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.
| 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
Other NC Counties
The largest counties in NC by total employment.
- Mecklenburg County 788,435 jobs
- Wake County 653,152 jobs
- Guilford County 287,996 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 242,910 jobs
- Durham County 236,749 jobs
- Forsyth County 192,586 jobs
- Buncombe County 136,496 jobs
- New Hanover County 130,465 jobs