Craven County, NC

FIPS 37049 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Craven County had an annual average of 40,889 jobs across 2,739 establishments, paying $2.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

40,889

+0.2% YoY

Establishments

2,739

Total Wages

$2.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,634

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 Craven County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
928 NAICS 928 4,708 2 $1,683 $412.0M
722 NAICS 722 3,869 237 $407 $81.9M
621 NAICS 621 2,985 200 $1,377 $206.2M
611 NAICS 611 2,566 69 $1,006 $126.0M
622 NAICS 622 2,372 2 $1,530 $154.3M
541 NAICS 541 2,129 336 $1,573 $171.6M
455 NAICS 455 1,709 43 $741 $52.0M
561 NAICS 561 1,493 176 $1,139 $59.7M
921 NAICS 921 1,439 12 $1,791 $83.6M
445 NAICS 445 1,287 43 $793 $34.2M
623 NAICS 623 1,110 30 $762 $44.0M
441 NAICS 441 1,034 58 $1,092 $58.7M
238 NAICS 238 870 138 $1,009 $45.7M
332 NAICS 332 764 12 $1,051 $41.7M
459 NAICS 459 531 76 $496 $13.7M
713 NAICS 713 471 21 $376 $9.2M
444 NAICS 444 450 24 $778 $18.2M
922 NAICS 922 434 6 $1,798 $28.4M
423 NAICS 423 400 64 $2,178 $45.3M
811 NAICS 811 365 86 $881 $16.0M
456 NAICS 456 364 46 $816 $15.4M
721 NAICS 721 353 24 $448 $8.2M
531 NAICS 531 320 126 $841 $14.0M
522 NAICS 522 299 44 $1,370 $21.3M
237 NAICS 237 283 18 $1,639 $24.1M
457 NAICS 457 280 50 $544 $7.9M
488 NAICS 488 271 15 $1,240 $15.5M
236 NAICS 236 266 91 $1,096 $15.1M
926 NAICS 926 262 13 $1,355 $15.9M
812 NAICS 812 252 58 $561 $7.3M
492 NAICS 492 232 4 $1,089 $13.1M
551 NAICS 551 219 11 $1,327 $15.1M
449 NAICS 449 213 26 $781 $8.6M
813 NAICS 813 172 38 $636 $5.7M
458 NAICS 458 149 22 $437 $3.4M
491 NAICS 491 149 6 $1,316 $10.2M
221 NAICS 221 139 14 $2,035 $14.0M
562 NAICS 562 111 9 $1,195 $6.2M
484 NAICS 484 106 48 $955 $5.2M
924 NAICS 924 104 4 $2,234 $8.3M
532 NAICS 532 97 21 $1,008 $5.1M
516 NAICS 516 90 7 $1,190 $5.6M
113 NAICS 113 73 12 $1,267 $4.8M
923 NAICS 923 69 3 $1,587 $3.5M
339 NAICS 339 63 11 $964 $3.2M
814 NAICS 814 58 48 $585 $1.8M
321 NAICS 321 57 6 $1,022 $3.0M
712 NAICS 712 52 1 $829 $2.3M
112 NAICS 112 46 6 $844 $2.0M
519 NAICS 519 44 4 $508 $1.2M
512 NAICS 512 44 4 $481 $1.1M
327 NAICS 327 38 5 $1,143 $2.2M
111 NAICS 111 38 12 $1,012 $2.0M
314 NAICS 314 38 4 $879 $1.7M
513 NAICS 513 19 14 $1,413 $1.4M
925 NAICS 925 15 1 $799 $0.6M
711 NAICS 711 14 7 $1,802 $1.3M
493 NAICS 493 5 1 $334 $0.1M
999 NAICS 999 2 4 $1,568 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

5,788

jobs · $81,730 avg pay

State Government

1,310

jobs · $50,636 avg pay

Local Government

6,006

jobs · $57,445 avg pay

Private

27,785

jobs · $50,041 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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