Guilford County, NC

FIPS 37081 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Guilford County had an annual average of 287,996 jobs across 17,453 establishments, paying $17.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

287,996

+0.3% YoY

Establishments

17,453

Total Wages

$17.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$61,546

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 Guilford County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 23,832 1,244 $436 $540.5M
611 NAICS 611 22,490 427 $1,262 $1,289.9M
561 NAICS 561 22,416 1,236 $1,147 $977.9M
621 NAICS 621 15,023 1,036 $1,564 $1,221.6M
541 NAICS 541 13,344 2,298 $1,667 $1,156.6M
423 NAICS 423 11,915 782 $1,634 $1,012.3M
921 NAICS 921 9,501 19 $2,096 $569.0M
238 NAICS 238 9,300 893 $1,398 $675.9M
445 NAICS 445 6,325 234 $635 $197.9M
492 NAICS 492 6,317 65 $779 $256.0M
455 NAICS 455 6,010 158 $566 $176.9M
522 NAICS 522 5,660 323 $1,874 $551.5M
424 NAICS 424 5,433 332 $1,419 $400.8M
484 NAICS 484 5,311 370 $1,207 $333.4M
551 NAICS 551 5,130 123 $2,526 $674.0M
336 NAICS 336 5,072 20 $1,560 $411.4M
325 NAICS 325 4,605 54 $1,917 $459.1M
441 NAICS 441 4,501 258 $1,327 $310.5M
531 NAICS 531 3,797 782 $1,314 $259.5M
236 NAICS 236 3,167 541 $1,772 $291.9M
493 NAICS 493 3,124 53 $1,130 $183.4M
491 NAICS 491 3,090 34 $1,374 $220.7M
444 NAICS 444 3,036 132 $868 $137.1M
721 NAICS 721 3,024 144 $713 $112.1M
811 NAICS 811 2,972 443 $1,093 $169.0M
524 NAICS 524 2,909 368 $2,162 $327.0M
337 NAICS 337 2,824 68 $1,022 $150.0M
488 NAICS 488 2,781 94 $2,314 $196.9M
713 NAICS 713 2,774 151 $426 $61.4M
456 NAICS 456 2,607 195 $1,764 $135.1M
459 NAICS 459 2,604 389 $608 $82.3M
333 NAICS 333 2,588 43 $1,529 $205.9M
449 NAICS 449 2,582 216 $1,173 $157.5M
458 NAICS 458 2,460 225 $552 $70.6M
332 NAICS 332 2,448 92 $1,234 $157.2M
812 NAICS 812 2,100 406 $692 $75.6M
334 NAICS 334 2,029 17 $2,959 $312.2M
457 NAICS 457 1,926 289 $655 $65.5M
813 NAICS 813 1,834 207 $942 $89.8M
517 NAICS 517 1,831 40 $2,268 $117.5M
323 NAICS 323 1,643 80 $1,125 $96.1M
237 NAICS 237 1,643 68 $1,386 $118.4M
326 NAICS 326 1,538 34 $1,126 $90.0M
322 NAICS 322 1,401 26 $1,233 $89.8M
313 NAICS 313 1,240 27 $1,196 $77.2M
532 NAICS 532 1,133 108 $1,365 $80.4M
339 NAICS 339 1,050 54 $1,071 $58.5M
311 NAICS 311 1,032 52 $1,167 $62.6M
335 NAICS 335 986 18 $1,447 $74.2M
523 NAICS 523 841 258 $3,466 $151.6M
922 NAICS 922 800 13 $2,245 $67.2M
562 NAICS 562 790 51 $1,478 $60.7M
711 NAICS 711 738 94 $701 $26.9M
425 NAICS 425 706 165 $2,195 $80.6M
485 NAICS 485 686 22 $1,021 $36.4M
513 NAICS 513 659 136 $1,957 $67.0M
327 NAICS 327 600 21 $1,400 $43.7M
312 NAICS 312 541 17 $1,482 $41.7M
926 NAICS 926 525 16 $1,673 $38.6M
315 NAICS 315 504 10 $779 $20.4M
221 NAICS 221 392 14 $2,118 $43.2M
314 NAICS 314 378 20 $839 $16.5M
624 NAICS 624 378 2 $1,385 $25.3M
814 NAICS 814 354 352 $475 $8.7M
518 NAICS 518 333 48 $2,649 $45.8M
712 NAICS 712 329 12 $1,280 $9.3M
516 NAICS 516 299 22 $1,364 $21.2M
331 NAICS 331 288 5 $1,263 $18.9M
321 NAICS 321 284 23 $1,397 $20.6M
512 NAICS 512 237 45 $658 $8.1M
925 NAICS 925 218 3 $2,541 $18.2M
111 NAICS 111 196 30 $917 $9.3M
923 NAICS 923 138 5 $1,966 $12.2M
928 NAICS 928 118 4 $1,929 $11.8M
112 NAICS 112 76 14 $603 $2.4M
924 NAICS 924 69 5 $1,042 $2.8M
525 NAICS 525 34 15 $2,760 $4.8M
115 NAICS 115 32 8 $679 $1.1M
113 NAICS 113 16 4 $1,309 $1.1M
533 NAICS 533 14 4 $1,255 $0.9M
519 NAICS 519 13 8 $2,347 $1.0M
999 NAICS 999 13 45 $1,611 $1.1M
622 NAICS 622 4 2 $1,545 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

4,264

jobs · $81,351 avg pay

State Government

7,809

jobs · $65,132 avg pay

Local Government

19,898

jobs · $56,180 avg pay

Private

256,025

jobs · $61,524 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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