Harford County, MD
FIPS 24025 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Harford County had an annual average of 95,189 jobs across 6,155 establishments, paying $6.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
95,189
+0.9% YoY
Establishments
6,155
Total Wages
$6.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$68,532
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 10,108 | 6 | $2,520 | $1,324.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 8,693 | 943 | $2,222 | $959.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 7,615 | 385 | $595 | $188.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 7,503 | 159 | $1,498 | $471.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 4,510 | 452 | $1,206 | $282.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,383 | 383 | $979 | $223.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 3,672 | 503 | $1,400 | $267.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 3,472 | 154 | $577 | $104.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 3,341 | 9 | $910 | $158.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,247 | 163 | $792 | $92.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,198 | 35 | $525 | $60.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,832 | 82 | $1,438 | $137.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,634 | 71 | $1,019 | $34.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,545 | 54 | $1,358 | $109.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,456 | 20 | $1,511 | $114.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,263 | 183 | $658 | $43.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,220 | 258 | $1,382 | $87.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,203 | 15 | $1,282 | $80.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,196 | 135 | $1,565 | $97.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,183 | 113 | $938 | $43.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,151 | 217 | $1,156 | $69.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,107 | 48 | $715 | $41.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,019 | 111 | $1,492 | $79.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 869 | 108 | $1,384 | $62.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 740 | 87 | $820 | $31.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 737 | 31 | $1,563 | $59.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 732 | 51 | $1,058 | $40.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 648 | 116 | $1,593 | $53.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 622 | 57 | $780 | $25.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 599 | 232 | $1,179 | $36.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 537 | 33 | $785 | $21.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 521 | 10 | $2,092 | $56.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 511 | 41 | $818 | $15.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 510 | 73 | $894 | $23.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 496 | 10 | $2,145 | $55.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 455 | 10 | $999 | $23.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 429 | 39 | $509 | $11.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 366 | 4 | $1,323 | $25.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 358 | 49 | $806 | $15.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 344 | 14 | $1,345 | $24.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 332 | 18 | $1,259 | $21.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 326 | 33 | $920 | $15.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 280 | 31 | $1,071 | $15.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 263 | 40 | $2,729 | $37.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 247 | 71 | $2,814 | $36.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 236 | 9 | $2,528 | $21.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 226 | 10 | $1,417 | $16.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 179 | 16 | $2,274 | $21.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 160 | 17 | $1,732 | $14.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 158 | 10 | $1,249 | $10.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 127 | 10 | $1,153 | $7.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 126 | 4 | $2,679 | $7.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 116 | 12 | $445 | $2.7M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 107 | 30 | $434 | $2.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 96 | 14 | $782 | $3.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 90 | 71 | $780 | $3.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 87 | 26 | $1,976 | $8.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 71 | 16 | $1,261 | $4.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 64 | 2 | $2,702 | $8.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 59 | 6 | $634 | $1.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 54 | 18 | $2,353 | $6.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 51 | 11 | $937 | $2.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 39 | 8 | $889 | $1.8M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 34 | 10 | $1,914 | $3.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 33 | 8 | $1,056 | $1.8M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 25 | 1 | $517 | $0.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 22 | 5 | $1,369 | $1.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 21 | 7 | $1,317 | $1.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 13 | 1 | $2,607 | $1.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 10 | 12 | $2,947 | $1.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 6 | 1 | $1,922 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
11,376
jobs · $126,767 avg pay
State Government
625
jobs · $65,783 avg pay
Local Government
9,034
jobs · $69,467 avg pay
Private
74,154
jobs · $59,509 avg pay
MD Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.4%
April 2026
Other MD Counties
The largest counties in MD by total employment.
- Montgomery County 462,298 jobs
- Baltimore County 331,441 jobs
- Anne Arundel County 288,448 jobs
- Baltimore City 282,601 jobs
- Prince George's County 262,343 jobs
- Howard County 156,737 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 130,655 jobs
- Frederick County 108,437 jobs