Harris County, TX
FIPS 48201 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Harris County had an annual average of 2,445,971 jobs across 124,541 establishments, paying $216.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
2,445,971
+1% YoY
Establishments
124,541
Total Wages
$216.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$88,554
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 217,429 | 18,732 | $2,521 | $28,494.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 207,052 | 9,290 | $528 | $5,682.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 176,536 | 6,397 | $1,269 | $11,306.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 173,535 | 1,522 | $1,553 | $11,219.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 142,932 | 10,725 | $1,578 | $10,010.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 88,626 | 168 | $2,366 | $8,160.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 87,350 | 5,020 | $2,044 | $9,285.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 86,589 | 5,013 | $1,500 | $6,751.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 50,185 | 2,177 | $649 | $1,693.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 45,236 | 2,575 | $2,111 | $4,965.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 42,402 | 1,350 | $1,629 | $3,592.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 41,261 | 1,893 | $2,366 | $5,076.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 39,407 | 886 | $626 | $1,282.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 38,510 | 4,663 | $638 | $1,277.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 36,554 | 799 | $1,973 | $3,749.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 35,958 | 5,800 | $1,672 | $3,125.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 34,549 | 789 | $4,106 | $7,375.8M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 34,059 | 443 | $5,607 | $9,931.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 33,882 | 630 | $2,164 | $3,812.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 33,378 | 1,638 | $1,461 | $2,535.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 32,703 | 3,052 | $1,498 | $2,547.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 32,498 | 2,393 | $3,316 | $4,021.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 31,503 | 1,082 | $3,380 | $2,522.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 31,314 | 68 | $2,614 | $3,521.0M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 28,110 | 777 | $3,404 | $4,976.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 27,719 | 2,392 | $2,937 | $3,213.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 27,102 | 476 | $3,116 | $4,391.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 25,994 | 2,988 | $1,350 | $1,109.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 24,431 | 1,852 | $1,912 | $2,428.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 22,929 | 358 | $1,132 | $1,349.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 22,066 | 546 | $841 | $964.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 22,032 | 413 | $3,186 | $3,461.8M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 20,976 | 98 | $2,552 | $2,784.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 20,162 | 1,044 | $849 | $889.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 18,075 | 1,962 | $658 | $618.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 17,758 | 1,556 | $605 | $558.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 17,243 | 853 | $609 | $481.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 16,799 | 1,962 | $5,622 | $4,910.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 15,422 | 638 | $891 | $714.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 14,500 | 1,014 | $1,669 | $1,258.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 14,113 | 267 | $946 | $694.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 14,029 | 67 | $2,379 | $1,119.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 13,921 | 1,557 | $911 | $659.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 13,069 | 1,111 | $1,150 | $781.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 11,316 | 904 | $1,218 | $682.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 10,929 | 1,854 | $642 | $364.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 10,553 | 262 | $2,541 | $1,394.3M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 10,463 | 144 | $4,463 | $2,428.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 9,742 | 465 | $2,140 | $1,059.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 9,667 | 428 | $963 | $484.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 8,517 | 360 | $2,068 | $915.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 8,098 | 182 | $1,433 | $603.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 7,706 | 1,224 | $2,259 | $905.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 7,605 | 156 | $1,330 | $457.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 7,569 | 96 | $1,372 | $539.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 6,504 | 371 | $3,439 | $1,163.2M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 6,222 | 144 | $1,806 | $584.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 5,870 | 198 | $1,406 | $429.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 5,673 | 350 | $1,418 | $418.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 5,391 | 463 | $2,778 | $778.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 5,048 | 127 | $2,154 | $565.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 4,844 | 64 | $964 | $237.3M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 4,760 | 66 | $4,182 | $1,035.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 4,663 | 4,259 | $639 | $155.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 3,973 | 19 | $2,099 | $320.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 3,773 | 56 | $1,951 | $357.8M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 3,756 | 90 | $1,527 | $298.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 3,565 | 339 | $1,104 | $204.6M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 3,343 | 94 | $2,470 | $429.4M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 3,010 | 1 | $3,057 | $478.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 2,970 | 295 | $2,635 | $407.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 2,536 | 134 | $1,156 | $152.4M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 2,397 | 122 | $2,066 | $257.4M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 2,361 | 137 | $1,111 | $136.4M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 2,252 | 88 | $1,595 | $186.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 2,108 | 207 | $706 | $77.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1,650 | 1,021 | $1,769 | $96.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,562 | 6 | $2,270 | $184.3M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,517 | 32 | $1,554 | $122.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,197 | 34 | $3,036 | $82.2M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 1,184 | 75 | $909 | $56.0M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 877 | 50 | $1,874 | $85.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 644 | 133 | $1,404 | $47.0M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 611 | 50 | $956 | $30.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 605 | 70 | $1,260 | $39.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 585 | 12 | $2,468 | $51.0M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 518 | 44 | $2,582 | $69.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 482 | 48 | $1,229 | $30.8M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 259 | 17 | $862 | $11.6M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 153 | 9 | $972 | $7.7M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 75 | 16 | $923 | $3.6M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 73 | 1 | $2,758 | $10.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
28,294
jobs · $112,644 avg pay
State Government
62,432
jobs · $103,404 avg pay
Local Government
193,264
jobs · $69,111 avg pay
Private
2,161,981
jobs · $89,548 avg pay
TX Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.3%
April 2026
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