,681 $2.5M
814 NAICS 814 29 35 $584 $0.9M
516 NAICS 516 23 4 $927 $1.1M
519 NAICS 519 18 3 $388 $0.4M
712 NAICS 712 12 1 $1,286 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 12 2 $944 $0.6M
332 NAICS 332 9 5 $614 $0.3M
925 NAICS 925 8 2 $828 $0.3M
561 NAICS 561 2 1 $809 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

124

jobs · $83,111 avg pay

State Government

286

jobs · $50,647 avg pay

Local Government

1,033

jobs · $48,980 avg pay

Private

6,533

jobs · $44,167 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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