Gaston County, NC

FIPS 37071 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Gaston County had an annual average of 79,486 jobs across 5,634 establishments, paying $4.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

79,486

+2.7% YoY

Establishments

5,634

Total Wages

$4.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,211

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 Gaston County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 7,530 442 $426 $166.7M
611 NAICS 611 5,928 129 $945 $281.7M
621 NAICS 621 5,772 360 $1,983 $454.0M
336 NAICS 336 4,754 14 $1,430 $353.4M
561 NAICS 561 3,726 398 $1,100 $156.1M
921 NAICS 921 3,600 14 $1,231 $230.3M
238 NAICS 238 3,580 445 $1,263 $235.2M
455 NAICS 455 2,808 70 $570 $83.2M
623 NAICS 623 2,148 67 $797 $89.0M
332 NAICS 332 2,074 83 $1,163 $125.4M
313 NAICS 313 2,048 34 $839 $89.4M
441 NAICS 441 1,950 94 $1,113 $112.8M
541 NAICS 541 1,911 603 $1,830 $153.7M
445 NAICS 445 1,762 78 $484 $44.0M
423 NAICS 423 1,292 176 $1,341 $90.1M
491 NAICS 491 1,069 12 $1,280 $71.1M
424 NAICS 424 1,062 82 $1,383 $76.3M
811 NAICS 811 1,042 193 $1,039 $56.3M
311 NAICS 311 997 22 $903 $46.8M
459 NAICS 459 961 112 $580 $29.0M
237 NAICS 237 871 32 $1,558 $70.6M
713 NAICS 713 848 47 $322 $14.2M
333 NAICS 333 839 35 $1,105 $48.2M
444 NAICS 444 811 43 $719 $30.3M
325 NAICS 325 801 18 $1,830 $76.2M
339 NAICS 339 799 14 $1,659 $69.0M
457 NAICS 457 687 103 $570 $20.4M
236 NAICS 236 686 169 $2,051 $49.8M
456 NAICS 456 662 72 $825 $28.4M
721 NAICS 721 574 29 $511 $15.3M
531 NAICS 531 554 239 $1,048 $30.2M
812 NAICS 812 550 122 $619 $17.7M
522 NAICS 522 514 93 $1,294 $34.6M
326 NAICS 326 512 16 $1,260 $33.6M
484 NAICS 484 500 124 $1,116 $29.0M
458 NAICS 458 496 60 $486 $12.5M
524 NAICS 524 472 108 $1,415 $34.7M
492 NAICS 492 399 14 $991 $20.6M
923 NAICS 923 394 4 $1,757 $30.9M
488 NAICS 488 389 25 $510 $10.3M
221 NAICS 221 384 22 $2,094 $41.8M
562 NAICS 562 378 22 $1,414 $27.8M
321 NAICS 321 355 14 $989 $18.3M
551 NAICS 551 330 34 $2,311 $39.6M
922 NAICS 922 304 5 $2,903 $19.6M
449 NAICS 449 257 37 $923 $12.3M
517 NAICS 517 252 16 $1,647 $21.6M
337 NAICS 337 232 10 $1,182 $14.2M
513 NAICS 513 214 31 $1,197 $13.3M
813 NAICS 813 199 43 $1,087 $11.3M
485 NAICS 485 180 9 $529 $5.0M
493 NAICS 493 154 11 $943 $7.6M
323 NAICS 323 135 16 $1,032 $7.2M
327 NAICS 327 116 6 $1,060 $6.4M
926 NAICS 926 110 8 $1,437 $7.4M
334 NAICS 334 100 8 $1,232 $6.4M
814 NAICS 814 77 97 $559 $2.2M
425 NAICS 425 74 33 $2,377 $9.2M
622 NAICS 622 63 8 $2,308 $7.5M
312 NAICS 312 60 6 $571 $1.8M
516 NAICS 516 40 10 $788 $1.6M
111 NAICS 111 34 10 $526 $0.9M
512 NAICS 512 28 13 $531 $0.8M
624 NAICS 624 25 1 $992 $1.3M
335 NAICS 335 24 3 $1,133 $1.4M
924 NAICS 924 20 2 $841 $0.9M
315 NAICS 315 16 4 $621 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 12 2 $1,280 $0.8M
999 NAICS 999 11 17 $1,400 $0.8M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,159

jobs · $67,618 avg pay

State Government

1,086

jobs · $51,167 avg pay

Local Government

8,265

jobs · $58,643 avg pay

Private

68,976

jobs · $53,502 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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