DeKalb County, AL

FIPS 01049 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, DeKalb County had an annual average of 23,366 jobs across 1,481 establishments, paying $1.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

23,366

+2.6% YoY

Establishments

1,481

Total Wages

$1.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,392

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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for DeKalb County, AL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,782 102 $391 $36.2M
621 NAICS 621 1,171 124 $1,062 $64.3M
332 NAICS 332 1,169 31 $1,707 $103.8M
423 NAICS 423 1,038 36 $1,091 $58.9M
311 NAICS 311 927 15 $921 $44.4M
623 NAICS 623 916 11 $720 $34.3M
315 NAICS 315 830 16 $666 $28.7M
921 NAICS 921 763 16 $806 $32.0M
561 NAICS 561 736 52 $695 $26.6M
455 NAICS 455 607 31 $524 $16.6M
238 NAICS 238 552 74 $1,316 $37.8M
333 NAICS 333 515 8 $1,716 $46.0M
445 NAICS 445 446 26 $744 $9.9M
611 NAICS 611 433 7 $779 $15.3M
541 NAICS 541 405 111 $1,157 $24.4M
444 NAICS 444 378 21 $802 $15.7M
441 NAICS 441 358 42 $915 $17.0M
457 NAICS 457 346 68 $523 $9.4M
522 NAICS 522 274 43 $913 $13.0M
484 NAICS 484 233 37 $1,138 $13.8M
456 NAICS 456 208 27 $933 $10.1M
721 NAICS 721 196 16 $575 $5.9M
811 NAICS 811 176 43 $941 $8.6M
112 NAICS 112 173 21 $886 $8.0M
424 NAICS 424 155 18 $1,001 $8.1M
449 NAICS 449 149 21 $869 $6.7M
531 NAICS 531 149 40 $892 $6.9M
115 NAICS 115 138 7 $963 $6.9M
491 NAICS 491 118 12 $1,194 $7.3M
524 NAICS 524 96 28 $1,003 $5.0M
321 NAICS 321 94 7 $941 $4.6M
459 NAICS 459 86 23 $504 $2.3M
926 NAICS 926 85 7 $1,527 $5.2M
562 NAICS 562 82 8 $1,303 $5.5M
335 NAICS 335 72 6 $1,005 $3.8M
923 NAICS 923 71 4 $1,003 $3.7M
924 NAICS 924 69 6 $1,367 $3.0M
323 NAICS 323 67 7 $1,221 $4.3M
551 NAICS 551 57 7 $1,408 $4.2M
337 NAICS 337 57 7 $856 $2.5M
812 NAICS 812 55 16 $556 $1.6M
922 NAICS 922 45 3 $956 $2.3M
813 NAICS 813 44 9 $714 $1.6M
425 NAICS 425 40 11 $558 $1.1M
458 NAICS 458 38 14 $359 $0.7M
513 NAICS 513 24 6 $614 $0.8M
532 NAICS 532 20 4 $917 $0.9M
316 NAICS 316 13 3 $593 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 11 7 $554 $0.3M
488 NAICS 488 8 4 $999 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

159

jobs · $65,376 avg pay

State Government

560

jobs · $43,661 avg pay

Local Government

3,266

jobs · $48,376 avg pay

Private

19,381

jobs · $50,802 avg pay

AL Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

2.8%

April 2026

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