Greene County, NC
FIPS 37079 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Greene County had an annual average of 4,500 jobs across 380 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
4,500
-0.9% YoY
Establishments
380
Total Wages
$0.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$48,300
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 875 | 3 | $1,287 | $58.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 475 | 9 | $1,076 | $26.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 292 | 4 | $764 | $11.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 242 | 28 | $1,095 | $13.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 242 | 33 | $1,027 | $12.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 146 | 19 | $1,021 | $7.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 105 | 4 | $1,094 | $6.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 95 | 18 | $783 | $3.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 86 | 6 | $444 | $2.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 86 | 5 | $1,191 | $5.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 75 | 15 | $536 | $2.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 70 | 6 | $862 | $3.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 59 | 6 | $1,120 | $3.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 57 | 20 | $1,232 | $3.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 50 | 10 | $607 | $1.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 44 | 3 | $977 | $2.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 39 | 7 | $608 | $1.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 30 | 15 | $696 | $1.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 28 | 10 | $791 | $1.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 27 | 8 | $481 | $0.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 24 | 5 | $1,225 | $1.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 23 | 4 | $1,133 | $1.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 12 | 4 | $450 | $0.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 10 | 2 | $591 | $0.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 9 | 4 | $288 | $0.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 6 | 1 | $337 | $0.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 2 | 1 | $1,079 | $0.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1 | 1 | $1,009 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
32
jobs · $60,226 avg pay
State Government
924
jobs · $65,592 avg pay
Local Government
764
jobs · $49,068 avg pay
Private
2,780
jobs · $42,189 avg pay
NC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.7%
April 2026
Other NC Counties
The largest counties in NC by total employment.
- Mecklenburg County 788,435 jobs
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- Unknown Or Undefined 242,910 jobs
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- Forsyth County 192,586 jobs
- Buncombe County 136,496 jobs
- New Hanover County 130,465 jobs