Columbus County, NC

FIPS 37047 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Columbus County had an annual average of 14,467 jobs across 1,217 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

14,467

-3.5% YoY

Establishments

1,217

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,894

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 Columbus County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 4 $1,684 $0.0M
611 NAICS 611 1,345 28 $1,018 $67.4M
722 NAICS 722 1,085 89 $352 $19.9M
621 NAICS 621 875 90 $3,280 $40.6M
921 NAICS 921 820 11 $849 $36.2M
922 NAICS 922 700 4 $1,321 $48.0M
455 NAICS 455 513 31 $515 $13.7M
445 NAICS 445 451 27 $431 $10.1M
522 NAICS 522 413 22 $999 $21.5M
238 NAICS 238 310 74 $987 $15.9M
444 NAICS 444 254 18 $705 $9.3M
456 NAICS 456 250 17 $796 $10.4M
423 NAICS 423 206 21 $845 $9.0M
457 NAICS 457 194 34 $525 $5.3M
424 NAICS 424 164 23 $1,162 $9.9M
484 NAICS 484 152 47 $1,096 $8.7M
441 NAICS 441 129 27 $878 $5.9M
236 NAICS 236 124 29 $1,321 $8.5M
811 NAICS 811 117 32 $1,252 $6.6M
926 NAICS 926 115 6 $1,122 $6.7M
532 NAICS 532 99 6 $944 $4.8M
491 NAICS 491 97 14 $1,187 $6.0M
459 NAICS 459 89 24 $601 $2.8M
113 NAICS 113 83 14 $999 $4.3M
721 NAICS 721 77 7 $480 $1.9M
812 NAICS 812 72 22 $656 $2.4M
237 NAICS 237 72 10 $1,026 $3.8M
813 NAICS 813 71 14 $578 $2.1M
332 NAICS 332 70 6 $1,023 $3.7M
531 NAICS 531 64 33 $667 $2.2M
524 NAICS 524 64 24 $1,266 $4.2M
326 NAICS 326 59 3 $926 $2.9M
458 NAICS 458 57 11 $324 $1.0M
336 NAICS 336 48 4 $1,006 $2.5M
111 NAICS 111 34 8 $728 $1.3M
814 NAICS 814 32 34 $560 $0.9M
622 NAICS 622 30 5 $9,090 $14.2M
561 NAICS 561 27 3 $1,066 $1.5M
924 NAICS 924 24 4 $1,324 $1.1M
923 NAICS 923 24 3 $1,654 $1.8M
449 NAICS 449 23 8 $591 $0.7M
513 NAICS 513 18 3 $814 $0.7M
327 NAICS 327 14 3 $762 $0.6M
712 NAICS 712 12 1 $847 $0.5M
516 NAICS 516 10 7 $693 $0.4M
523 NAICS 523 7 5 $3,287 $1.1M
925 NAICS 925 3 1 $1,209 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

128

jobs · $64,686 avg pay

State Government

1,108

jobs · $60,904 avg pay

Local Government

1,966

jobs · $55,834 avg pay

Private

11,265

jobs · $45,042 avg pay

NC Unemployment

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

3.7%

April 2026

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