Essex County, NJ
FIPS 34013 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Essex County had an annual average of 349,077 jobs across 23,692 establishments, paying $30.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
349,077
+2.2% YoY
Establishments
23,692
Total Wages
$30.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$88,369
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 | 42,757 | 593 | $1,911 | $3,570.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 24,003 | 1,605 | $691 | $863.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 21,754 | 2,328 | $2,781 | $3,136.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 20,877 | 1,909 | $1,887 | $1,521.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 19,993 | 18 | $2,316 | $1,878.4M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 15,731 | 26 | $2,491 | $2,037.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 14,997 | 1,027 | $1,359 | $862.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 13,704 | 36 | $2,599 | $1,242.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 12,537 | 3,411 | $1,916 | $486.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 9,846 | 239 | $3,629 | $1,857.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 7,910 | 715 | $713 | $293.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 7,688 | 127 | $1,746 | $383.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 7,560 | 146 | $3,406 | $551.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 6,082 | 788 | $1,657 | $524.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 5,714 | 436 | $2,059 | $611.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 5,580 | 60 | $1,095 | $317.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 5,164 | 839 | $1,314 | $185.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 5,125 | 813 | $1,326 | $350.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 5,081 | 300 | $2,311 | $610.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 4,975 | 91 | $3,636 | $940.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 4,750 | 31 | $2,306 | $530.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 4,096 | 21 | $2,698 | $532.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 3,799 | 239 | $5,759 | $1,137.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 3,694 | 51 | $3,006 | $577.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 3,663 | 84 | $1,532 | $227.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,605 | 386 | $1,031 | $193.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 3,498 | 364 | $1,310 | $238.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,342 | 319 | $858 | $149.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,199 | 106 | $1,299 | $216.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,974 | 658 | $1,473 | $227.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,964 | 476 | $1,292 | $199.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,877 | 340 | $973 | $145.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,839 | 293 | $2,176 | $321.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,756 | 136 | $697 | $99.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,714 | 166 | $681 | $95.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,597 | 70 | $2,263 | $305.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 2,049 | 137 | $2,179 | $232.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,874 | 86 | $1,377 | $134.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,862 | 162 | $1,329 | $128.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,621 | 49 | $932 | $78.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,563 | 62 | $2,637 | $214.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,556 | 56 | $1,382 | $111.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1,553 | 1,302 | $881 | $71.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 1,535 | 38 | $1,131 | $90.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,494 | 273 | $767 | $59.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,346 | 93 | $1,193 | $83.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,314 | 60 | $1,589 | $108.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,283 | 92 | $1,090 | $72.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,271 | 176 | $1,355 | $89.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,264 | 64 | $2,493 | $163.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,226 | 19 | $2,700 | $154.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,166 | 44 | $1,546 | $93.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,079 | 63 | $1,734 | $97.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,036 | 173 | $797 | $42.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 920 | 40 | $1,614 | $77.3M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 810 | 19 | $847 | $35.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 766 | 14 | $2,145 | $74.2M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 742 | 18 | $1,649 | $63.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 732 | 704 | $795 | $30.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 727 | 68 | $1,524 | $57.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 647 | 118 | $1,732 | $58.3M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 626 | 16 | $2,012 | $65.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 489 | 149 | $2,946 | $74.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 475 | 19 | $1,774 | $43.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 412 | 17 | $1,139 | $24.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 358 | 44 | $1,471 | $27.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 356 | 3 | $2,218 | $41.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 340 | 12 | $1,518 | $14.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 294 | 17 | $1,750 | $26.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 272 | 6 | $961 | $13.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 240 | 20 | $1,676 | $21.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 204 | 6 | $2,961 | $19.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 174 | 10 | $1,621 | $14.7M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 141 | 7 | $1,489 | $10.9M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 112 | 10 | $1,276 | $7.5M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 68 | 12 | $2,398 | $8.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 37 | 7 | $1,975 | $3.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 31 | 3 | $2,128 | $2.7M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 23 | 4 | $2,601 | $3.1M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 23 | 3 | $3,252 | $3.9M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 19 | 6 | $1,197 | $1.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
8,908
jobs · $118,675 avg pay
State Government
21,961
jobs · $99,642 avg pay
Local Government
38,602
jobs · $85,054 avg pay
Private
279,606
jobs · $86,976 avg pay
NJ Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.8%
April 2026
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