Harnett County, NC

FIPS 37085 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Harnett County had an annual average of 28,082 jobs across 2,385 establishments, paying $1.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

28,082

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

2,385

Total Wages

$1.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,954

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 Harnett County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 4,088 62 $1,070 $212.4M
722 NAICS 722 3,157 172 $381 $62.6M
445 NAICS 445 1,571 36 $823 $66.6M
921 NAICS 921 1,437 6 $1,068 $79.8M
621 NAICS 621 1,388 132 $1,909 $74.2M
238 NAICS 238 1,320 263 $1,083 $74.3M
561 NAICS 561 1,124 156 $1,246 $47.3M
455 NAICS 455 962 35 $526 $26.3M
624 NAICS 624 831 93 $931 $31.3M
622 NAICS 622 816 5 $1,279 $54.3M
541 NAICS 541 802 232 $1,282 $53.4M
237 NAICS 237 614 25 $1,269 $40.6M
449 NAICS 449 536 21 $865 $24.1M
444 NAICS 444 438 25 $728 $16.6M
236 NAICS 236 432 87 $1,357 $30.5M
441 NAICS 441 427 44 $797 $17.7M
456 NAICS 456 374 23 $748 $14.5M
457 NAICS 457 372 64 $527 $10.2M
332 NAICS 332 356 12 $1,197 $22.2M
922 NAICS 922 333 5 $1,250 $21.2M
811 NAICS 811 330 83 $1,050 $18.0M
713 NAICS 713 325 22 $291 $4.9M
423 NAICS 423 292 47 $1,332 $20.3M
551 NAICS 551 283 15 $1,286 $19.0M
321 NAICS 321 244 4 $1,128 $14.3M
522 NAICS 522 240 39 $1,186 $14.8M
459 NAICS 459 227 48 $579 $6.8M
531 NAICS 531 224 91 $777 $9.0M
562 NAICS 562 193 17 $1,140 $11.4M
484 NAICS 484 155 60 $934 $7.5M
424 NAICS 424 138 30 $1,396 $10.0M
524 NAICS 524 134 52 $1,003 $7.0M
111 NAICS 111 130 30 $666 $4.5M
491 NAICS 491 125 10 $1,175 $7.6M
327 NAICS 327 108 6 $1,071 $6.0M
339 NAICS 339 105 5 $879 $4.8M
311 NAICS 311 104 8 $799 $4.3M
721 NAICS 721 94 9 $421 $2.0M
458 NAICS 458 88 13 $359 $1.6M
325 NAICS 325 84 7 $926 $4.0M
926 NAICS 926 77 7 $1,577 $5.0M
812 NAICS 812 66 30 $680 $2.3M
813 NAICS 813 52 18 $1,057 $2.8M
814 NAICS 814 46 52 $506 $1.2M
924 NAICS 924 44 4 $1,694 $2.3M
333 NAICS 333 42 4 $897 $2.0M
513 NAICS 513 35 15 $1,093 $2.0M
112 NAICS 112 27 8 $962 $1.4M
337 NAICS 337 25 4 $964 $1.2M
518 NAICS 518 10 6 $1,658 $0.9M
928 NAICS 928 8 1 $1,652 $0.7M
925 NAICS 925 5 1 $999 $0.3M
923 NAICS 923 5 1 $566 $0.2M
999 NAICS 999 1 10 $593 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

158

jobs · $65,807 avg pay

State Government

551

jobs · $56,440 avg pay

Local Government

4,572

jobs · $58,036 avg pay

Private

22,801

jobs · $44,374 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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