Franklin County, PA
FIPS 42055 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Franklin County had an annual average of 60,414 jobs across 3,466 establishments, paying $3.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
60,414
+2.3% YoY
Establishments
3,466
Total Wages
$3.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,554
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 6,424 | 34 | $1,116 | $372.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 4,111 | 262 | $1,935 | $83.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 3,039 | 26 | $1,610 | $254.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,729 | 236 | $1,988 | $183.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,262 | 157 | $732 | $86.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,247 | 4 | $1,337 | $156.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,051 | 59 | $874 | $93.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,898 | 251 | $1,933 | $147.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,776 | 25 | $1,305 | $120.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,769 | 197 | $1,290 | $118.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,755 | 61 | $477 | $43.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,536 | 5 | $1,754 | $140.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,494 | 44 | $527 | $40.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,490 | 166 | $1,002 | $51.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,459 | 82 | $1,441 | $109.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,337 | 43 | $1,743 | $91.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,165 | 67 | $995 | $60.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,035 | 98 | $1,262 | $67.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 972 | 28 | $3,265 | $51.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 875 | 56 | $935 | $42.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 782 | 73 | $1,641 | $66.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 773 | 147 | $993 | $39.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 768 | 55 | $701 | $28.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 722 | 33 | $918 | $34.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 699 | 36 | $697 | $25.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 682 | 76 | $469 | $16.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 659 | 60 | $335 | $11.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 606 | 10 | $1,373 | $43.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 605 | 32 | $406 | $12.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 587 | 13 | $1,482 | $45.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 566 | 116 | $540 | $15.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 549 | 27 | $845 | $24.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 525 | 28 | $990 | $27.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 461 | 102 | $1,162 | $27.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 415 | 41 | $770 | $16.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 392 | 16 | $389 | $7.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 352 | 26 | $4,234 | $77.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 325 | 19 | $1,455 | $24.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 300 | 13 | $966 | $15.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 293 | 13 | $2,002 | $17.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 292 | 29 | $455 | $6.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 246 | 49 | $1,329 | $17.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 237 | 16 | $1,274 | $15.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 229 | 74 | $904 | $10.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 226 | 24 | $1,058 | $12.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 204 | 40 | $867 | $9.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 195 | 20 | $2,234 | $15.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 194 | 28 | $1,182 | $11.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 182 | 24 | $479 | $4.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 160 | 7 | $1,341 | $11.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 159 | 5 | $1,256 | $10.4M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 127 | 18 | $1,085 | $7.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 102 | 11 | $556 | $2.9M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 95 | 3 | $1,205 | $5.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 93 | 5 | $1,216 | $5.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 79 | 26 | $3,298 | $13.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 61 | 10 | $1,234 | $3.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 59 | 10 | $848 | $2.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 58 | 4 | $496 | $1.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 56 | 6 | $1,046 | $3.0M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 55 | 5 | $1,128 | $3.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 53 | 22 | $1,445 | $4.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 45 | 9 | $1,183 | $2.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 40 | 8 | $434 | $0.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 39 | 7 | $1,587 | $3.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 38 | 3 | $2,041 | $4.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 32 | 24 | $417 | $0.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 30 | 3 | $1,126 | $1.8M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 22 | 3 | $2,620 | $3.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 18 | 5 | $514 | $0.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 15 | 1 | $1,984 | $1.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 6 | 1 | $1,619 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,163
jobs · $88,939 avg pay
State Government
766
jobs · $66,275 avg pay
Local Government
4,566
jobs · $56,262 avg pay
Private
52,919
jobs · $53,974 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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