Erie County, PA
FIPS 42049 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Erie County had an annual average of 119,551 jobs across 6,731 establishments, paying $6.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
119,551
+1% YoY
Establishments
6,731
Total Wages
$6.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,525
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 | 9,745 | 554 | $373 | $189.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 7,723 | 526 | $1,608 | $634.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 7,650 | 524 | $661 | $263.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 6,464 | 25 | $1,770 | $412.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 4,786 | 152 | $852 | $212.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 4,387 | 60 | $1,236 | $282.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 3,848 | 127 | $1,876 | $375.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 3,731 | 151 | $1,207 | $234.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3,675 | 306 | $667 | $127.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,416 | 88 | $540 | $95.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 3,297 | 12 | $1,745 | $299.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3,106 | 462 | $1,403 | $226.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,969 | 76 | $966 | $149.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,614 | 322 | $1,233 | $167.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,549 | 47 | $2,540 | $158.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,217 | 88 | $471 | $54.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,183 | 110 | $572 | $65.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,054 | 196 | $496 | $53.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,920 | 110 | $1,049 | $104.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,907 | 31 | $1,176 | $116.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,810 | 171 | $1,258 | $118.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,768 | 51 | $1,528 | $140.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,517 | 100 | $555 | $43.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,460 | 240 | $590 | $44.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,253 | 164 | $531 | $34.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,220 | 122 | $1,278 | $81.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,171 | 139 | $1,066 | $64.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,165 | 17 | $2,058 | $96.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,151 | 58 | $476 | $28.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,101 | 89 | $1,256 | $71.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,077 | 64 | $646 | $36.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,062 | 202 | $1,089 | $60.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,022 | 16 | $1,102 | $58.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 898 | 45 | $1,247 | $58.2M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 836 | 14 | $1,330 | $57.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 742 | 85 | $848 | $32.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 682 | 78 | $438 | $15.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 649 | 135 | $864 | $29.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 618 | 14 | $831 | $26.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 592 | 19 | $2,034 | $58.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 541 | 71 | $735 | $20.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 501 | 53 | $1,698 | $44.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 470 | 18 | $522 | $12.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 467 | 17 | $1,015 | $24.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 465 | 20 | $1,286 | $31.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 464 | 13 | $1,248 | $30.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 376 | 27 | $1,550 | $29.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 368 | 24 | $885 | $16.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 356 | 41 | $735 | $13.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 332 | 20 | $1,642 | $28.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 329 | 17 | $680 | $11.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 288 | 22 | $374 | $5.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 275 | 20 | $1,020 | $14.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 230 | 10 | $955 | $11.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 207 | 15 | $1,381 | $14.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 196 | 9 | $1,256 | $12.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 195 | 21 | $2,118 | $14.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 195 | 15 | $1,249 | $12.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 188 | 9 | $1,478 | $14.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 188 | 20 | $697 | $6.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 171 | 9 | $552 | $4.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 143 | 6 | $1,029 | $7.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 130 | 5 | $1,247 | $8.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 121 | 33 | $1,338 | $8.4M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 90 | 8 | $493 | $2.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 58 | 6 | $1,457 | $4.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 54 | 40 | $557 | $1.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 52 | 3 | $1,779 | $4.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 29 | 7 | $681 | $1.0M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 28 | 6 | $1,673 | $2.4M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 25 | 6 | $633 | $0.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 20 | 3 | $288 | $0.3M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 18 | 3 | $1,475 | $1.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2 | 1 | $2,018 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,603
jobs · $86,477 avg pay
State Government
3,247
jobs · $73,602 avg pay
Local Government
9,740
jobs · $55,389 avg pay
Private
104,961
jobs · $52,227 avg pay
PA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.2%
April 2026
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