Frederick County, MD

FIPS 24021 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Frederick County had an annual average of 108,437 jobs across 7,170 establishments, paying $7.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

108,437

+2% YoY

Establishments

7,170

Total Wages

$7.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$69,852

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 Frederick County, MD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
541 NAICS 541 11,458 1,300 $2,283 $1,170.4M
611 NAICS 611 10,591 194 $1,717 $653.3M
722 NAICS 722 9,562 474 $517 $257.2M
238 NAICS 238 6,705 565 $1,454 $507.1M
621 NAICS 621 6,518 506 $1,918 $440.9M
561 NAICS 561 4,921 404 $1,111 $284.3M
445 NAICS 445 4,083 152 $936 $139.5M
455 NAICS 455 2,997 48 $790 $123.1M
236 NAICS 236 2,617 246 $1,658 $225.6M
622 NAICS 622 2,470 22 $1,400 $179.8M
522 NAICS 522 2,179 130 $3,053 $346.0M
624 NAICS 624 2,114 172 $885 $81.0M
623 NAICS 623 2,096 77 $953 $103.9M
423 NAICS 423 2,062 176 $1,796 $192.6M
928 NAICS 928 1,962 3 $2,373 $242.1M
441 NAICS 441 1,905 80 $1,151 $114.0M
813 NAICS 813 1,629 124 $1,579 $90.4M
713 NAICS 713 1,550 69 $769 $35.1M
811 NAICS 811 1,320 209 $1,256 $86.2M
325 NAICS 325 1,251 16 $1,915 $124.6M
459 NAICS 459 1,240 107 $710 $45.8M
524 NAICS 524 1,232 116 $2,132 $136.7M
812 NAICS 812 1,185 193 $708 $43.6M
444 NAICS 444 1,167 48 $943 $57.2M
333 NAICS 333 1,011 12 $1,321 $69.5M
449 NAICS 449 955 62 $685 $34.0M
457 NAICS 457 902 64 $948 $44.5M
237 NAICS 237 788 37 $1,480 $60.7M
923 NAICS 923 787 8 $2,797 $114.5M
531 NAICS 531 779 242 $1,642 $66.5M
926 NAICS 926 762 22 $2,904 $115.1M
424 NAICS 424 702 64 $1,684 $61.5M
456 NAICS 456 700 78 $770 $28.0M
458 NAICS 458 688 70 $553 $19.8M
492 NAICS 492 655 16 $870 $29.6M
311 NAICS 311 623 26 $1,129 $36.5M
332 NAICS 332 546 22 $1,487 $42.2M
484 NAICS 484 491 77 $1,321 $33.7M
721 NAICS 721 482 34 $781 $19.6M
551 NAICS 551 388 56 $2,213 $44.7M
321 NAICS 321 387 14 $1,289 $25.9M
312 NAICS 312 378 27 $830 $16.3M
491 NAICS 491 369 22 $1,297 $24.9M
517 NAICS 517 361 24 $2,951 $55.3M
334 NAICS 334 359 24 $1,555 $29.0M
518 NAICS 518 353 52 $9,521 $174.8M
532 NAICS 532 332 38 $1,194 $20.6M
922 NAICS 922 316 4 $2,447 $40.2M
112 NAICS 112 314 24 $916 $14.9M
523 NAICS 523 289 93 $3,653 $54.8M
562 NAICS 562 284 21 $1,531 $22.6M
323 NAICS 323 282 12 $1,124 $16.5M
493 NAICS 493 278 9 $874 $12.6M
327 NAICS 327 247 15 $1,321 $17.0M
425 NAICS 425 238 37 $1,442 $17.9M
221 NAICS 221 214 18 $2,249 $25.1M
111 NAICS 111 175 22 $582 $5.3M
712 NAICS 712 161 5 $1,826 $14.6M
711 NAICS 711 160 36 $719 $6.0M
513 NAICS 513 160 49 $2,000 $16.6M
814 NAICS 814 158 107 $662 $5.4M
512 NAICS 512 151 8 $419 $3.3M
488 NAICS 488 127 20 $1,346 $8.9M
921 NAICS 921 111 3 $2,827 $16.3M
337 NAICS 337 97 11 $891 $4.5M
339 NAICS 339 85 16 $1,134 $5.0M
485 NAICS 485 84 13 $750 $3.3M
314 NAICS 314 84 9 $1,115 $4.8M
924 NAICS 924 30 2 $2,249 $3.5M
927 NAICS 927 10 1 $3,174 $1.6M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

4,947

jobs · $124,810 avg pay

State Government

1,034

jobs · $68,741 avg pay

Local Government

12,505

jobs · $68,147 avg pay

Private

89,951

jobs · $67,079 avg pay

MD Unemployment

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

4.4%

April 2026

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