Erie County, NY
FIPS 36029 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Erie County had an annual average of 466,138 jobs across 25,096 establishments, paying $31.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
466,138
+1.3% YoY
Establishments
25,096
Total Wages
$31.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$66,971
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 | 35,775 | 2,121 | $505 | $939.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 27,280 | 1,546 | $1,452 | $2,060.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 26,096 | 1,692 | $1,022 | $1,386.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 24,903 | 2,499 | $1,919 | $2,170.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 20,158 | 21 | $2,462 | $1,885.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 15,335 | 406 | $2,359 | $782.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 13,762 | 565 | $731 | $523.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 12,912 | 1,360 | $1,507 | $1,011.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 12,895 | 632 | $580 | $388.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 12,680 | 70 | $2,417 | $892.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 12,466 | 390 | $854 | $553.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 12,273 | 391 | $2,070 | $1,204.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 11,029 | 282 | $2,194 | $1,258.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 10,712 | 748 | $1,737 | $967.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 9,272 | 484 | $1,713 | $825.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 9,156 | 107 | $1,444 | $467.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 7,357 | 203 | $780 | $211.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 6,532 | 287 | $1,314 | $446.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 6,245 | 743 | $696 | $226.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 5,494 | 265 | $1,822 | $520.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 5,473 | 108 | $1,352 | $384.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 5,215 | 194 | $1,386 | $375.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 5,134 | 829 | $684 | $182.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 5,130 | 50 | $683 | $182.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 5,089 | 507 | $670 | $177.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 5,041 | 762 | $1,131 | $296.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 4,630 | 65 | $1,572 | $378.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 4,336 | 63 | $2,942 | $607.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,326 | 291 | $474 | $106.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 4,289 | 57 | $1,910 | $426.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 4,140 | 594 | $953 | $205.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 4,042 | 314 | $904 | $190.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,849 | 202 | $801 | $160.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 3,821 | 34 | $1,642 | $326.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 3,734 | 67 | $831 | $161.3M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 3,562 | 32 | $1,913 | $354.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 3,544 | 33 | $1,865 | $343.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,533 | 691 | $1,399 | $257.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 3,497 | 96 | $1,645 | $299.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 3,149 | 150 | $606 | $99.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,091 | 285 | $741 | $119.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 3,063 | 92 | $1,379 | $219.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,953 | 221 | $583 | $89.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 2,825 | 126 | $1,176 | $172.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,794 | 282 | $1,302 | $189.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 2,476 | 106 | $3,948 | $508.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,086 | 204 | $921 | $99.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,075 | 58 | $1,331 | $143.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,950 | 56 | $1,370 | $138.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,700 | 33 | $2,526 | $200.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,620 | 288 | $3,219 | $271.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,546 | 25 | $2,687 | $167.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 1,505 | 41 | $948 | $74.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,438 | 45 | $2,446 | $162.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,414 | 136 | $1,145 | $84.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,404 | 48 | $1,328 | $97.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,384 | 84 | $1,269 | $91.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,337 | 78 | $2,091 | $145.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1,219 | 1,596 | $949 | $60.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,138 | 16 | $1,637 | $96.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,108 | 142 | $1,856 | $106.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,037 | 68 | $1,578 | $85.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 708 | 56 | $1,826 | $67.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 707 | 148 | $1,926 | $70.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 704 | 24 | $815 | $29.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 655 | 29 | $1,426 | $48.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 626 | 34 | $2,274 | $30.8M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 606 | 13 | $1,239 | $39.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 455 | 60 | $726 | $17.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 416 | 34 | $1,033 | $22.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 402 | 36 | $1,251 | $26.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 372 | 47 | $751 | $14.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 333 | 10 | $1,902 | $32.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 324 | 21 | $936 | $15.8M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 252 | 12 | $1,978 | $25.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 248 | 185 | $671 | $8.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 238 | 19 | $2,106 | $25.9M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 211 | 15 | $1,070 | $11.7M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 188 | 8 | $1,727 | $16.9M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 147 | 10 | $2,050 | $15.7M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 119 | 4 | $2,483 | $14.2M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 12 | 7 | $1,407 | $0.9M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
9,143
jobs · $94,892 avg pay
State Government
18,357
jobs · $121,268 avg pay
Local Government
44,622
jobs · $70,173 avg pay
Private
394,016
jobs · $63,431 avg pay
NY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.6%
April 2026
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