Cumberland County, NC

FIPS 37051 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Cumberland County had an annual average of 122,995 jobs across 7,402 establishments, paying $6.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

122,995

+0.4% YoY

Establishments

7,402

Total Wages

$6.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,785

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 Cumberland County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 13,568 757 $578 $271.7M
611 NAICS 611 11,840 205 $1,336 $629.0M
622 NAICS 622 10,243 13 $1,880 $919.6M
621 NAICS 621 7,687 654 $2,261 $495.1M
928 NAICS 928 7,171 5 $1,671 $623.2M
541 NAICS 541 6,656 895 $1,817 $521.1M
561 NAICS 561 5,797 450 $1,539 $271.1M
921 NAICS 921 5,061 16 $2,024 $302.3M
455 NAICS 455 4,258 94 $524 $116.0M
624 NAICS 624 3,644 299 $773 $121.4M
238 NAICS 238 3,298 333 $1,310 $224.7M
445 NAICS 445 2,954 104 $888 $82.8M
441 NAICS 441 2,745 148 $1,099 $156.9M
493 NAICS 493 2,575 14 $947 $126.7M
811 NAICS 811 2,066 209 $1,097 $117.9M
444 NAICS 444 1,349 60 $825 $57.9M
237 NAICS 237 1,272 44 $1,526 $101.0M
459 NAICS 459 1,202 177 $615 $33.3M
458 NAICS 458 1,200 143 $414 $25.8M
713 NAICS 713 1,145 79 $703 $27.2M
457 NAICS 457 1,143 158 $532 $31.6M
491 NAICS 491 1,112 20 $1,246 $72.1M
522 NAICS 522 1,109 133 $2,930 $86.3M
812 NAICS 812 1,095 195 $600 $34.1M
484 NAICS 484 1,044 150 $1,096 $59.5M
721 NAICS 721 1,008 73 $597 $24.5M
236 NAICS 236 934 210 $1,353 $65.7M
423 NAICS 423 930 122 $1,487 $71.9M
456 NAICS 456 900 126 $892 $41.8M
492 NAICS 492 829 19 $878 $37.9M
449 NAICS 449 698 85 $853 $31.0M
311 NAICS 311 633 20 $862 $28.4M
424 NAICS 424 554 52 $1,223 $35.2M
926 NAICS 926 540 15 $1,690 $35.9M
922 NAICS 922 487 10 $2,065 $35.0M
488 NAICS 488 395 44 $1,091 $22.4M
813 NAICS 813 384 67 $886 $17.7M
221 NAICS 221 364 21 $1,683 $31.7M
327 NAICS 327 361 7 $1,229 $23.1M
517 NAICS 517 310 23 $1,636 $26.4M
325 NAICS 325 241 4 $1,726 $21.7M
923 NAICS 923 212 8 $1,947 $19.4M
924 NAICS 924 175 3 $1,134 $10.3M
332 NAICS 332 174 14 $4,300 $39.0M
425 NAICS 425 173 17 $1,815 $16.3M
334 NAICS 334 170 9 $2,470 $21.8M
512 NAICS 512 164 12 $284 $2.4M
814 NAICS 814 153 135 $478 $3.8M
516 NAICS 516 136 14 $1,044 $7.4M
323 NAICS 323 99 11 $803 $4.1M
485 NAICS 485 93 8 $525 $2.5M
339 NAICS 339 76 15 $837 $3.3M
333 NAICS 333 60 5 $666 $2.1M
711 NAICS 711 49 19 $745 $1.9M
712 NAICS 712 47 3 $602 $1.5M
925 NAICS 925 46 1 $1,119 $2.7M
112 NAICS 112 43 9 $1,085 $2.4M
111 NAICS 111 30 12 $769 $1.2M
999 NAICS 999 18 28 $1,399 $1.3M
115 NAICS 115 14 7 $764 $0.6M
519 NAICS 519 11 1 $840 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

15,380

jobs · $85,236 avg pay

State Government

3,336

jobs · $60,415 avg pay

Local Government

18,264

jobs · $64,184 avg pay

Private

86,015

jobs · $48,556 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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