Clark County, WA
FIPS 53011 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Clark County had an annual average of 181,714 jobs across 15,322 establishments, paying $13.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
181,714
+0.9% YoY
Establishments
15,322
Total Wages
$13.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$72,700
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 | — | — | $1,365 | $0.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 13,901 | 880 | $570 | $412.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 11,653 | 820 | $1,748 | $1,059.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 11,173 | 1,360 | $1,401 | $813.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 10,880 | 2,774 | $2,610 | $1,203.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 8,438 | 962 | $1,561 | $484.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 8,213 | 504 | $1,218 | $294.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 6,913 | 14 | $1,940 | $672.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 5,587 | 56 | $741 | $215.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 4,834 | 311 | $966 | $242.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 4,098 | 623 | $1,524 | $324.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 4,008 | 153 | $1,350 | $152.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,952 | 596 | $1,864 | $383.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,837 | 20 | $2,266 | $374.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,721 | 60 | $2,174 | $420.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,451 | 255 | $1,284 | $181.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 3,396 | 49 | $1,796 | $317.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,661 | 457 | $1,276 | $176.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,527 | 275 | $681 | $89.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 2,458 | 238 | $3,286 | $419.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,317 | 81 | $2,260 | $272.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,307 | 220 | $1,491 | $178.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,242 | 252 | $2,714 | $219.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,237 | 131 | $549 | $63.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,053 | 97 | $1,377 | $147.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,979 | 315 | $1,376 | $141.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,854 | 332 | $685 | $65.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,798 | 198 | $1,354 | $126.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,797 | 87 | $1,016 | $95.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,776 | 278 | $1,794 | $165.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,668 | 50 | $1,314 | $113.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,509 | 280 | $1,247 | $97.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,449 | 82 | $1,433 | $108.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,333 | 1 | $2,847 | $197.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,297 | 54 | $754 | $50.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,113 | 347 | $3,492 | $202.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,098 | 45 | $1,555 | $88.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,071 | 104 | $2,676 | $149.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 946 | 47 | $1,392 | $68.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 925 | 58 | $1,448 | $69.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 872 | 256 | $2,525 | $114.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 841 | 107 | $976 | $42.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 799 | 26 | $1,253 | $52.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 796 | 95 | $695 | $28.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 743 | 11 | $2,248 | $62.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 721 | 73 | $1,176 | $44.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 713 | 14 | $2,251 | $71.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 692 | 54 | $1,440 | $51.9M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 690 | 16 | $1,755 | $62.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 672 | 84 | $1,035 | $36.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 592 | 25 | $1,641 | $50.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 566 | 88 | $1,760 | $51.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 555 | 15 | $1,333 | $38.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 540 | 87 | $680 | $19.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 527 | 26 | $1,115 | $30.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 521 | 14 | $1,274 | $34.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 462 | 12 | $2,131 | $44.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 428 | 23 | $1,126 | $25.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 402 | 43 | $931 | $19.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 383 | 55 | $1,222 | $24.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 377 | 24 | $1,776 | $34.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 351 | 18 | $1,140 | $20.8M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 319 | 36 | $675 | $11.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 316 | 39 | $1,100 | $18.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 311 | 74 | $2,327 | $20.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 301 | 10 | $2,574 | $29.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 287 | 39 | $708 | $10.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 248 | 235 | $710 | $9.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 234 | 40 | $1,246 | $15.2M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 186 | 23 | $2,295 | $22.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 164 | 19 | $767 | $6.6M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 128 | 19 | $1,643 | $11.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 92 | 7 | $1,746 | $6.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 62 | 15 | $1,428 | $4.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 61 | 17 | $1,936 | $6.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 55 | 3 | $1,540 | $4.4M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 55 | 5 | $1,741 | $5.0M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 41 | 4 | $470 | $1.0M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 23 | 8 | $2,513 | $3.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 15 | 1 | $1,491 | $1.1M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 12 | 6 | $2,250 | $1.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,935
jobs · $114,964 avg pay
State Government
3,341
jobs · $74,517 avg pay
Local Government
20,311
jobs · $74,186 avg pay
Private
154,127
jobs · $71,386 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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