District of Columbia, DC
FIPS 11001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, District of Columbia had an annual average of 759,572 jobs across 52,228 establishments, paying $93.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
759,572
+0.2% YoY
Establishments
52,228
Total Wages
$93.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$122,982
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 125,885 | 14,812 | $3,546 | $22,899.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 57,577 | 4,286 | $2,568 | $7,688.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 53,477 | 2,677 | $797 | $2,207.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 46,961 | 3,383 | $1,376 | $3,360.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 45,195 | 1,562 | $2,136 | $3,790.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 41,319 | 33 | $2,886 | $6,200.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 38,066 | 45 | $2,339 | $4,630.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 36,994 | 76 | $3,094 | $5,952.7M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 28,659 | 125 | $2,444 | $2,872.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 26,718 | 22 | $2,615 | $3,632.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 20,477 | 1,678 | $2,698 | $2,179.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 18,186 | 3,305 | $1,165 | $1,098.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 14,051 | 230 | $1,310 | $957.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 11,875 | 1,449 | $2,427 | $1,498.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 10,874 | 31 | $2,839 | $1,605.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 8,178 | 675 | $1,648 | $700.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 8,163 | 255 | $1,571 | $448.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 8,015 | 634 | $797 | $321.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 7,407 | 282 | $4,073 | $1,568.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 6,954 | 659 | $894 | $310.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 6,923 | 446 | $2,280 | $767.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 6,665 | 17 | $2,762 | $957.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 6,112 | 52 | $2,115 | $625.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 5,822 | 564 | $3,910 | $1,154.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 5,791 | 919 | $4,836 | $1,447.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 4,699 | 481 | $4,121 | $996.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 4,532 | 86 | $2,608 | $574.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 4,518 | 347 | $4,882 | $735.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 4,203 | 702 | $6,582 | $1,438.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 4,164 | 53 | $1,943 | $420.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,945 | 569 | $2,072 | $425.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 3,906 | 5 | $3,101 | $629.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 3,885 | 5,282 | $803 | $162.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,382 | 172 | $920 | $161.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,228 | 625 | $5,453 | $915.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,075 | 215 | $805 | $128.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 2,420 | 2 | $2,486 | $312.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,359 | 116 | $2,137 | $234.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,349 | 317 | $1,101 | $134.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,110 | 39 | $2,828 | $310.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,073 | 322 | $1,021 | $110.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,969 | 307 | $964 | $98.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,959 | 503 | $3,521 | $358.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,831 | 415 | $3,049 | $290.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,795 | 898 | $4,846 | $452.3M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,667 | 614 | $4,007 | $347.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,521 | 163 | $4,259 | $336.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 997 | 200 | $2,024 | $104.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 948 | 155 | $2,034 | $100.2M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 876 | 3 | $3,359 | $153.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 759 | 99 | $1,286 | $50.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 731 | 54 | $1,801 | $68.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 680 | 190 | $1,272 | $45.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 489 | 88 | $916 | $23.3M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 488 | 64 | $1,789 | $45.4M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 399 | 12 | $789 | $16.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 391 | 8 | $3,611 | $60.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 366 | 64 | $1,439 | $27.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 225 | 193 | $1,633 | $19.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 223 | 82 | $1,933 | $22.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 212 | 44 | $1,549 | $17.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 209 | 30 | $672 | $7.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 172 | 24 | $856 | $7.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 118 | 24 | $5,736 | $35.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 115 | 23 | $2,379 | $14.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 95 | 28 | $4,906 | $24.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 90 | 56 | $1,179 | $5.5M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 88 | 26 | $4,626 | $21.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 48 | 4 | $2,081 | $5.2M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 9 | 8 | $2,569 | $1.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
193,145
jobs · $140,140 avg pay
State Government
38,244
jobs · $103,508 avg pay
Local Government
3,993
jobs · $134,804 avg pay
Private
524,190
jobs · $117,991 avg pay
DC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
6.2%
April 2026
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