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.
| 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
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