Henderson County, NC

FIPS 37089 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Henderson County had an annual average of 44,207 jobs across 4,121 establishments, paying $2.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

44,207

+3.7% YoY

Establishments

4,121

Total Wages

$2.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,106

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 Henderson County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 3,407 228 $483 $85.5M
611 NAICS 611 2,806 81 $988 $131.6M
621 NAICS 621 2,731 251 $1,322 $187.8M
561 NAICS 561 2,326 297 $1,232 $112.7M
238 NAICS 238 1,970 326 $1,170 $119.8M
445 NAICS 445 1,804 45 $576 $47.0M
622 NAICS 622 1,720 24 $1,541 $137.8M
541 NAICS 541 1,628 524 $1,408 $119.2M
623 NAICS 623 1,522 30 $820 $64.9M
921 NAICS 921 1,482 6 $1,172 $90.3M
441 NAICS 441 1,174 59 $1,333 $81.4M
326 NAICS 326 1,109 11 $1,250 $72.1M
423 NAICS 423 1,036 123 $1,271 $68.5M
492 NAICS 492 891 20 $804 $37.2M
455 NAICS 455 858 35 $585 $26.1M
721 NAICS 721 754 54 $675 $26.5M
336 NAICS 336 745 8 $1,627 $63.0M
111 NAICS 111 695 55 $735 $26.6M
444 NAICS 444 670 48 $867 $30.2M
236 NAICS 236 667 197 $1,254 $43.5M
424 NAICS 424 658 70 $1,318 $45.1M
331 NAICS 331 588 3 $1,200 $36.7M
312 NAICS 312 580 19 $1,070 $32.3M
812 NAICS 812 567 107 $764 $22.5M
115 NAICS 115 521 16 $975 $26.4M
811 NAICS 811 510 111 $989 $25.9M
484 NAICS 484 489 44 $1,100 $27.9M
713 NAICS 713 473 35 $582 $14.3M
311 NAICS 311 408 15 $1,036 $22.0M
522 NAICS 522 405 56 $1,153 $24.3M
313 NAICS 313 400 6 $1,510 $31.4M
332 NAICS 332 386 29 $1,093 $21.9M
459 NAICS 459 375 90 $592 $11.5M
813 NAICS 813 351 43 $821 $15.0M
327 NAICS 327 328 7 $1,397 $23.8M
531 NAICS 531 322 214 $923 $15.4M
457 NAICS 457 292 44 $674 $10.2M
493 NAICS 493 284 10 $879 $13.0M
456 NAICS 456 246 33 $796 $10.2M
481 NAICS 481 233 5 $1,461 $17.7M
333 NAICS 333 226 13 $1,448 $17.0M
337 NAICS 337 174 8 $862 $7.8M
922 NAICS 922 171 5 $1,257 $11.2M
491 NAICS 491 167 14 $1,393 $12.1M
458 NAICS 458 157 24 $607 $5.0M
524 NAICS 524 155 66 $1,320 $10.6M
517 NAICS 517 139 4 $1,502 $10.8M
339 NAICS 339 138 9 $1,508 $10.9M
449 NAICS 449 135 34 $986 $6.9M
425 NAICS 425 100 22 $1,535 $8.0M
221 NAICS 221 95 5 $1,962 $9.7M
926 NAICS 926 90 8 $1,431 $6.4M
562 NAICS 562 89 20 $973 $4.5M
237 NAICS 237 80 16 $1,673 $7.0M
814 NAICS 814 75 72 $507 $2.0M
923 NAICS 923 41 4 $1,587 $2.3M
513 NAICS 513 30 33 $1,838 $2.9M
512 NAICS 512 29 12 $923 $1.4M
551 NAICS 551 29 8 $2,582 $3.9M
516 NAICS 516 21 10 $900 $1.0M
712 NAICS 712 18 1 $1,463 $1.4M
925 NAICS 925 10 1 $1,046 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 8 2 $1,819 $0.6M
928 NAICS 928 5 1 $2,854 $0.7M
999 NAICS 999 5 20 $1,185 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

220

jobs · $73,876 avg pay

State Government

653

jobs · $52,097 avg pay

Local Government

5,104

jobs · $63,460 avg pay

Private

38,230

jobs · $52,778 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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