Jackson County, NC

FIPS 37099 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jackson County had an annual average of 14,477 jobs across 1,271 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

14,477

0% YoY

Establishments

1,271

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,539

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 Jackson County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 3 $1,440 $0.0M
611 NAICS 611 2,968 26 $1,138 $171.1M
722 NAICS 722 1,962 102 $455 $46.4M
561 NAICS 561 587 101 $1,688 $27.8M
921 NAICS 921 550 4 $1,494 $25.4M
721 NAICS 721 541 34 $803 $22.6M
621 NAICS 621 493 65 $1,187 $30.4M
238 NAICS 238 474 96 $959 $23.6M
445 NAICS 445 410 11 $647 $12.4M
623 NAICS 623 402 7 $801 $16.7M
455 NAICS 455 398 16 $590 $12.2M
444 NAICS 444 330 20 $738 $12.6M
236 NAICS 236 280 87 $1,257 $18.3M
926 NAICS 926 196 4 $1,410 $14.3M
457 NAICS 457 195 23 $723 $7.3M
813 NAICS 813 177 22 $833 $7.7M
459 NAICS 459 176 49 $530 $4.8M
441 NAICS 441 138 17 $850 $6.1M
812 NAICS 812 137 35 $550 $3.9M
531 NAICS 531 128 66 $1,349 $8.9M
522 NAICS 522 111 16 $1,024 $5.9M
424 NAICS 424 109 10 $1,135 $6.4M
456 NAICS 456 92 11 $748 $3.6M
221 NAICS 221 62 6 $1,657 $5.4M
458 NAICS 458 61 19 $480 $1.5M
924 NAICS 924 60 3 $1,069 $3.2M
532 NAICS 532 59 7 $740 $2.3M
811 NAICS 811 58 17 $1,091 $3.3M
923 NAICS 923 49 3 $929 $2.4M
491 NAICS 491 46 9 $1,337 $3.2M
237 NAICS 237 42 5 $1,092 $2.4M
111 NAICS 111 42 10 $720 $1.6M
922 NAICS 922 40 4 $1,202 $2.5M
484 NAICS 484 38 16 $1,019 $2.0M
814 NAICS 814 32 26 $520 $0.9M
519 NAICS 519 31 2 $486 $0.8M
449 NAICS 449 27 10 $1,451 $2.1M
311 NAICS 311 22 4 $441 $0.5M
513 NAICS 513 20 6 $1,038 $1.1M
517 NAICS 517 15 6 $994 $0.8M
562 NAICS 562 14 6 $1,610 $1.2M
712 NAICS 712 10 1 $1,261 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

56

jobs · $68,817 avg pay

State Government

2,650

jobs · $60,063 avg pay

Local Government

1,159

jobs · $48,443 avg pay

Private

10,612

jobs · $45,566 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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