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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Harris County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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