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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Erie County, PA, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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