Hale County, TX
FIPS 48189 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Hale County had an annual average of 10,866 jobs across 854 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
10,866
-0.6% YoY
Establishments
854
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$48,708
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 868 | 50 | $370 | $16.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 367 | 9 | $608 | $11.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 353 | 40 | $1,088 | $20.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 347 | 5 | $1,152 | $20.8M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 324 | 19 | $1,001 | $16.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 313 | 9 | $467 | $7.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 306 | 20 | $1,717 | $27.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 290 | 53 | $1,386 | $20.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 276 | 38 | $1,102 | $15.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 237 | 105 | $677 | $8.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 214 | 27 | $1,318 | $14.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 195 | 30 | $1,025 | $10.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 185 | 4 | $784 | $7.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 174 | 8 | $1,168 | $10.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 148 | 20 | $1,321 | $10.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 145 | 16 | $329 | $2.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 144 | 9 | $1,983 | $14.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 143 | 18 | $1,040 | $7.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 142 | 16 | $1,517 | $11.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 138 | 17 | $764 | $5.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 135 | 26 | $507 | $3.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 113 | 9 | $994 | $5.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 112 | 14 | $1,015 | $5.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 108 | 15 | $557 | $3.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 84 | 8 | $358 | $1.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 81 | 24 | $944 | $4.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 71 | 19 | $583 | $2.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 60 | 5 | $389 | $1.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 51 | 6 | $1,098 | $2.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 50 | 9 | $837 | $2.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 49 | 26 | $702 | $1.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 48 | 7 | $703 | $1.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 41 | 6 | $826 | $1.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 39 | 10 | $460 | $0.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 34 | 4 | $1,539 | $2.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 26 | 9 | $1,126 | $1.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 15 | 7 | $613 | $0.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 14 | 5 | $580 | $0.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 13 | 4 | $1,206 | $0.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 12 | 2 | $1,223 | $0.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 12 | 6 | $1,398 | $0.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 10 | 6 | $922 | $0.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 8 | 4 | $373 | $0.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 7 | 3 | $834 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
71
jobs · $60,170 avg pay
State Government
559
jobs · $57,936 avg pay
Local Government
1,721
jobs · $46,427 avg pay
Private
8,515
jobs · $48,468 avg pay
TX Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.3%
April 2026
Other TX Counties
The largest counties in TX by total employment.
- Harris County 2,445,971 jobs
- Dallas County 1,826,215 jobs
- Tarrant County 1,010,351 jobs
- Bexar County 932,387 jobs
- Travis County 903,334 jobs
- Collin County 488,266 jobs
- El Paso County 333,907 jobs
- Denton County 313,782 jobs