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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Fairfield County, CT, BLS QCEW 2023.
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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