Fairfield County, CT
FIPS 09001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2023
In 2023, Fairfield County had an annual average of 415,623 jobs across 43,234 establishments, paying $44.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
415,623
Establishments
43,234
Total Wages
$44.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$107,839
Industry Breakdown (2023 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 | 36,650 | 831 | $1,558 | $2,720.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 31,574 | 2,579 | $636 | $1,045.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 30,890 | 6,900 | $2,986 | $4,792.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 26,528 | 2,349 | $2,284 | $2,465.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 22,745 | 2,649 | $1,511 | $1,787.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 18,962 | 2,475 | $1,843 | $777.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 16,174 | 1,994 | $9,636 | $8,104.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 14,471 | 40 | $1,750 | $1,316.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 12,211 | 647 | $735 | $466.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 11,353 | 900 | $4,306 | $2,542.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 11,115 | 284 | $1,336 | $555.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 10,237 | 1,670 | $1,474 | $784.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 9,945 | 489 | $786 | $399.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 8,330 | 1,439 | $2,397 | $1,038.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 7,476 | 767 | $3,592 | $1,396.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 6,865 | 1,241 | $716 | $255.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 5,911 | 97 | $2,271 | $637.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 5,888 | 148 | $665 | $203.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,989 | 923 | $3,052 | $791.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 4,889 | 1,319 | $2,355 | $585.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 4,838 | 248 | $1,630 | $410.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 4,439 | 518 | $776 | $179.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 4,136 | 65 | $2,420 | $520.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 4,069 | 776 | $1,285 | $271.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 4,060 | 242 | $1,129 | $238.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 4,017 | 582 | $750 | $156.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 4,009 | 770 | $3,341 | $696.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,312 | 604 | $1,111 | $191.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 3,266 | 149 | $1,589 | $269.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 3,170 | 376 | $943 | $155.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 3,097 | 119 | $1,272 | $165.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 3,051 | 346 | $1,239 | $196.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 3,038 | 337 | $1,349 | $213.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,037 | 770 | $2,021 | $319.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,870 | 90 | $3,954 | $590.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 2,787 | 73 | $979 | $141.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 2,723 | 83 | $2,153 | $304.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 2,573 | 2,236 | $1,076 | $143.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 2,463 | 207 | $3,549 | $454.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,349 | 113 | $1,021 | $124.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 2,260 | 102 | $1,557 | $182.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,165 | 98 | $847 | $95.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,960 | 71 | $2,757 | $152.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,937 | 53 | $1,276 | $128.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,895 | 114 | $2,026 | $179.9M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,832 | 42 | $2,600 | $247.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,756 | 164 | $1,951 | $137.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,749 | 58 | $3,801 | $345.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,534 | 115 | $2,843 | $226.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,326 | 38 | $1,065 | $73.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,316 | 479 | $3,719 | $254.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,297 | 209 | $1,284 | $86.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,201 | 534 | $4,028 | $251.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,199 | 337 | $1,602 | $99.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,159 | 72 | $2,832 | $161.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,108 | 84 | $1,210 | $69.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,096 | 101 | $3,173 | $180.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,005 | 122 | $4,866 | $251.4M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 911 | 137 | $2,117 | $100.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 859 | 48 | $2,012 | $40.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 740 | 25 | $1,589 | $61.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 635 | 27 | $1,902 | $49.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 601 | 39 | $1,306 | $40.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 567 | 46 | $1,511 | $39.7M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 513 | 16 | $1,519 | $40.5M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 448 | 72 | $1,220 | $28.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 383 | 461 | $3,405 | $67.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 376 | 40 | $1,303 | $25.4M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 258 | 13 | $1,604 | $21.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 237 | 26 | $1,371 | $16.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 209 | 22 | $889 | $9.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 206 | 10 | $2,121 | $22.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 190 | 17 | $1,057 | $10.5M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 187 | 17 | $1,420 | $13.8M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 167 | 20 | $2,399 | $20.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 164 | 20 | $1,176 | $10.0M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 88 | 15 | $3,307 | $15.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 58 | 9 | $2,441 | $5.4M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 32 | 24 | $7,100 | $11.9M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 21 | 4 | $2,923 | $3.1M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 5 | 4 | $771 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2023)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,745
jobs · $80,256 avg pay
State Government
5,669
jobs · $80,040 avg pay
Local Government
34,187
jobs · $81,490 avg pay
Private
373,022
jobs · $110,880 avg pay
CT Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.0%
April 2026
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- Unknown Or Undefined 545 jobs