Columbia County, FL

FIPS 12023 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Columbia County had an annual average of 24,644 jobs across 1,817 establishments, paying $1.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

24,644

+0.3% YoY

Establishments

1,817

Total Wages

$1.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,260

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 Columbia County, FL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 2,256 124 $484 $56.8M
611 NAICS 611 1,915 23 $877 $83.8M
621 NAICS 621 1,608 146 $1,103 $92.2M
622 NAICS 622 1,182 1 $1,702 $104.6M
238 NAICS 238 969 132 $995 $50.2M
922 NAICS 922 861 9 $1,172 $51.6M
623 NAICS 623 840 23 $757 $32.3M
455 NAICS 455 833 46 $511 $22.1M
561 NAICS 561 734 82 $803 $30.7M
441 NAICS 441 732 39 $1,254 $47.8M
541 NAICS 541 716 143 $1,542 $57.4M
321 NAICS 321 682 10 $869 $30.8M
921 NAICS 921 678 9 $1,088 $38.1M
445 NAICS 445 556 41 $589 $17.0M
237 NAICS 237 502 13 $1,425 $35.9M
444 NAICS 444 486 20 $719 $18.2M
721 NAICS 721 465 36 $463 $11.2M
457 NAICS 457 465 55 $622 $15.1M
423 NAICS 423 386 43 $1,462 $29.3M
424 NAICS 424 362 26 $1,140 $21.5M
522 NAICS 522 324 28 $1,752 $29.5M
459 NAICS 459 322 50 $794 $13.3M
484 NAICS 484 279 31 $1,075 $15.6M
923 NAICS 923 266 8 $1,527 $13.4M
115 NAICS 115 236 12 $929 $9.8M
811 NAICS 811 231 50 $886 $10.6M
456 NAICS 456 227 28 $948 $11.2M
813 NAICS 813 167 18 $529 $4.6M
236 NAICS 236 164 48 $1,108 $9.5M
531 NAICS 531 139 51 $1,297 $6.6M
111 NAICS 111 131 10 $973 $6.6M
812 NAICS 812 127 38 $579 $3.8M
713 NAICS 713 123 15 $371 $2.4M
449 NAICS 449 101 23 $946 $5.0M
311 NAICS 311 90 4 $897 $4.2M
532 NAICS 532 88 13 $750 $3.4M
491 NAICS 491 85 2 $1,218 $5.4M
458 NAICS 458 85 15 $375 $1.7M
488 NAICS 488 80 5 $758 $3.1M
551 NAICS 551 78 8 $1,716 $7.0M
924 NAICS 924 76 6 $1,668 $4.5M
562 NAICS 562 68 7 $1,070 $3.8M
926 NAICS 926 64 13 $1,689 $4.0M
339 NAICS 339 57 6 $1,163 $3.4M
327 NAICS 327 51 3 $1,396 $3.7M
513 NAICS 513 29 7 $759 $1.1M
517 NAICS 517 26 4 $1,542 $2.1M
712 NAICS 712 24 1 $681 $0.9M
711 NAICS 711 22 7 $675 $0.8M
999 NAICS 999 15 32 $772 $0.6M
337 NAICS 337 12 3 $943 $0.6M
928 NAICS 928 10 2 $1,318 $0.7M
814 NAICS 814 8 10 $399 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,320

jobs · $86,540 avg pay

State Government

1,933

jobs · $56,132 avg pay

Local Government

2,102

jobs · $50,079 avg pay

Private

19,289

jobs · $48,487 avg pay

FL Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.8%

April 2026

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