El Paso County, TX
FIPS 48141 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, El Paso County had an annual average of 333,907 jobs across 16,825 establishments, paying $16.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
333,907
+2.5% YoY
Establishments
16,825
Total Wages
$16.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,230
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 35,880 | 1,626 | $627 | $759.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 26,903 | 1,468 | $1,765 | $1,444.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 24,051 | 816 | $744 | $930.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 12,941 | 1,654 | $1,582 | $915.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 11,695 | 245 | $566 | $343.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 11,057 | 433 | $757 | $276.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 10,650 | 28 | $1,765 | $734.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 10,504 | 31 | $2,362 | $1,044.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 9,386 | 656 | $1,119 | $546.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 9,147 | 683 | $1,425 | $677.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 8,443 | 874 | $965 | $423.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 6,245 | 338 | $1,079 | $350.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 5,128 | 197 | $859 | $139.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 4,694 | 450 | $1,152 | $281.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 4,307 | 71 | $784 | $175.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,781 | 189 | $1,475 | $157.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 3,623 | 406 | $2,151 | $241.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,571 | 315 | $447 | $82.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,478 | 514 | $861 | $155.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 3,417 | 45 | $1,078 | $191.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 3,389 | 84 | $938 | $165.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,363 | 149 | $730 | $87.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,258 | 299 | $772 | $130.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 3,100 | 290 | $1,093 | $176.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,997 | 730 | $1,036 | $161.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,979 | 412 | $1,246 | $193.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,648 | 173 | $821 | $113.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,565 | 400 | $563 | $75.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,513 | 92 | $1,278 | $167.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,493 | 112 | $769 | $70.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 2,456 | 221 | $2,017 | $128.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,332 | 256 | $689 | $83.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,294 | 108 | $722 | $86.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,052 | 226 | $797 | $85.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,025 | 88 | $871 | $91.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,023 | 21 | $1,812 | $126.3M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,996 | 54 | $1,009 | $104.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,917 | 7 | $1,664 | $165.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,822 | 73 | $1,451 | $137.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,797 | 92 | $1,422 | $132.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,556 | 27 | $2,070 | $167.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,444 | 19 | $1,451 | $109.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,391 | 35 | $1,055 | $76.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,328 | 24 | $1,174 | $81.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,203 | 127 | $727 | $45.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,062 | 21 | $1,340 | $74.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,045 | 26 | $1,087 | $59.1M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 972 | 20 | $1,044 | $52.8M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 951 | 23 | $788 | $39.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 947 | 48 | $1,177 | $58.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 897 | 136 | $1,788 | $83.4M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 889 | 22 | $681 | $31.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 879 | 41 | $1,056 | $48.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 862 | 37 | $1,141 | $51.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 692 | 27 | $432 | $15.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 676 | 65 | $1,116 | $39.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 661 | 15 | $1,057 | $36.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 619 | 150 | $1,649 | $53.1M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 614 | 13 | $2,241 | $71.5M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 573 | 7 | $3,286 | $98.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 492 | 70 | $840 | $21.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 474 | 47 | $879 | $21.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 464 | 16 | $1,625 | $36.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 437 | 46 | $676 | $15.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 424 | 32 | $734 | $16.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 408 | 32 | $1,386 | $29.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 407 | 23 | $831 | $17.6M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 403 | 22 | $2,070 | $43.4M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 370 | 24 | $1,170 | $22.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 281 | 17 | $852 | $12.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 271 | 178 | $388 | $5.5M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 270 | 24 | $679 | $9.5M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 247 | 5 | $1,091 | $14.0M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 207 | 13 | $568 | $6.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 174 | 102 | $857 | $7.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 172 | 5 | $1,734 | $15.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 146 | 10 | $1,402 | $4.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 92 | 7 | $1,532 | $6.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 4 | 1 | $912 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
13,270
jobs · $93,181 avg pay
State Government
8,619
jobs · $71,505 avg pay
Local Government
46,864
jobs · $56,457 avg pay
Private
265,154
jobs · $46,288 avg pay
TX Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.3%
April 2026
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