Franklin County, NC

FIPS 37069 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Franklin County had an annual average of 13,747 jobs across 1,676 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

13,747

+2.2% YoY

Establishments

1,676

Total Wages

$0.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$57,176

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 Franklin County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 5 $534 $0.0M
611 NAICS 611 1,322 47 $1,189 $72.3M
238 NAICS 238 1,321 196 $1,164 $80.0M
722 NAICS 722 929 78 $390 $18.9M
921 NAICS 921 917 5 $913 $43.5M
561 NAICS 561 845 160 $1,251 $37.8M
326 NAICS 326 608 4 $1,141 $36.1M
445 NAICS 445 393 24 $475 $9.5M
621 NAICS 621 391 58 $1,089 $22.1M
423 NAICS 423 387 50 $1,357 $27.3M
624 NAICS 624 359 50 $541 $10.1M
455 NAICS 455 344 17 $535 $9.6M
327 NAICS 327 282 7 $1,251 $18.3M
236 NAICS 236 264 86 $1,258 $17.3M
444 NAICS 444 262 18 $953 $13.0M
493 NAICS 493 249 10 $880 $11.4M
457 NAICS 457 220 31 $559 $6.4M
811 NAICS 811 216 47 $1,103 $12.2M
623 NAICS 623 191 9 $892 $8.9M
524 NAICS 524 154 40 $1,446 $11.6M
922 NAICS 922 152 4 $1,314 $10.4M
441 NAICS 441 140 26 $778 $5.6M
321 NAICS 321 127 7 $867 $5.7M
484 NAICS 484 122 39 $1,053 $6.7M
713 NAICS 713 100 17 $380 $2.0M
522 NAICS 522 91 16 $1,192 $5.6M
456 NAICS 456 90 13 $769 $3.6M
926 NAICS 926 83 5 $1,593 $5.4M
337 NAICS 337 82 8 $1,082 $4.6M
812 NAICS 812 81 29 $574 $2.4M
113 NAICS 113 79 11 $1,038 $4.2M
424 NAICS 424 76 22 $1,504 $5.9M
491 NAICS 491 72 4 $1,291 $4.8M
459 NAICS 459 68 25 $1,365 $4.8M
531 NAICS 531 54 50 $1,102 $3.1M
237 NAICS 237 43 10 $1,268 $2.8M
112 NAICS 112 42 6 $1,132 $2.5M
562 NAICS 562 42 7 $1,188 $2.6M
513 NAICS 513 41 21 $2,395 $5.1M
814 NAICS 814 41 37 $493 $1.0M
312 NAICS 312 40 5 $431 $0.9M
111 NAICS 111 38 15 $521 $1.0M
813 NAICS 813 28 14 $896 $1.3M
711 NAICS 711 23 5 $943 $1.1M
449 NAICS 449 20 9 $840 $0.9M
488 NAICS 488 18 6 $1,371 $1.3M
425 NAICS 425 13 7 $1,148 $0.8M
721 NAICS 721 11 4 $448 $0.3M
323 NAICS 323 10 5 $731 $0.4M
458 NAICS 458 9 7 $373 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 9 2 $1,313 $0.6M
923 NAICS 923 8 2 $661 $0.3M
928 NAICS 928 4 1 $1,859 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

93

jobs · $71,181 avg pay

State Government

264

jobs · $63,195 avg pay

Local Government

1,922

jobs · $53,751 avg pay

Private

11,468

jobs · $57,496 avg pay

NC Unemployment

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

3.7%

April 2026

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