Hudson County, NJ
FIPS 34017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Hudson County had an annual average of 273,729 jobs across 19,208 establishments, paying $26.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
273,729
+0.3% YoY
Establishments
19,208
Total Wages
$26.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$94,901
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 21,497 | 266 | $1,527 | $1,637.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 19,158 | 1,580 | $628 | $624.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 18,869 | 253 | $3,876 | $3,803.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 14,924 | 809 | $1,351 | $811.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 14,770 | 1,946 | $2,833 | $2,171.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 13,733 | 249 | $4,449 | $3,176.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 13,076 | 1,147 | $2,324 | $803.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 11,179 | 16 | $2,507 | $868.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 10,795 | 3,692 | $2,095 | $342.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 8,389 | 334 | $1,974 | $861.3M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 7,438 | 10 | $1,515 | $557.8M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 7,253 | 64 | $944 | $356.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,173 | 111 | $695 | $223.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 6,126 | 170 | $3,699 | $1,178.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 5,665 | 460 | $1,347 | $396.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 5,648 | 620 | $683 | $200.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 4,615 | 81 | $1,156 | $277.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,572 | 314 | $1,927 | $458.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 4,445 | 134 | $2,151 | $492.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 4,383 | 95 | $3,729 | $849.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 4,191 | 32 | $1,356 | $295.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 4,086 | 620 | $1,513 | $317.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,902 | 140 | $1,233 | $248.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,536 | 718 | $657 | $120.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,852 | 377 | $1,793 | $265.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,778 | 252 | $941 | $136.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,601 | 326 | $852 | $115.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,596 | 233 | $1,007 | $136.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 2,576 | 71 | $3,444 | $461.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,304 | 65 | $2,200 | $189.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,284 | 209 | $2,079 | $247.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,168 | 52 | $923 | $104.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 2,146 | 263 | $3,100 | $346.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,849 | 104 | $991 | $95.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,742 | 11 | $2,840 | $228.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,609 | 62 | $993 | $83.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,493 | 280 | $1,306 | $101.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,469 | 100 | $1,426 | $108.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,438 | 55 | $832 | $62.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,376 | 47 | $1,907 | $136.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,102 | 323 | $1,450 | $83.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,075 | 21 | $2,141 | $119.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 986 | 30 | $3,678 | $188.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 840 | 132 | $1,079 | $47.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 818 | 118 | $732 | $31.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 812 | 34 | $1,787 | $75.4M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 730 | 22 | $771 | $29.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 563 | 36 | $2,107 | $50.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 551 | 16 | $1,377 | $39.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 534 | 38 | $1,641 | $45.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 503 | 8 | $2,147 | $37.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 500 | 26 | $1,299 | $33.8M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 460 | 14 | $1,730 | $41.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 459 | 12 | $1,434 | $28.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 444 | 15 | $2,344 | $50.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 439 | 38 | $2,541 | $58.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 382 | 3 | $1,192 | $23.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 356 | 387 | $811 | $15.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 331 | 8 | $1,464 | $25.2M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 305 | 11 | $1,643 | $26.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 303 | 19 | $1,453 | $22.9M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 214 | 5 | $1,801 | $20.0M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 212 | 8 | $1,742 | $19.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 177 | 6 | $1,216 | $11.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 165 | 15 | $1,676 | $14.4M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 154 | 5 | $1,318 | $10.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 99 | 8 | $1,400 | $7.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 94 | 12 | $1,827 | $8.9M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 93 | 8 | $1,016 | $4.9M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 54 | 17 | $19,567 | $54.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 42 | 4 | $1,655 | $3.6M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 31 | 4 | $1,345 | $2.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 18 | 1 | $1,863 | $1.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 17 | 2 | $1,761 | $1.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 14 | 2 | $2,025 | $1.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
4,526
jobs · $73,800 avg pay
State Government
4,316
jobs · $104,760 avg pay
Local Government
29,802
jobs · $78,179 avg pay
Private
235,085
jobs · $97,246 avg pay
NJ Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.8%
April 2026
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- Unknown Or Undefined 234,190 jobs
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