Iredell County, NC

FIPS 37097 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Iredell County had an annual average of 81,195 jobs across 7,123 establishments, paying $5.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

81,195

-1.6% YoY

Establishments

7,123

Total Wages

$5.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$63,307

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 Iredell County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 7,510 417 $436 $170.3M
611 NAICS 611 5,146 114 $1,019 $258.8M
621 NAICS 621 4,939 455 $2,095 $349.0M
561 NAICS 561 4,275 510 $998 $198.7M
238 NAICS 238 3,346 452 $1,353 $235.5M
455 NAICS 455 2,909 72 $702 $106.3M
921 NAICS 921 2,551 7 $1,130 $149.6M
444 NAICS 444 2,397 78 $944 $117.7M
423 NAICS 423 2,340 338 $1,965 $239.1M
445 NAICS 445 2,075 67 $476 $51.1M
441 NAICS 441 1,765 130 $1,273 $116.9M
622 NAICS 622 1,751 6 $1,297 $118.1M
711 NAICS 711 1,568 98 $1,809 $147.5M
326 NAICS 326 1,520 20 $1,169 $92.5M
333 NAICS 333 1,458 40 $1,461 $110.8M
336 NAICS 336 1,415 41 $1,425 $104.9M
624 NAICS 624 1,403 159 $619 $45.1M
332 NAICS 332 1,132 66 $1,358 $79.9M
811 NAICS 811 1,070 216 $1,005 $55.9M
325 NAICS 325 1,052 15 $1,362 $74.5M
236 NAICS 236 999 259 $1,470 $76.4M
812 NAICS 812 977 174 $689 $35.0M
459 NAICS 459 946 137 $594 $29.2M
237 NAICS 237 843 52 $1,330 $58.3M
424 NAICS 424 842 135 $1,474 $64.5M
457 NAICS 457 762 88 $563 $22.3M
522 NAICS 522 728 107 $1,970 $74.6M
456 NAICS 456 726 70 $752 $28.4M
313 NAICS 313 674 8 $1,197 $41.9M
335 NAICS 335 641 10 $1,206 $40.2M
721 NAICS 721 638 40 $507 $16.8M
425 NAICS 425 622 86 $1,736 $56.1M
327 NAICS 327 607 22 $1,307 $41.3M
531 NAICS 531 600 338 $1,028 $32.1M
484 NAICS 484 597 126 $998 $31.0M
322 NAICS 322 591 6 $1,683 $51.7M
312 NAICS 312 510 11 $1,033 $27.4M
524 NAICS 524 422 146 $1,299 $28.5M
311 NAICS 311 415 27 $1,224 $26.4M
112 NAICS 112 370 19 $1,506 $28.9M
221 NAICS 221 325 13 $1,839 $31.1M
492 NAICS 492 316 8 $846 $13.9M
562 NAICS 562 314 26 $1,337 $21.8M
331 NAICS 331 309 5 $1,245 $20.0M
458 NAICS 458 300 62 $541 $8.4M
449 NAICS 449 273 46 $768 $10.9M
314 NAICS 314 260 17 $1,031 $13.9M
339 NAICS 339 258 16 $1,249 $16.8M
491 NAICS 491 237 11 $1,370 $16.9M
523 NAICS 523 203 103 $3,769 $39.8M
513 NAICS 513 196 70 $2,243 $22.9M
922 NAICS 922 189 5 $1,634 $12.5M
517 NAICS 517 183 19 $1,584 $15.1M
334 NAICS 334 168 7 $1,690 $14.8M
337 NAICS 337 157 15 $906 $7.4M
813 NAICS 813 156 48 $2,614 $11.5M
321 NAICS 321 152 14 $1,009 $7.9M
924 NAICS 924 145 6 $1,664 $8.8M
488 NAICS 488 138 28 $1,294 $9.3M
323 NAICS 323 118 15 $952 $5.8M
814 NAICS 814 99 99 $597 $3.1M
926 NAICS 926 99 8 $1,268 $6.2M
493 NAICS 493 91 12 $1,293 $6.1M
923 NAICS 923 90 3 $1,603 $6.5M
111 NAICS 111 77 11 $534 $2.1M
481 NAICS 481 56 8 $1,754 $5.1M
516 NAICS 516 46 13 $1,148 $2.7M
518 NAICS 518 41 21 $2,003 $4.2M
113 NAICS 113 38 4 $620 $1.2M
925 NAICS 925 35 2 $1,095 $2.0M
115 NAICS 115 32 9 $1,087 $1.8M
485 NAICS 485 24 6 $639 $0.8M
999 NAICS 999 8 24 $1,741 $0.8M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

280

jobs · $72,161 avg pay

State Government

875

jobs · $49,402 avg pay

Local Government

8,019

jobs · $58,035 avg pay

Private

72,021

jobs · $64,028 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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