Halifax County, NC

FIPS 37083 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Halifax County had an annual average of 15,156 jobs across 1,093 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

15,156

+0.2% YoY

Establishments

1,093

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,039

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 Halifax County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,742 91 $374 $33.9M
611 NAICS 611 1,305 30 $954 $61.3M
621 NAICS 621 1,265 67 $1,016 $62.6M
921 NAICS 921 939 9 $863 $42.1M
622 NAICS 622 524 2 $1,417 $38.6M
455 NAICS 455 520 28 $500 $13.5M
623 NAICS 623 469 14 $695 $16.9M
561 NAICS 561 393 49 $1,111 $15.9M
238 NAICS 238 386 53 $1,265 $25.4M
445 NAICS 445 380 33 $439 $8.5M
321 NAICS 321 340 12 $954 $16.8M
624 NAICS 624 320 51 $524 $8.7M
457 NAICS 457 303 41 $767 $12.1M
922 NAICS 922 299 4 $1,255 $19.5M
721 NAICS 721 238 17 $404 $5.0M
423 NAICS 423 229 16 $1,497 $17.8M
444 NAICS 444 220 11 $653 $7.5M
456 NAICS 456 218 15 $1,923 $21.8M
541 NAICS 541 212 66 $1,558 $17.2M
812 NAICS 812 202 24 $837 $8.8M
441 NAICS 441 201 29 $794 $8.3M
811 NAICS 811 176 30 $817 $7.5M
531 NAICS 531 174 41 $1,334 $12.1M
522 NAICS 522 164 30 $1,279 $9.2M
424 NAICS 424 163 14 $962 $8.2M
459 NAICS 459 128 23 $543 $3.6M
562 NAICS 562 115 8 $991 $5.9M
491 NAICS 491 100 9 $1,240 $6.4M
926 NAICS 926 97 8 $1,265 $5.6M
112 NAICS 112 94 10 $899 $4.4M
111 NAICS 111 93 22 $613 $3.0M
458 NAICS 458 93 15 $413 $2.0M
449 NAICS 449 84 14 $687 $3.0M
113 NAICS 113 64 16 $1,501 $5.0M
484 NAICS 484 56 30 $1,303 $3.8M
551 NAICS 551 53 5 $1,482 $4.1M
713 NAICS 713 51 9 $605 $1.6M
221 NAICS 221 47 4 $1,310 $3.2M
923 NAICS 923 45 6 $1,695 $2.4M
115 NAICS 115 30 8 $1,352 $2.1M
813 NAICS 813 30 8 $404 $0.6M
532 NAICS 532 15 4 $789 $0.6M
814 NAICS 814 14 19 $381 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 11 2 $1,717 $0.7M
925 NAICS 925 9 1 $1,008 $0.5M
425 NAICS 425 3 3 $1,601 $0.2M
488 NAICS 488 3 1 $371 $0.1M
999 NAICS 999 3 2 $456 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

125

jobs · $66,907 avg pay

State Government

607

jobs · $56,099 avg pay

Local Government

2,550

jobs · $52,620 avg pay

Private

11,874

jobs · $45,169 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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