Cuyahoga County, OH
FIPS 39035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Cuyahoga County had an annual average of 705,152 jobs across 39,268 establishments, paying $53.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
705,152
+0.2% YoY
Establishments
39,268
Total Wages
$53.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$75,134
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 75,916 | 36 | $2,115 | $7,168.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 50,274 | 3,055 | $493 | $1,289.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 49,359 | 841 | $1,496 | $3,047.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 46,638 | 5,875 | $3,807 | $4,969.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 36,703 | 2,435 | $1,237 | $2,080.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 36,613 | 2,737 | $2,273 | $2,812.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 21,927 | 421 | $3,084 | $3,515.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 21,157 | 521 | $1,269 | $923.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 19,859 | 1,006 | $1,203 | $825.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 19,280 | 1,643 | $1,782 | $1,786.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 16,520 | 883 | $2,086 | $1,792.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 15,619 | 1,467 | $1,497 | $1,215.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 13,933 | 417 | $1,477 | $1,070.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 13,085 | 181 | $2,324 | $1,120.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 12,758 | 742 | $552 | $366.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 11,914 | 720 | $2,328 | $1,442.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 11,478 | 94 | $875 | $522.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 10,329 | 672 | $1,593 | $855.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 9,785 | 283 | $876 | $299.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 9,783 | 372 | $591 | $270.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 9,030 | 240 | $1,720 | $807.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 8,824 | 1,574 | $1,403 | $643.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 8,431 | 1,144 | $1,003 | $291.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 6,934 | 414 | $1,242 | $447.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 6,094 | 83 | $1,916 | $607.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 5,744 | 834 | $1,381 | $390.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 5,738 | 125 | $1,866 | $556.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 5,546 | 629 | $1,128 | $324.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 5,505 | 680 | $1,728 | $494.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 5,433 | 704 | $601 | $169.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 5,311 | 460 | $811 | $223.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 5,238 | 102 | $959 | $261.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 5,020 | 747 | $3,885 | $1,014.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 4,813 | 152 | $1,798 | $319.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 4,758 | 655 | $1,279 | $316.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 4,756 | 219 | $3,451 | $853.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 4,678 | 162 | $718 | $174.6M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 4,662 | 54 | $2,020 | $489.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 4,633 | 502 | $485 | $116.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,536 | 137 | $1,217 | $287.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 4,488 | 222 | $1,593 | $313.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 4,223 | 223 | $781 | $171.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 4,048 | 496 | $2,010 | $423.0M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 3,774 | 56 | $1,871 | $367.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 3,706 | 95 | $1,281 | $200.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 3,548 | 52 | $1,352 | $249.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 3,465 | 103 | $1,853 | $333.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 3,283 | 120 | $1,157 | $197.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,978 | 355 | $1,025 | $158.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 2,873 | 251 | $1,296 | $193.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,832 | 145 | $1,733 | $236.8M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 2,799 | 33 | $2,331 | $339.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,781 | 70 | $2,372 | $267.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 2,643 | 8 | $1,629 | $223.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 2,598 | 133 | $1,469 | $198.4M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 2,571 | 233 | $2,286 | $297.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,497 | 388 | $579 | $75.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2,492 | 15 | $2,358 | $156.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 2,382 | 125 | $1,502 | $178.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 2,244 | 407 | $2,108 | $245.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 2,192 | 69 | $1,172 | $133.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 2,140 | 21 | $1,932 | $192.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 2,090 | 41 | $1,420 | $89.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,056 | 86 | $1,967 | $210.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,755 | 37 | $1,547 | $141.2M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,456 | 76 | $2,375 | $179.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,455 | 51 | $2,011 | $138.4M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 1,440 | 1 | $2,666 | $199.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1,409 | 34 | $1,669 | $69.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 1,234 | 54 | $2,491 | $77.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,224 | 64 | $1,679 | $106.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 823 | 28 | $918 | $39.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 723 | 759 | $773 | $29.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 598 | 99 | $672 | $20.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 518 | 44 | $1,176 | $31.7M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 470 | 15 | $1,332 | $32.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 414 | 29 | $1,159 | $25.0M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 267 | 13 | $4,532 | $62.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 179 | 19 | $919 | $8.5M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 135 | 6 | $660 | $4.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 119 | 18 | $832 | $5.1M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 98 | 7 | $2,122 | $10.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 72 | 15 | $1,267 | $2.9M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 63 | 20 | $1,738 | $5.7M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 31 | 38 | $1,279 | $2.1M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 28 | 7 | $2,446 | $3.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
16,242
jobs · $98,603 avg pay
State Government
4,279
jobs · $82,758 avg pay
Local Government
70,780
jobs · $69,462 avg pay
Private
613,851
jobs · $75,114 avg pay
OH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
Other OH Counties
The largest counties in OH by total employment.
- Franklin County 779,560 jobs
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- Summit County 261,045 jobs
- Montgomery County 250,085 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 197,018 jobs
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- Butler County 163,093 jobs
- Stark County 158,502 jobs