Douglas County, WA
FIPS 53017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Douglas County had an annual average of 12,545 jobs across 1,147 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
12,545
+1.6% YoY
Establishments
1,147
Total Wages
$0.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$51,442
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 | — | — |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 1,816 | 173 | $669 | $63.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 991 | 72 | $530 | $27.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 725 | 7 | $804 | $30.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 653 | 12 | $771 | $26.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 453 | 148 | $964 | $22.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 416 | 18 | $1,160 | $25.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 407 | 43 | $766 | $16.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 340 | 13 | $1,327 | $23.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 331 | 34 | $1,108 | $19.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 283 | 11 | $657 | $9.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 279 | 8 | $2,818 | $33.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 276 | 9 | $1,521 | $21.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 251 | 22 | $593 | $7.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 248 | 12 | $1,981 | $23.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 181 | 58 | $941 | $8.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 178 | 17 | $595 | $5.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 172 | 21 | $1,614 | $14.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 137 | 1 | $1,593 | $11.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 133 | 13 | $1,428 | $9.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 129 | 13 | $496 | $3.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 114 | 9 | $519 | $3.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 90 | 27 | $741 | $3.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 85 | 7 | $709 | $3.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 79 | 6 | $2,582 | $8.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 78 | 7 | $1,120 | $4.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 74 | 5 | $2,049 | $7.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 70 | 17 | $1,191 | $4.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 69 | 18 | $962 | $3.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 64 | 5 | $666 | $2.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 59 | 18 | $687 | $2.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 58 | 5 | $564 | $1.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 56 | 5 | $1,183 | $3.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 50 | 5 | $612 | $1.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 43 | 10 | $1,085 | $1.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 40 | 7 | $1,404 | $2.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 38 | 1 | $1,300 | $2.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 34 | 12 | $1,069 | $1.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 29 | 15 | $730 | $1.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 22 | 8 | $1,091 | $1.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 22 | 8 | $2,146 | $2.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 16 | 6 | $1,161 | $1.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 14 | 6 | $1,167 | $0.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 14 | 4 | $3,171 | $2.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 10 | 4 | $544 | $0.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 5 | 5 | $1,303 | $0.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 5 | 6 | $1,236 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
287
jobs · $97,176 avg pay
State Government
148
jobs · $69,604 avg pay
Local Government
1,922
jobs · $73,127 avg pay
Private
10,188
jobs · $45,797 avg pay
WA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.2%
April 2026
Other WA Counties
The largest counties in WA by total employment.
- King County 1,449,785 jobs
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- Snohomish County 297,617 jobs
- Spokane County 243,161 jobs
- Clark County 181,714 jobs
- Thurston County 128,825 jobs
- Yakima County 116,548 jobs
- Benton County 98,668 jobs