Currituck County, NC
FIPS 37053 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Currituck County had an annual average of 7,450 jobs across 995 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,450
-1.1% YoY
Establishments
995
Total Wages
$0.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$45,405
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 845 | 31 | $964 | $40.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 564 | 88 | $789 | $23.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 526 | 2 | $998 | $27.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 410 | 52 | $823 | $17.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 395 | 22 | $785 | $16.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 392 | 82 | $999 | $20.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 232 | 21 | $400 | $4.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 203 | 70 | $1,187 | $12.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 197 | 18 | $657 | $6.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 147 | 14 | $1,082 | $8.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 143 | 17 | $1,080 | $8.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 130 | 21 | $1,388 | $9.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 110 | 33 | $1,009 | $5.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 106 | 10 | $954 | $5.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 103 | 16 | $695 | $3.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 84 | 14 | $1,074 | $4.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 72 | 11 | $834 | $3.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 68 | 14 | $1,197 | $4.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 53 | 3 | $1,063 | $2.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 53 | 12 | $2,179 | $6.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 47 | 18 | $1,118 | $2.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 35 | 14 | $1,159 | $2.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 33 | 12 | $659 | $1.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 30 | 5 | $1,734 | $2.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 30 | 5 | $1,068 | $1.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 25 | 7 | $1,253 | $1.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 18 | 10 | $715 | $0.7M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 17 | 5 | $686 | $0.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 16 | 14 | $862 | $0.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 15 | 10 | $1,498 | $1.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 10 | 4 | $1,522 | $0.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 7 | 5 | $2,671 | $0.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 4 | 6 | $1,976 | $0.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1 | 1 | $642 | $0.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1 | 4 | $244 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
39
jobs · $62,246 avg pay
State Government
100
jobs · $55,822 avg pay
Local Government
1,210
jobs · $49,195 avg pay
Private
6,101
jobs · $44,378 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