Columbia County, PA

FIPS 42037 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Columbia County had an annual average of 24,396 jobs across 1,571 establishments, paying $1.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

24,396

+0.5% YoY

Establishments

1,571

Total Wages

$1.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,568

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, PA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 2,233 150 $367 $42.6M
611 NAICS 611 1,447 42 $1,053 $78.9M
621 NAICS 621 1,356 115 $1,150 $81.1M
493 NAICS 493 1,284 5 $1,048 $70.0M
551 NAICS 551 1,202 24 $1,376 $86.0M
311 NAICS 311 1,152 9 $1,339 $80.3M
541 NAICS 541 883 83 $1,153 $53.0M
332 NAICS 332 854 19 $1,354 $60.1M
445 NAICS 445 808 34 $410 $17.2M
623 NAICS 623 622 20 $785 $25.4M
455 NAICS 455 587 21 $507 $15.5M
238 NAICS 238 580 86 $1,364 $41.1M
484 NAICS 484 556 32 $1,148 $33.2M
457 NAICS 457 456 36 $659 $15.6M
444 NAICS 444 438 22 $653 $14.9M
326 NAICS 326 435 6 $1,252 $28.3M
441 NAICS 441 387 31 $1,055 $21.2M
813 NAICS 813 362 36 $469 $8.8M
921 NAICS 921 349 41 $835 $15.2M
333 NAICS 333 322 8 $1,341 $22.5M
561 NAICS 561 319 56 $690 $11.5M
522 NAICS 522 315 29 $1,138 $18.6M
236 NAICS 236 302 41 $1,130 $17.7M
221 NAICS 221 301 13 $1,949 $28.2M
423 NAICS 423 289 26 $745 $11.2M
485 NAICS 485 286 11 $377 $5.6M
721 NAICS 721 281 16 $414 $6.0M
459 NAICS 459 226 40 $558 $6.6M
812 NAICS 812 208 55 $519 $5.6M
922 NAICS 922 204 15 $971 $10.3M
811 NAICS 811 178 45 $970 $9.0M
524 NAICS 524 177 38 $1,357 $12.5M
456 NAICS 456 165 16 $798 $6.9M
562 NAICS 562 157 14 $896 $7.3M
424 NAICS 424 149 10 $883 $6.9M
713 NAICS 713 144 17 $293 $2.2M
491 NAICS 491 114 9 $1,282 $7.6M
532 NAICS 532 95 13 $835 $4.1M
449 NAICS 449 90 17 $901 $4.2M
111 NAICS 111 70 13 $683 $2.5M
531 NAICS 531 66 30 $973 $3.3M
458 NAICS 458 63 12 $395 $1.3M
325 NAICS 325 43 4 $1,063 $2.4M
112 NAICS 112 41 7 $937 $2.0M
237 NAICS 237 37 4 $1,703 $3.2M
312 NAICS 312 34 5 $386 $0.7M
425 NAICS 425 31 9 $1,877 $3.0M
925 NAICS 925 26 3 $844 $1.1M
115 NAICS 115 23 4 $994 $1.2M
488 NAICS 488 20 4 $1,021 $1.1M
523 NAICS 523 20 7 $3,151 $3.3M
924 NAICS 924 19 1 $1,502 $1.5M
321 NAICS 321 13 3 $2,720 $1.9M
926 NAICS 926 12 3 $1,445 $0.9M
923 NAICS 923 9 1 $1,675 $0.8M
814 NAICS 814 9 7 $412 $0.2M
323 NAICS 323 8 6 $504 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

154

jobs · $69,886 avg pay

State Government

1,065

jobs · $82,325 avg pay

Local Government

2,008

jobs · $51,530 avg pay

Private

21,169

jobs · $48,741 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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