Erie County, OH
FIPS 39043 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Erie County had an annual average of 36,284 jobs across 2,074 establishments, paying $1.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
36,284
+0.7% YoY
Establishments
2,074
Total Wages
$1.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$49,984
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,834 | 237 | $434 | $86.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,531 | 64 | $662 | $121.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,619 | 48 | $1,111 | $142.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,673 | 44 | $593 | $51.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,573 | 158 | $2,002 | $125.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,405 | 21 | $1,352 | $68.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,141 | 35 | $539 | $32.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,066 | 14 | $1,630 | $90.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 936 | 35 | $628 | $30.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 737 | 48 | $1,186 | $45.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 710 | 84 | $1,191 | $43.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 707 | 22 | $1,529 | $56.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 680 | 36 | $1,178 | $41.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 674 | 149 | $1,421 | $49.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 622 | 19 | $777 | $25.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 566 | 18 | $1,947 | $37.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 530 | 10 | $1,320 | $36.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 526 | 84 | $1,071 | $22.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 498 | 44 | $473 | $12.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 470 | 56 | $436 | $10.7M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 463 | 4 | $1,690 | $40.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 456 | 13 | $894 | $21.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 409 | 42 | $1,666 | $35.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 360 | 26 | $1,291 | $24.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 351 | 24 | $1,861 | $16.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 288 | 21 | $728 | $10.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 275 | 57 | $835 | $9.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 267 | 28 | $410 | $5.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 257 | 13 | $1,461 | $19.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 242 | 60 | $1,432 | $11.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 232 | 58 | $977 | $11.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 225 | 32 | $419 | $4.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 214 | 28 | $1,539 | $17.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 202 | 4 | $2,424 | $12.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 193 | 56 | $736 | $7.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 178 | 8 | $1,253 | $11.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 173 | 22 | $866 | $7.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 172 | 14 | $1,400 | $12.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 170 | 14 | $1,640 | $13.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 163 | 26 | $2,816 | $23.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 158 | 2 | $1,029 | $8.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 140 | 4 | $1,857 | $10.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 127 | 13 | $1,121 | $7.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 124 | 7 | $1,281 | $8.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 105 | 9 | $1,675 | $8.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 104 | 12 | $1,217 | $6.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 104 | 10 | $994 | $5.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 99 | 6 | $1,293 | $6.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 85 | 4 | $674 | $3.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 84 | 6 | $992 | $4.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 83 | 9 | $842 | $2.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 82 | 3 | $1,391 | $5.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 70 | 6 | $555 | $2.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 70 | 9 | $1,666 | $5.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 60 | 4 | $462 | $1.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 55 | 9 | $1,561 | $4.5M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 54 | 4 | $950 | $2.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 39 | 4 | $782 | $1.6M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 26 | 1 | $2,880 | $3.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 24 | 5 | $940 | $1.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 14 | 16 | $591 | $0.4M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 13 | 7 | $1,359 | $0.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 6 | 2 | $1,305 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
249
jobs · $86,870 avg pay
State Government
765
jobs · $69,235 avg pay
Local Government
3,958
jobs · $56,408 avg pay
Private
31,312
jobs · $48,411 avg pay
OH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
Other OH Counties
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