Haywood County, NC

FIPS 37087 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Haywood County had an annual average of 17,497 jobs across 1,983 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

17,497

0% YoY

Establishments

1,983

Total Wages

$0.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,226

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 Haywood County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 2,284 143 $465 $55.2M
611 NAICS 611 1,320 36 $995 $61.7M
921 NAICS 921 1,024 5 $957 $50.9M
445 NAICS 445 934 29 $503 $24.3M
561 NAICS 561 904 130 $1,043 $47.2M
621 NAICS 621 762 104 $1,106 $43.8M
541 NAICS 541 614 232 $1,326 $42.3M
455 NAICS 455 608 23 $568 $18.0M
623 NAICS 623 605 16 $799 $25.1M
238 NAICS 238 593 140 $1,153 $35.6M
721 NAICS 721 417 48 $554 $12.0M
441 NAICS 441 368 28 $1,089 $20.9M
444 NAICS 444 361 22 $723 $13.6M
457 NAICS 457 349 32 $780 $14.2M
713 NAICS 713 322 16 $764 $12.8M
812 NAICS 812 251 48 $686 $8.9M
459 NAICS 459 241 57 $578 $7.2M
522 NAICS 522 235 28 $1,309 $16.0M
236 NAICS 236 223 88 $1,077 $12.5M
237 NAICS 237 220 10 $1,140 $13.1M
449 NAICS 449 210 27 $1,074 $11.8M
524 NAICS 524 189 46 $1,479 $14.6M
312 NAICS 312 171 5 $555 $4.9M
531 NAICS 531 166 98 $926 $8.0M
811 NAICS 811 163 41 $905 $7.7M
423 NAICS 423 151 36 $1,276 $10.0M
456 NAICS 456 135 15 $781 $5.5M
491 NAICS 491 99 6 $1,275 $6.6M
922 NAICS 922 95 5 $1,404 $6.9M
424 NAICS 424 88 27 $980 $4.5M
458 NAICS 458 88 14 $506 $2.3M
484 NAICS 484 87 32 $1,175 $5.3M
926 NAICS 926 84 7 $1,421 $5.7M
562 NAICS 562 72 10 $1,087 $4.1M
814 NAICS 814 71 62 $630 $2.3M
327 NAICS 327 67 7 $1,170 $4.1M
532 NAICS 532 54 13 $718 $2.0M
513 NAICS 513 54 16 $1,237 $3.5M
551 NAICS 551 53 9 $1,583 $4.4M
813 NAICS 813 53 27 $1,410 $2.4M
517 NAICS 517 46 5 $1,538 $3.7M
112 NAICS 112 41 7 $691 $1.5M
337 NAICS 337 40 7 $1,204 $2.5M
924 NAICS 924 33 3 $1,717 $2.2M
923 NAICS 923 29 3 $986 $1.5M
425 NAICS 425 28 11 $1,064 $1.5M
111 NAICS 111 24 10 $471 $0.6M
221 NAICS 221 22 2 $1,121 $1.3M
512 NAICS 512 12 3 $1,023 $0.6M
518 NAICS 518 9 6 $2,151 $1.0M
516 NAICS 516 8 3 $829 $0.4M
712 NAICS 712 7 1 $1,368 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 7 1 $810 $0.3M
622 NAICS 622 6 1 $953 $0.3M
999 NAICS 999 1 8 $146 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

124

jobs · $68,793 avg pay

State Government

491

jobs · $51,249 avg pay

Local Government

2,044

jobs · $50,151 avg pay

Private

14,838

jobs · $45,332 avg pay

NC Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.7%

April 2026

Compare all state unemployment rates →

Other NC Counties

The largest counties in NC by total employment.