Columbia County, NY

FIPS 36021 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Columbia County had an annual average of 20,887 jobs across 2,213 establishments, paying $1.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

20,887

+0.2% YoY

Establishments

2,213

Total Wages

$1.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$56,243

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, NY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 2,057 31 $1,152 $116.3M
722 NAICS 722 1,737 170 $607 $54.8M
921 NAICS 921 1,336 22 $880 $61.1M
623 NAICS 623 1,324 52 $1,085 $74.7M
621 NAICS 621 741 78 $905 $34.8M
445 NAICS 445 726 51 $649 $24.5M
238 NAICS 238 687 147 $1,128 $40.3M
541 NAICS 541 613 206 $1,971 $62.8M
455 NAICS 455 535 18 $614 $17.1M
111 NAICS 111 470 56 $745 $18.2M
457 NAICS 457 444 48 $901 $20.8M
444 NAICS 444 435 19 $1,005 $22.7M
236 NAICS 236 427 98 $1,118 $24.8M
112 NAICS 112 400 30 $1,057 $22.0M
311 NAICS 311 386 21 $1,356 $27.2M
424 NAICS 424 377 14 $1,695 $33.2M
561 NAICS 561 364 117 $961 $18.2M
922 NAICS 922 320 7 $3,069 $51.1M
721 NAICS 721 280 25 $666 $9.7M
485 NAICS 485 265 16 $764 $8.6M
459 NAICS 459 241 40 $697 $8.7M
813 NAICS 813 234 57 $894 $10.9M
312 NAICS 312 218 28 $718 $8.1M
326 NAICS 326 192 4 $1,343 $13.4M
484 NAICS 484 183 23 $1,312 $12.5M
522 NAICS 522 172 31 $1,341 $12.0M
811 NAICS 811 167 42 $854 $7.4M
711 NAICS 711 159 46 $839 $6.9M
713 NAICS 713 150 22 $491 $3.8M
441 NAICS 441 149 13 $1,141 $8.8M
812 NAICS 812 138 30 $679 $4.9M
237 NAICS 237 138 8 $1,910 $13.8M
551 NAICS 551 138 14 $1,433 $10.3M
524 NAICS 524 133 19 $1,737 $12.0M
333 NAICS 333 130 5 $964 $6.5M
531 NAICS 531 122 48 $918 $5.8M
337 NAICS 337 118 9 $1,577 $9.6M
491 NAICS 491 116 32 $1,378 $8.3M
999 NAICS 999 109 145 $1,054 $6.0M
456 NAICS 456 102 15 $756 $4.0M
712 NAICS 712 90 7 $1,248 $3.9M
332 NAICS 332 89 8 $1,256 $5.8M
814 NAICS 814 77 44 $830 $3.3M
924 NAICS 924 76 11 $1,878 $4.8M
115 NAICS 115 68 15 $799 $2.8M
519 NAICS 519 63 11 $542 $1.8M
562 NAICS 562 60 7 $1,141 $3.6M
458 NAICS 458 60 20 $776 $2.4M
512 NAICS 512 59 20 $985 $3.0M
334 NAICS 334 58 4 $1,617 $4.8M
339 NAICS 339 52 8 $947 $2.6M
513 NAICS 513 39 13 $3,165 $6.5M
327 NAICS 327 39 4 $1,257 $2.5M
449 NAICS 449 36 15 $837 $1.6M
923 NAICS 923 10 1 $1,849 $0.9M
926 NAICS 926 6 1 $1,363 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

148

jobs · $72,954 avg pay

State Government

682

jobs · $135,780 avg pay

Local Government

3,167

jobs · $53,178 avg pay

Private

16,890

jobs · $53,457 avg pay

NY Unemployment

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

4.6%

April 2026

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