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.
| 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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