Humboldt County, CA

FIPS 06023 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Humboldt County had an annual average of 51,859 jobs across 7,685 establishments, paying $2.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

51,859

+4.2% YoY

Establishments

7,685

Total Wages

$2.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,212

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 Humboldt County, CA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 6,097 314 $1,458 $351.8M
624 NAICS 624 5,591 3,795 $642 $141.6M
722 NAICS 722 4,038 335 $638 $107.6M
921 NAICS 921 3,608 39 $1,391 $224.7M
621 NAICS 621 2,740 261 $2,232 $214.0M
445 NAICS 445 1,790 72 $704 $65.5M
541 NAICS 541 1,380 293 $1,646 $96.0M
813 NAICS 813 1,296 92 $1,088 $56.1M
238 NAICS 238 1,270 190 $1,326 $87.5M
721 NAICS 721 1,263 76 $880 $46.8M
561 NAICS 561 1,027 115 $1,449 $47.9M
926 NAICS 926 958 57 $1,887 $91.2M
455 NAICS 455 882 22 $730 $33.5M
236 NAICS 236 851 164 $1,218 $53.9M
924 NAICS 924 843 22 $1,811 $69.1M
444 NAICS 444 740 54 $957 $36.6M
522 NAICS 522 726 54 $2,078 $52.1M
459 NAICS 459 710 138 $590 $21.8M
321 NAICS 321 702 16 $1,411 $51.5M
424 NAICS 424 700 76 $1,221 $44.5M
441 NAICS 441 674 50 $1,183 $41.5M
713 NAICS 713 615 35 $534 $14.6M
811 NAICS 811 539 105 $1,028 $28.3M
237 NAICS 237 501 25 $2,516 $64.1M
531 NAICS 531 440 135 $958 $21.7M
484 NAICS 484 435 56 $1,415 $32.0M
551 NAICS 551 430 16 $1,580 $35.4M
457 NAICS 457 406 53 $737 $15.6M
311 NAICS 311 389 27 $906 $18.3M
111 NAICS 111 371 88 $896 $17.3M
812 NAICS 812 365 62 $707 $12.4M
456 NAICS 456 358 43 $892 $16.6M
113 NAICS 113 346 50 $1,560 $27.5M
922 NAICS 922 345 26 $2,122 $26.9M
923 NAICS 923 306 7 $1,768 $23.5M
325 NAICS 325 299 19 $1,266 $19.7M
524 NAICS 524 282 53 $1,663 $24.4M
449 NAICS 449 274 39 $1,047 $14.9M
491 NAICS 491 269 35 $1,245 $17.4M
112 NAICS 112 263 57 $839 $11.5M
492 NAICS 492 212 11 $1,028 $11.3M
221 NAICS 221 203 16 $993 $10.5M
458 NAICS 458 200 41 $457 $4.8M
562 NAICS 562 197 12 $1,092 $11.2M
423 NAICS 423 194 36 $1,455 $14.7M
425 NAICS 425 139 12 $1,324 $9.6M
532 NAICS 532 138 19 $952 $6.8M
622 NAICS 622 132 1 $1,663 $11.4M
339 NAICS 339 132 10 $914 $6.3M
711 NAICS 711 131 37 $944 $4.9M
516 NAICS 516 130 11 $1,216 $8.2M
488 NAICS 488 112 13 $1,406 $6.3M
312 NAICS 312 104 13 $783 $4.2M
115 NAICS 115 98 22 $1,141 $5.8M
517 NAICS 517 95 10 $1,880 $9.3M
519 NAICS 519 94 1 $1,225 $6.0M
712 NAICS 712 92 10 $1,523 $5.7M
485 NAICS 485 86 2 $1,123 $5.0M
332 NAICS 332 80 8 $1,261 $5.2M
814 NAICS 814 75 46 $590 $2.3M
337 NAICS 337 74 7 $1,207 $4.6M
513 NAICS 513 71 15 $1,540 $5.7M
323 NAICS 323 70 9 $897 $3.2M
925 NAICS 925 27 2 $1,424 $2.0M
335 NAICS 335 19 3 $1,174 $1.1M
493 NAICS 493 17 3 $1,137 $1.0M
928 NAICS 928 3 1 $1,387 $0.2M
999 NAICS 999 1 7 $3,261 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

851

jobs · $85,812 avg pay

State Government

3,081

jobs · $82,167 avg pay

Local Government

10,182

jobs · $57,055 avg pay

Private

37,745

jobs · $51,826 avg pay

CA Unemployment

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

5.3%

April 2026

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