Essex County, MA
FIPS 25009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Essex County had an annual average of 323,694 jobs across 28,627 establishments, paying $24.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
323,694
+0.6% YoY
Establishments
28,627
Total Wages
$24.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$75,548
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 | — | 23 | — | — |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 32,326 | 417 | $1,427 | $2,260.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 27,107 | 1,616 | $607 | $856.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 23,376 | 1,264 | $1,511 | $1,836.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 19,349 | 7,939 | $1,616 | $769.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 17,576 | 2,803 | $2,599 | $2,374.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 15,204 | 1,295 | $1,116 | $882.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 12,100 | 1,666 | $1,710 | $1,075.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 11,942 | 362 | $1,318 | $649.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 10,976 | 548 | $604 | $344.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 10,382 | 18 | $1,467 | $792.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 6,869 | 118 | $1,194 | $426.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 6,494 | 23 | $2,937 | $991.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 6,219 | 95 | $2,411 | $779.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 5,605 | 332 | $612 | $175.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 5,364 | 518 | $2,643 | $737.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 5,259 | 152 | $2,542 | $570.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 5,158 | 113 | $587 | $157.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 4,891 | 812 | $760 | $193.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 4,662 | 54 | $2,772 | $672.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 4,658 | 342 | $677 | $163.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 4,432 | 115 | $1,693 | $307.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,244 | 270 | $1,902 | $419.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 4,060 | 220 | $1,637 | $345.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 3,869 | 372 | $2,223 | $447.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,718 | 123 | $3,376 | $652.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,560 | 356 | $722 | $133.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 3,485 | 172 | $1,842 | $333.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 3,035 | 281 | $970 | $153.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,007 | 653 | $1,733 | $271.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 2,919 | 74 | $1,807 | $274.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,716 | 277 | $518 | $73.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,672 | 119 | $949 | $131.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,424 | 552 | $1,217 | $153.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 2,330 | 218 | $2,907 | $352.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,329 | 624 | $1,588 | $192.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,270 | 50 | $2,144 | $253.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,265 | 284 | $2,454 | $289.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,984 | 70 | $2,438 | $251.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,768 | 86 | $783 | $72.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,713 | 220 | $1,101 | $98.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,549 | 107 | $886 | $71.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,501 | 50 | $1,041 | $81.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,354 | 46 | $1,378 | $97.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,299 | 108 | $1,683 | $113.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,180 | 296 | $4,276 | $262.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,161 | 207 | $1,546 | $93.3M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,143 | 18 | $2,165 | $128.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,090 | 155 | $1,175 | $66.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,086 | 30 | $1,115 | $63.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,077 | 44 | $1,426 | $79.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,074 | 44 | $2,056 | $95.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 905 | 43 | $2,824 | $132.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 870 | 95 | $2,765 | $74.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 845 | 17 | $1,830 | $80.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 733 | 207 | $2,446 | $93.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 676 | 80 | $2,311 | $81.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 652 | 108 | $1,021 | $34.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 642 | 42 | $1,634 | $31.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 578 | 18 | $1,018 | $30.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 467 | 450 | $947 | $23.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 462 | 32 | $1,430 | $34.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 456 | 30 | $1,395 | $33.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 347 | 47 | $851 | $15.4M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 297 | 64 | $2,738 | $42.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 291 | 28 | $686 | $10.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 268 | 21 | $1,466 | $20.4M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 251 | 7 | $1,330 | $17.4M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 226 | 12 | $1,785 | $21.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 215 | 19 | $1,518 | $17.0M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 213 | 3 | $2,397 | $26.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 174 | 16 | $1,797 | $13.5M |
| 114 | NAICS 114 | 170 | 91 | $1,876 | $16.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 149 | 30 | $979 | $7.6M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 143 | 16 | $1,044 | $7.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 138 | 8 | $2,196 | $13.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 118 | 45 | $2,683 | $16.4M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 103 | 9 | $1,552 | $8.3M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 101 | 22 | $688 | $3.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 79 | 21 | $588 | $2.4M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 14 | 6 | $3,425 | $2.5M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 12 | 5 | $2,848 | $1.8M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 7 | 4 | $3,409 | $1.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,402
jobs · $87,660 avg pay
State Government
6,468
jobs · $82,879 avg pay
Local Government
31,767
jobs · $76,232 avg pay
Private
282,057
jobs · $75,157 avg pay
MA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.7%
April 2026
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