Herkimer County, NY

FIPS 36043 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Herkimer County had an annual average of 15,520 jobs across 1,297 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

15,520

+0.4% YoY

Establishments

1,297

Total Wages

$0.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,382

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 Herkimer County, NY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 2,337 44 $1,065 $127.8M
722 NAICS 722 1,272 129 $406 $26.9M
623 NAICS 623 1,143 40 $2,045 $61.7M
921 NAICS 921 972 27 $745 $37.6M
444 NAICS 444 657 18 $823 $28.1M
423 NAICS 423 629 24 $1,239 $40.5M
621 NAICS 621 571 44 $1,025 $30.4M
332 NAICS 332 554 15 $1,133 $32.6M
455 NAICS 455 512 9 $613 $16.3M
238 NAICS 238 508 91 $1,619 $42.8M
485 NAICS 485 323 11 $870 $13.6M
541 NAICS 541 315 65 $1,918 $31.5M
713 NAICS 713 314 26 $653 $10.7M
484 NAICS 484 271 26 $1,412 $19.9M
721 NAICS 721 248 28 $519 $6.7M
445 NAICS 445 231 18 $546 $6.6M
457 NAICS 457 226 30 $679 $8.0M
813 NAICS 813 216 46 $454 $5.1M
456 NAICS 456 208 11 $1,087 $11.8M
561 NAICS 561 178 48 $873 $8.1M
441 NAICS 441 174 26 $968 $8.7M
237 NAICS 237 130 8 $1,856 $12.6M
459 NAICS 459 124 29 $778 $5.0M
522 NAICS 522 122 20 $931 $5.9M
112 NAICS 112 121 23 $869 $5.5M
551 NAICS 551 113 6 $1,185 $7.0M
311 NAICS 311 107 8 $1,059 $5.9M
922 NAICS 922 104 7 $3,499 $18.9M
236 NAICS 236 85 34 $1,109 $4.9M
562 NAICS 562 84 6 $1,081 $4.7M
321 NAICS 321 72 4 $940 $3.5M
491 NAICS 491 66 16 $1,185 $4.1M
524 NAICS 524 65 20 $1,094 $3.7M
326 NAICS 326 65 3 $745 $2.5M
999 NAICS 999 61 69 $583 $1.8M
339 NAICS 339 47 3 $1,021 $2.5M
212 NAICS 212 38 5 $1,215 $2.4M
458 NAICS 458 36 6 $367 $0.7M
517 NAICS 517 35 5 $1,298 $2.4M
519 NAICS 519 32 8 $276 $0.5M
449 NAICS 449 31 10 $712 $1.1M
924 NAICS 924 31 8 $1,939 $3.1M
928 NAICS 928 6 1 $819 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 1 1 $2,600 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

73

jobs · $61,174 avg pay

State Government

391

jobs · $121,206 avg pay

Local Government

3,410

jobs · $49,824 avg pay

Private

11,646

jobs · $49,438 avg pay

NY Unemployment

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

4.6%

April 2026

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