Durham County, NC

FIPS 37063 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Durham County had an annual average of 236,749 jobs across 11,695 establishments, paying $23.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

236,749

+1.5% YoY

Establishments

11,695

Total Wages

$23.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$98,601

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 Durham County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
541 NAICS 541 34,629 2,636 $2,651 $4,773.1M
611 NAICS 611 31,204 275 $2,143 $3,028.5M
722 NAICS 722 13,540 813 $546 $384.6M
561 NAICS 561 11,728 791 $1,102 $671.9M
334 NAICS 334 10,342 34 $3,177 $1,708.6M
621 NAICS 621 7,756 800 $2,361 $592.5M
523 NAICS 523 7,312 223 $3,028 $1,151.3M
325 NAICS 325 6,654 43 $3,197 $1,106.2M
551 NAICS 551 5,446 60 $3,944 $1,117.1M
921 NAICS 921 4,941 5 $2,727 $361.1M
423 NAICS 423 4,181 268 $3,170 $689.2M
238 NAICS 238 3,885 516 $1,351 $273.0M
624 NAICS 624 3,800 402 $753 $148.7M
424 NAICS 424 3,615 132 $2,078 $390.7M
622 NAICS 622 3,599 1 $2,180 $407.9M
445 NAICS 445 2,912 120 $623 $87.9M
455 NAICS 455 2,866 72 $600 $89.5M
531 NAICS 531 2,456 466 $1,468 $187.5M
923 NAICS 923 2,209 7 $2,491 $227.0M
441 NAICS 441 2,048 104 $1,292 $137.5M
513 NAICS 513 1,967 251 $3,742 $382.6M
721 NAICS 721 1,964 78 $687 $70.1M
812 NAICS 812 1,959 246 $829 $84.5M
524 NAICS 524 1,920 158 $2,728 $272.3M
813 NAICS 813 1,885 249 $1,601 $156.9M
336 NAICS 336 1,850 6 $1,667 $160.4M
236 NAICS 236 1,733 296 $1,952 $176.0M
522 NAICS 522 1,668 136 $1,664 $144.3M
492 NAICS 492 1,562 33 $777 $63.1M
924 NAICS 924 1,551 5 $2,530 $183.8M
459 NAICS 459 1,404 191 $682 $49.7M
339 NAICS 339 1,358 28 $2,119 $149.6M
713 NAICS 713 1,346 86 $503 $35.2M
484 NAICS 484 1,276 126 $1,381 $91.6M
458 NAICS 458 1,228 121 $452 $28.8M
811 NAICS 811 1,028 172 $1,083 $57.9M
444 NAICS 444 1,026 43 $888 $47.4M
449 NAICS 449 981 82 $1,648 $84.0M
456 NAICS 456 966 106 $827 $41.5M
485 NAICS 485 900 23 $1,351 $49.1M
237 NAICS 237 806 51 $1,954 $81.9M
519 NAICS 519 778 25 $6,359 $257.2M
517 NAICS 517 752 30 $2,386 $93.3M
457 NAICS 457 708 102 $610 $22.5M
922 NAICS 922 657 7 $2,263 $48.6M
323 NAICS 323 646 16 $1,118 $37.6M
711 NAICS 711 542 71 $1,151 $32.4M
333 NAICS 333 483 8 $1,643 $41.3M
814 NAICS 814 415 520 $771 $16.7M
221 NAICS 221 408 10 $1,873 $39.8M
491 NAICS 491 381 9 $1,464 $29.0M
712 NAICS 712 358 10 $703 $13.1M
518 NAICS 518 314 88 $2,670 $43.6M
332 NAICS 332 311 20 $1,206 $19.5M
516 NAICS 516 271 37 $2,577 $36.3M
926 NAICS 926 269 12 $2,483 $21.9M
562 NAICS 562 259 21 $1,373 $18.5M
327 NAICS 327 240 8 $1,231 $15.3M
311 NAICS 311 240 31 $707 $8.8M
312 NAICS 312 240 15 $610 $7.6M
488 NAICS 488 207 26 $1,141 $12.3M
335 NAICS 335 194 5 $2,030 $20.5M
425 NAICS 425 160 37 $2,140 $17.8M
512 NAICS 512 155 40 $791 $6.4M
928 NAICS 928 140 2 $2,672 $19.4M
326 NAICS 326 115 6 $1,914 $11.5M
925 NAICS 925 104 1 $1,190 $6.4M
111 NAICS 111 70 12 $1,265 $4.6M
525 NAICS 525 51 18 $2,567 $6.8M
999 NAICS 999 14 45 $2,620 $1.9M
493 NAICS 493 6 1 $1,469 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

6,494

jobs · $117,929 avg pay

State Government

4,900

jobs · $67,516 avg pay

Local Government

11,031

jobs · $62,880 avg pay

Private

214,324

jobs · $100,564 avg pay

NC Unemployment

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

3.7%

April 2026

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