Foster County, ND

FIPS 38031 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Foster County had an annual average of 1,543 jobs across 173 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,543

+0.4% YoY

Establishments

173

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$57,332

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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Foster County, ND, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
922 NAICS 922 — 1 $2,051 $0.0M
311 NAICS 311 252 6 $1,191 $15.6M
611 NAICS 611 94 1 $856 $4.2M
424 NAICS 424 88 13 $1,495 $6.9M
522 NAICS 522 66 4 $2,124 $7.3M
423 NAICS 423 64 6 $1,673 $5.5M
621 NAICS 621 55 9 $1,063 $2.7M
921 NAICS 921 49 3 $731 $1.9M
722 NAICS 722 47 8 $305 $0.8M
924 NAICS 924 45 4 $1,499 $3.3M
441 NAICS 441 43 6 $1,090 $2.4M
112 NAICS 112 42 5 $967 $2.1M
721 NAICS 721 39 3 $430 $0.9M
624 NAICS 624 37 5 $1,283 $0.8M
457 NAICS 457 34 3 $591 $1.1M
238 NAICS 238 33 8 $999 $1.7M
713 NAICS 713 29 5 $234 $0.4M
541 NAICS 541 25 9 $1,656 $2.1M
459 NAICS 459 16 5 $198 $0.2M
491 NAICS 491 12 2 $1,259 $0.8M
237 NAICS 237 4 1 $1,107 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 2 3 $1,412 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

24

jobs · $70,969 avg pay

State Government

14

jobs · $71,141 avg pay

Local Government

199

jobs · $45,989 avg pay

Private

1,306

jobs · $58,686 avg pay

ND Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

2.4%

April 2026

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