Dauphin County, PA
FIPS 42043 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Dauphin County had an annual average of 190,295 jobs across 7,552 establishments, paying $12.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
190,295
+1.3% YoY
Establishments
7,552
Total Wages
$12.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$68,012
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 | 16,127 | 22 | $1,850 | $1,551.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 11,496 | 211 | $1,240 | $709.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 10,630 | 73 | $2,600 | $744.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 10,043 | 560 | $1,488 | $776.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 9,703 | 497 | $759 | $383.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 9,518 | 573 | $453 | $224.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 8,992 | 402 | $826 | $386.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 8,144 | 837 | $1,950 | $825.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 5,479 | 78 | $490 | $139.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 4,915 | 31 | $1,002 | $256.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 4,322 | 43 | $1,124 | $252.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 4,304 | 114 | $3,281 | $734.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 4,157 | 21 | $1,669 | $275.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 4,142 | 17 | $2,017 | $302.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,986 | 201 | $1,629 | $337.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,968 | 37 | $1,005 | $207.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 3,857 | 276 | $1,618 | $324.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,605 | 142 | $865 | $162.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,392 | 326 | $1,173 | $206.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,990 | 94 | $689 | $107.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,915 | 127 | $484 | $73.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,692 | 148 | $2,825 | $293.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,583 | 62 | $1,573 | $211.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,560 | 100 | $1,484 | $197.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,433 | 15 | $2,327 | $212.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,405 | 165 | $1,983 | $226.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,393 | 58 | $569 | $70.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,943 | 100 | $1,187 | $119.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,765 | 22 | $1,337 | $122.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,732 | 159 | $1,544 | $139.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,481 | 266 | $608 | $46.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,422 | 131 | $579 | $42.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,326 | 109 | $723 | $49.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,217 | 163 | $1,219 | $77.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,155 | 7 | $1,950 | $117.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,041 | 116 | $433 | $23.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,022 | 204 | $1,346 | $71.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 993 | 30 | $559 | $28.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 992 | 48 | $729 | $37.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 936 | 96 | $821 | $40.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 779 | 81 | $1,030 | $41.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 766 | 50 | $1,249 | $49.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 761 | 25 | $1,411 | $55.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 701 | 17 | $1,221 | $44.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 598 | 17 | $1,374 | $42.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 584 | 28 | $2,296 | $42.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 528 | 18 | $822 | $22.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 465 | 52 | $1,229 | $29.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 463 | 18 | $1,937 | $46.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 419 | 26 | $2,135 | $46.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 383 | 12 | $1,653 | $32.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 375 | 6 | $1,767 | $34.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 373 | 18 | $453 | $8.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 339 | 14 | $1,248 | $22.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 327 | 43 | $1,937 | $32.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 325 | 21 | $1,852 | $31.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 323 | 66 | $2,207 | $37.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 290 | 13 | $2,442 | $36.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 271 | 21 | $1,011 | $14.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 160 | 10 | $1,142 | $9.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 150 | 16 | $719 | $5.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 145 | 18 | $1,538 | $11.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 118 | 4 | $1,444 | $8.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 86 | 12 | $400 | $1.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 76 | 14 | $539 | $2.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 52 | 5 | $888 | $2.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 48 | 52 | $685 | $1.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 38 | 2 | $1,956 | $3.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 28 | 8 | $762 | $1.1M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 17 | 3 | $3,607 | $3.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,636
jobs · $81,109 avg pay
State Government
24,079
jobs · $73,470 avg pay
Local Government
11,413
jobs · $65,061 avg pay
Private
152,167
jobs · $67,143 avg pay
PA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.2%
April 2026
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