Erath County, TX

FIPS 48143 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Erath County had an annual average of 18,590 jobs across 1,279 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

18,590

+1.2% YoY

Establishments

1,279

Total Wages

$0.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,472

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 Erath County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 2,191 101 $383 $43.6M
112 NAICS 112 721 74 $819 $30.7M
621 NAICS 621 658 68 $1,239 $42.4M
238 NAICS 238 594 90 $1,108 $34.3M
561 NAICS 561 582 62 $795 $24.1M
455 NAICS 455 574 13 $535 $16.0M
623 NAICS 623 527 19 $820 $22.5M
484 NAICS 484 434 26 $1,258 $28.4M
811 NAICS 811 429 50 $1,049 $23.4M
237 NAICS 237 428 16 $1,522 $33.9M
445 NAICS 445 349 14 $567 $10.3M
441 NAICS 441 301 20 $1,202 $18.8M
423 NAICS 423 273 34 $1,309 $18.6M
444 NAICS 444 259 17 $724 $9.7M
522 NAICS 522 226 23 $1,458 $17.1M
458 NAICS 458 215 22 $376 $4.2M
922 NAICS 922 194 7 $1,270 $12.8M
531 NAICS 531 173 49 $1,010 $9.1M
921 NAICS 921 154 7 $990 $8.0M
332 NAICS 332 154 10 $866 $6.9M
115 NAICS 115 144 13 $1,214 $9.1M
424 NAICS 424 143 22 $1,197 $8.9M
236 NAICS 236 132 32 $847 $5.8M
812 NAICS 812 127 22 $410 $2.7M
457 NAICS 457 126 21 $537 $3.5M
221 NAICS 221 100 7 $2,181 $11.4M
459 NAICS 459 99 22 $598 $3.1M
524 NAICS 524 95 29 $1,056 $5.2M
456 NAICS 456 90 8 $806 $3.8M
611 NAICS 611 90 9 $648 $3.0M
449 NAICS 449 84 11 $822 $3.6M
721 NAICS 721 75 8 $718 $2.8M
491 NAICS 491 67 5 $1,174 $4.1M
336 NAICS 336 62 4 $1,090 $3.5M
713 NAICS 713 56 8 $357 $1.0M
111 NAICS 111 52 9 $893 $2.4M
523 NAICS 523 32 11 $2,307 $3.9M
999 NAICS 999 28 5 $2,468 $3.6M
312 NAICS 312 24 3 $439 $0.6M
532 NAICS 532 20 7 $1,221 $1.3M
339 NAICS 339 19 4 $601 $0.6M
337 NAICS 337 19 3 $826 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 14 3 $976 $0.7M
425 NAICS 425 13 6 $750 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 12 2 $1,081 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 11 1 $1,906 $1.1M
813 NAICS 813 11 4 $807 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 6 6 $827 $0.3M
928 NAICS 928 4 1 $1,209 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

94

jobs · $64,863 avg pay

State Government

2,569

jobs · $40,774 avg pay

Local Government

1,689

jobs · $45,903 avg pay

Private

14,238

jobs · $48,753 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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