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.
| 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
Other MD Counties
The largest counties in MD by total employment.
- Montgomery County 462,298 jobs
- Baltimore County 331,441 jobs
- Anne Arundel County 288,448 jobs
- Baltimore City 282,601 jobs
- Prince George's County 262,343 jobs
- Howard County 156,737 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 130,655 jobs
- Harford County 95,189 jobs