Chester County, PA
FIPS 42029 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Chester County had an annual average of 251,284 jobs across 16,599 establishments, paying $22.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
251,284
+0.1% YoY
Establishments
16,599
Total Wages
$22.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$87,886
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 25,480 | 2,766 | $2,582 | $3,421.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 18,480 | 425 | $1,429 | $1,228.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 16,423 | 997 | $496 | $423.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 15,581 | 358 | $3,663 | $2,967.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 13,458 | 1,145 | $1,525 | $1,067.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 11,160 | 924 | $1,197 | $694.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 8,891 | 345 | $3,860 | $1,784.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 8,087 | 935 | $1,654 | $695.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 8,020 | 264 | $916 | $381.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 7,437 | 556 | $1,274 | $268.4M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 7,145 | 25 | $1,935 | $570.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,554 | 182 | $616 | $210.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,928 | 377 | $2,405 | $616.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 4,659 | 383 | $2,682 | $649.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 4,604 | 86 | $1,088 | $260.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,141 | 197 | $563 | $121.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 3,745 | 326 | $2,323 | $452.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,703 | 79 | $2,732 | $271.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 3,697 | 136 | $964 | $185.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,653 | 155 | $1,426 | $270.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 3,432 | 200 | $3,421 | $610.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,428 | 560 | $628 | $112.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,358 | 267 | $720 | $125.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,250 | 514 | $1,715 | $289.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,547 | 286 | $649 | $86.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,538 | 63 | $1,200 | $158.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,476 | 165 | $1,791 | $230.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,348 | 590 | $1,564 | $190.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,270 | 423 | $1,276 | $150.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,191 | 131 | $1,410 | $160.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,184 | 64 | $2,313 | $262.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,970 | 89 | $1,647 | $168.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,943 | 137 | $713 | $72.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,801 | 27 | $1,030 | $96.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,708 | 101 | $814 | $72.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,699 | 27 | $665 | $58.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,690 | 42 | $1,959 | $172.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,417 | 148 | $872 | $64.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,404 | 32 | $1,269 | $92.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,296 | 65 | $1,819 | $122.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,252 | 52 | $2,252 | $146.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,225 | 65 | $3,312 | $210.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,148 | 17 | $1,894 | $113.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,143 | 295 | $2,697 | $160.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,105 | 58 | $1,675 | $96.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 956 | 51 | $694 | $34.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 893 | 44 | $1,385 | $64.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 880 | 48 | $1,506 | $68.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 804 | 143 | $906 | $37.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 782 | 13 | $2,734 | $43.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 776 | 67 | $1,660 | $67.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 754 | 68 | $1,564 | $61.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 745 | 76 | $976 | $37.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 738 | 12 | $2,054 | $78.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 725 | 37 | $1,332 | $50.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 685 | 98 | $564 | $20.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 665 | 28 | $2,699 | $93.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 598 | 23 | $3,306 | $102.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 592 | 19 | $1,546 | $47.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 546 | 26 | $1,310 | $37.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 468 | 30 | $710 | $17.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 464 | 28 | $1,206 | $29.1M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 460 | 11 | $1,450 | $34.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 422 | 43 | $1,362 | $29.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 394 | 18 | $534 | $10.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 324 | 292 | $873 | $14.7M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 315 | 80 | $825 | $13.5M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 272 | 33 | $1,000 | $14.1M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 221 | 8 | $2,002 | $23.0M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 98 | 9 | $2,483 | $12.6M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 71 | 8 | $1,203 | $4.4M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 66 | 5 | $1,351 | $4.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 38 | 5 | $2,341 | $4.7M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 38 | 4 | $1,655 | $3.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 38 | 6 | $1,630 | $3.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 32 | 1 | $2,113 | $3.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 27 | 3 | $2,203 | $3.0M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 6 | 4 | $2,354 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,217
jobs · $92,816 avg pay
State Government
2,964
jobs · $80,882 avg pay
Local Government
18,193
jobs · $71,958 avg pay
Private
227,910
jobs · $89,200 avg pay
PA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.2%
April 2026
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