Edgecombe County, NC

FIPS 37065 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Edgecombe County had an annual average of 15,302 jobs across 993 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

15,302

+1% YoY

Establishments

993

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,402

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 Edgecombe County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
921 NAICS 921 1,987 10 $1,258 $104.4M
611 NAICS 611 1,405 25 $964 $67.8M
722 NAICS 722 1,000 64 $375 $19.5M
311 NAICS 311 781 7 $1,028 $41.7M
333 NAICS 333 539 6 $1,447 $40.5M
624 NAICS 624 523 64 $635 $17.3M
622 NAICS 622 486 1 $1,409 $35.6M
424 NAICS 424 433 14 $1,143 $25.7M
621 NAICS 621 423 53 $1,229 $18.8M
455 NAICS 455 420 18 $614 $13.4M
445 NAICS 445 408 32 $512 $9.1M
493 NAICS 493 395 8 $758 $15.6M
238 NAICS 238 316 51 $978 $16.1M
541 NAICS 541 254 62 $1,099 $14.5M
491 NAICS 491 226 8 $1,412 $16.6M
444 NAICS 444 205 8 $600 $6.4M
811 NAICS 811 180 26 $947 $8.9M
551 NAICS 551 175 4 $936 $8.5M
441 NAICS 441 155 18 $676 $5.4M
332 NAICS 332 150 9 $1,163 $9.1M
111 NAICS 111 140 20 $893 $6.5M
922 NAICS 922 134 3 $1,169 $8.2M
522 NAICS 522 129 19 $1,486 $10.0M
457 NAICS 457 110 22 $479 $2.7M
456 NAICS 456 86 9 $778 $3.5M
221 NAICS 221 81 4 $1,885 $7.9M
321 NAICS 321 74 4 $977 $3.7M
484 NAICS 484 72 17 $667 $2.5M
814 NAICS 814 72 64 $511 $1.9M
812 NAICS 812 68 18 $593 $2.1M
112 NAICS 112 64 8 $836 $2.8M
459 NAICS 459 59 19 $400 $1.2M
926 NAICS 926 59 7 $1,283 $3.4M
449 NAICS 449 48 9 $474 $1.2M
323 NAICS 323 39 4 $946 $1.9M
923 NAICS 923 39 3 $1,806 $2.8M
531 NAICS 531 38 23 $768 $1.5M
458 NAICS 458 34 12 $420 $0.7M
721 NAICS 721 20 4 $385 $0.4M
532 NAICS 532 20 6 $1,288 $1.3M
517 NAICS 517 17 3 $1,402 $1.2M
519 NAICS 519 14 1 $535 $0.4M
813 NAICS 813 13 7 $881 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 12 3 $1,227 $0.7M
925 NAICS 925 8 1 $992 $0.4M
561 NAICS 561 7 2 $986 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 1 2 $1,265 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

261

jobs · $74,926 avg pay

State Government

511

jobs · $48,486 avg pay

Local Government

3,638

jobs · $54,322 avg pay

Private

10,892

jobs · $45,787 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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