Essex County, NY
FIPS 36031 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Essex County had an annual average of 14,768 jobs across 1,334 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
14,768
+3.2% YoY
Establishments
1,334
Total Wages
$0.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,600
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,352 | 66 | $805 | $56.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,308 | 31 | $1,096 | $72.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,183 | 121 | $579 | $35.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,105 | 20 | $949 | $54.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 723 | 9 | $967 | $36.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 593 | 9 | $3,206 | $86.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 451 | 8 | $3,089 | $72.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 409 | 49 | $1,025 | $21.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 387 | 34 | $575 | $11.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 349 | 34 | $792 | $14.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 337 | 14 | $586 | $10.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 336 | 55 | $932 | $16.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 305 | 74 | $1,105 | $17.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 293 | 88 | $1,716 | $26.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 274 | 70 | $1,041 | $14.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 227 | 30 | $593 | $7.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 224 | 20 | $887 | $10.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 223 | 30 | $810 | $9.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 218 | 11 | $1,863 | $21.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 218 | 46 | $934 | $10.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 178 | 15 | $911 | $8.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 124 | 7 | $2,510 | $16.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 120 | 17 | $1,236 | $7.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 116 | 12 | $915 | $5.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 110 | 34 | $721 | $4.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 91 | 8 | $1,280 | $6.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 90 | 12 | $780 | $3.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 84 | 4 | $981 | $4.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 77 | 6 | $581 | $2.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 74 | 21 | $903 | $3.5M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 72 | 5 | $1,510 | $5.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 69 | 28 | $1,202 | $4.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 64 | 12 | $834 | $2.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 55 | 6 | $549 | $1.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 53 | 6 | $1,010 | $2.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 48 | 8 | $1,038 | $2.6M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 46 | 62 | $756 | $1.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 45 | 13 | $1,233 | $2.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 35 | 11 | $1,121 | $2.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 34 | 14 | $404 | $0.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 30 | 5 | $3,146 | $4.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 28 | 7 | $1,465 | $2.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 28 | 19 | $705 | $1.0M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 26 | 9 | $813 | $1.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 25 | 9 | $286 | $0.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 24 | 10 | $530 | $0.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 23 | 6 | $2,677 | $3.2M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 18 | 12 | $743 | $0.7M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 11 | 5 | $1,286 | $0.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 6 | 4 | $792 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
258
jobs · $89,546 avg pay
State Government
1,685
jobs · $86,636 avg pay
Local Government
2,168
jobs · $52,806 avg pay
Private
10,657
jobs · $54,597 avg pay
NY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.6%
April 2026
Other NY Counties
The largest counties in NY by total employment.
- New York County 2,466,798 jobs
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- Queens County 770,652 jobs
- Suffolk County 679,593 jobs
- Nassau County 631,563 jobs
- Erie County 466,138 jobs
- Westchester County 429,582 jobs
- Monroe County 382,139 jobs