Hennepin County, MN
FIPS 27053 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Hennepin County had an annual average of 917,117 jobs across 44,785 establishments, paying $82.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
917,117
+0.3% YoY
Establishments
44,785
Total Wages
$82.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$90,157
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 | 91,103 | 7,085 | $2,593 | $12,283.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 64,847 | 1,093 | $1,759 | $4,732.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 57,079 | 2,857 | $606 | $1,798.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 51,998 | 660 | $2,755 | $7,448.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 47,406 | 2,089 | $1,835 | $2,699.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 45,854 | 2,397 | $1,763 | $4,052.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 42,804 | 2,860 | $1,428 | $1,603.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 41,008 | 51 | $2,239 | $3,947.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 31,706 | 1,015 | $3,125 | $5,151.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 28,456 | 1,574 | $2,298 | $3,400.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 28,058 | 960 | $1,423 | $1,358.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 21,829 | 579 | $2,920 | $3,173.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 20,829 | 1,601 | $1,783 | $1,931.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 14,782 | 1,059 | $3,941 | $3,029.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 14,275 | 2,036 | $1,488 | $1,104.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 13,929 | 298 | $1,939 | $1,404.6M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 13,716 | 30 | $2,254 | $1,607.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 13,611 | 233 | $840 | $594.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 13,216 | 172 | $2,216 | $1,522.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 12,858 | 526 | $677 | $452.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 11,917 | 79 | $2,659 | $923.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 10,553 | 684 | $2,217 | $1,216.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 10,545 | 151 | $1,881 | $1,031.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 9,836 | 806 | $2,259 | $1,155.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 9,776 | 266 | $1,655 | $841.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 9,665 | 444 | $684 | $286.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 9,648 | 1,032 | $1,142 | $572.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 9,439 | 1,127 | $1,516 | $370.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 8,511 | 215 | $806 | $356.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 8,246 | 749 | $750 | $321.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 6,950 | 590 | $593 | $214.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 6,851 | 284 | $1,407 | $501.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 6,786 | 38 | $2,437 | $686.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 6,773 | 448 | $2,308 | $812.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 6,485 | 472 | $1,359 | $458.4M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 5,824 | 402 | $2,565 | $580.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 5,681 | 98 | $896 | $264.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 5,665 | 180 | $867 | $255.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 5,450 | 722 | $1,381 | $391.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 5,122 | 106 | $1,616 | $307.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 4,792 | 196 | $1,439 | $358.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 4,484 | 206 | $3,489 | $778.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 4,370 | 124 | $3,120 | $375.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,326 | 138 | $1,616 | $363.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 4,186 | 81 | $1,417 | $308.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 4,171 | 368 | $1,096 | $237.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 4,129 | 59 | $2,154 | $462.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 4,017 | 62 | $2,920 | $587.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 3,852 | 48 | $1,901 | $353.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 3,634 | 78 | $1,721 | $288.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,419 | 116 | $2,137 | $339.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,958 | 254 | $1,312 | $201.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,923 | 50 | $1,467 | $222.9M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 2,825 | 54 | $1,835 | $269.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,632 | 268 | $680 | $93.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2,534 | 14 | $2,238 | $125.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 2,463 | 181 | $1,383 | $177.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 2,331 | 495 | $2,401 | $291.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,258 | 141 | $2,235 | $258.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 2,005 | 34 | $1,782 | $165.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,696 | 30 | $1,661 | $146.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,682 | 219 | $2,454 | $162.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 1,546 | 2,610 | $657 | $52.8M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 1,424 | 60 | $835 | $61.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 1,319 | 67 | $1,436 | $98.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,163 | 95 | $1,524 | $92.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,123 | 9 | $1,730 | $100.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1,019 | 34 | $1,057 | $55.2M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 957 | 13 | $1,529 | $76.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 860 | 142 | $829 | $37.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 756 | 72 | $2,083 | $81.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 706 | 9 | $2,525 | $66.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 655 | 37 | $850 | $28.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 595 | 27 | $1,512 | $46.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 551 | 31 | $2,110 | $60.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 519 | 38 | $1,181 | $31.9M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 511 | 25 | $3,186 | $84.6M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 270 | 24 | $941 | $13.2M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 157 | 22 | $1,009 | $8.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 67 | 32 | $1,052 | $3.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 43 | 13 | $797 | $1.8M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
13,082
jobs · $104,239 avg pay
State Government
24,939
jobs · $90,229 avg pay
Local Government
54,512
jobs · $74,645 avg pay
Private
824,584
jobs · $90,957 avg pay
MN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.5%
April 2026
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