Fayette County, PA
FIPS 42051 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Fayette County had an annual average of 37,891 jobs across 2,734 establishments, paying $1.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
37,891
+0.5% YoY
Establishments
2,734
Total Wages
$1.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$51,070
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,299 | 221 | $373 | $64.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,781 | 84 | $1,131 | $155.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,614 | 224 | $1,298 | $176.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,564 | 50 | $529 | $43.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,472 | 23 | $964 | $73.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,148 | 149 | $1,142 | $68.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,111 | 78 | $766 | $44.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,041 | 43 | $1,407 | $50.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 964 | 175 | $1,314 | $63.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 822 | 66 | $1,057 | $45.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 765 | 53 | $568 | $22.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 720 | 57 | $1,253 | $46.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 662 | 74 | $1,069 | $36.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 658 | 23 | $1,288 | $44.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 649 | 8 | $1,435 | $48.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 634 | 66 | $473 | $15.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 537 | 15 | $466 | $13.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 532 | 102 | $1,054 | $29.1M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 531 | 14 | $2,288 | $63.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 419 | 20 | $701 | $15.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 418 | 46 | $450 | $9.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 391 | 33 | $659 | $13.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 336 | 60 | $491 | $8.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 332 | 88 | $512 | $8.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 325 | 38 | $792 | $13.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 321 | 42 | $1,214 | $20.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 301 | 20 | $1,451 | $22.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 286 | 78 | $1,104 | $16.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 281 | 13 | $1,107 | $16.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 246 | 13 | $2,442 | $31.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 243 | 9 | $681 | $8.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 241 | 50 | $1,135 | $14.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 208 | 15 | $852 | $9.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 200 | 7 | $1,063 | $11.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 189 | 12 | $1,587 | $15.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 184 | 16 | $1,269 | $12.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 178 | 41 | $1,237 | $11.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 174 | 6 | $1,493 | $13.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 172 | 5 | $1,283 | $11.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 155 | 49 | $771 | $6.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 155 | 9 | $1,134 | $9.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 151 | 9 | $1,232 | $9.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 146 | 17 | $1,719 | $13.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 142 | 19 | $492 | $3.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 139 | 4 | $975 | $7.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 121 | 5 | $1,491 | $9.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 116 | 4 | $1,358 | $8.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 106 | 27 | $1,094 | $6.0M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 97 | 4 | $2,662 | $13.5M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 84 | 5 | $1,096 | $4.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 78 | 19 | $1,901 | $7.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 58 | 9 | $857 | $2.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 52 | 5 | $1,935 | $3.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 43 | 6 | $1,739 | $3.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 42 | 4 | $424 | $0.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 29 | 4 | $334 | $0.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 22 | 1 | $1,279 | $1.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 21 | 4 | $362 | $0.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 8 | 2 | $1,461 | $0.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 5 | 4 | $433 | $0.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 3 | 1 | $168 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
363
jobs · $63,103 avg pay
State Government
1,637
jobs · $75,283 avg pay
Local Government
3,735
jobs · $55,495 avg pay
Private
32,156
jobs · $49,186 avg pay
PA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.2%
April 2026
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