Escambia County, AL
FIPS 01053 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Escambia County had an annual average of 12,924 jobs across 934 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
12,924
+0.5% YoY
Establishments
934
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$51,383
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 970 | 23 | $962 | $46.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 668 | 64 | $1,018 | $35.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 576 | 32 | $717 | $21.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 538 | 18 | $584 | $16.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 362 | 11 | $1,263 | $23.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 270 | 34 | $1,179 | $16.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 264 | 26 | $965 | $13.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 259 | 6 | $791 | $10.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 253 | 46 | $1,014 | $13.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 241 | 6 | $1,504 | $18.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 238 | 65 | $917 | $11.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 186 | 31 | $534 | $5.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 186 | 23 | $735 | $7.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 173 | 12 | $710 | $4.1M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 167 | 12 | $1,209 | $10.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 160 | 13 | $1,071 | $8.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 156 | 11 | $1,817 | $12.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 145 | 8 | $1,073 | $8.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 128 | 22 | $1,269 | $8.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 121 | 6 | $982 | $6.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 120 | 18 | $633 | $3.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 117 | 23 | $811 | $4.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 108 | 25 | $767 | $4.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 97 | 10 | $882 | $4.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 96 | 18 | $895 | $4.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 80 | 4 | $289 | $1.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 76 | 18 | $1,235 | $4.9M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 67 | 5 | $1,520 | $5.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 53 | 6 | $984 | $2.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 52 | 3 | $1,128 | $3.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 51 | 10 | $619 | $1.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 48 | 8 | $1,842 | $4.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 48 | 22 | $598 | $1.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 44 | 11 | $371 | $0.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 42 | 4 | $1,162 | $2.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 39 | 6 | $1,331 | $2.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 38 | 9 | $1,363 | $2.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 31 | 8 | $758 | $1.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 24 | 9 | $614 | $0.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 18 | 3 | $1,323 | $1.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 14 | 5 | $1,316 | $0.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 14 | 3 | $745 | $0.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 13 | 5 | $1,425 | $0.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 11 | 8 | $328 | $0.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 6 | 3 | $620 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
59
jobs · $59,822 avg pay
State Government
448
jobs · $64,910 avg pay
Local Government
3,434
jobs · $57,606 avg pay
Private
8,983
jobs · $48,275 avg pay
AL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.8%
April 2026
Other AL Counties
The largest counties in AL by total employment.
- Jefferson County 367,081 jobs
- Madison County 229,807 jobs
- Mobile County 175,326 jobs
- Montgomery County 132,903 jobs
- Tuscaloosa County 99,288 jobs
- Shelby County 85,170 jobs
- Baldwin County 85,117 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 83,435 jobs