Dale County, AL
FIPS 01045 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Dale County had an annual average of 18,260 jobs across 1,129 establishments, paying $1.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
18,260
+1.5% YoY
Establishments
1,129
Total Wages
$1.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$64,322
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,669 | 3 | $1,773 | $153.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,131 | 79 | $521 | $22.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 970 | 24 | $2,194 | $99.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 918 | 20 | $1,615 | $77.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 574 | 4 | $1,672 | $49.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 536 | 57 | $1,766 | $30.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 434 | 158 | $707 | $11.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 403 | 5 | $700 | $14.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 384 | 12 | $1,396 | $27.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 330 | 1 | $327 | $5.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 270 | 1 | $1,570 | $22.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 262 | 36 | $563 | $7.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 216 | 21 | $1,015 | $11.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 198 | 42 | $890 | $9.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 196 | 5 | $965 | $9.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 190 | 34 | $1,572 | $10.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 185 | 24 | $1,196 | $11.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 183 | 11 | $988 | $5.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 147 | 32 | $1,138 | $8.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 145 | 13 | $1,852 | $11.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 132 | 4 | $603 | $4.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 127 | 27 | $1,057 | $7.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 117 | 7 | $441 | $2.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 108 | 23 | $518 | $2.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 98 | 10 | $594 | $2.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 93 | 4 | $939 | $4.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 92 | 18 | $645 | $3.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 84 | 8 | $1,133 | $4.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 82 | 6 | $1,061 | $4.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 82 | 9 | $781 | $3.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 76 | 10 | $573 | $2.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 68 | 8 | $213 | $0.7M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 53 | 4 | $1,196 | $3.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 46 | 3 | $1,764 | $2.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 40 | 2 | $1,179 | $2.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 38 | 10 | $393 | $0.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 33 | 3 | $1,007 | $1.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 29 | 7 | $563 | $0.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 23 | 4 | $1,407 | $1.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 15 | 5 | $2,013 | $1.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 14 | 4 | $637 | $0.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 10 | 5 | $2,312 | $1.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 6 | 1 | $619 | $0.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3 | 1 | $551 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,971
jobs · $72,671 avg pay
State Government
164
jobs · $55,958 avg pay
Local Government
1,983
jobs · $45,289 avg pay
Private
13,142
jobs · $65,410 avg pay
AL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.8%
April 2026
Other AL Counties
The largest counties in AL by total employment.
- Jefferson County 367,081 jobs
- Madison County 229,807 jobs
- Mobile County 175,326 jobs
- Montgomery County 132,903 jobs
- Tuscaloosa County 99,288 jobs
- Shelby County 85,170 jobs
- Baldwin County 85,117 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 83,435 jobs