Jefferson County, AL
FIPS 01073 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Jefferson County had an annual average of 367,081 jobs across 22,923 establishments, paying $26.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
367,081
+1.2% YoY
Establishments
22,923
Total Wages
$26.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$71,562
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 30,766 | 34 | $1,947 | $2,285.9M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 28,016 | 549 | $1,585 | $1,862.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 27,490 | 1,625 | $510 | $728.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 25,013 | 1,697 | $1,833 | $2,376.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 22,036 | 1,118 | $1,098 | $891.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 20,437 | 3,266 | $2,056 | $2,184.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 11,600 | 946 | $1,444 | $871.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 10,515 | 36 | $2,045 | $756.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 9,346 | 738 | $1,907 | $927.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 9,286 | 573 | $2,139 | $1,032.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 8,681 | 640 | $3,993 | $1,008.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 8,081 | 198 | $558 | $234.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 7,455 | 56 | $855 | $331.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 6,902 | 120 | $790 | $283.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 6,230 | 1,027 | $1,226 | $213.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,066 | 239 | $764 | $182.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,853 | 311 | $1,369 | $416.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 5,833 | 75 | $2,749 | $776.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 5,746 | 199 | $2,652 | $792.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 5,681 | 472 | $1,974 | $583.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 5,259 | 327 | $1,438 | $393.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,895 | 256 | $1,516 | $385.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 4,862 | 30 | $2,613 | $660.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 4,280 | 513 | $1,454 | $323.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,026 | 192 | $458 | $96.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3,970 | 959 | $1,522 | $314.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 3,458 | 172 | $1,458 | $262.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,458 | 385 | $624 | $112.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,431 | 541 | $741 | $132.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,246 | 384 | $530 | $89.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,045 | 143 | $942 | $149.2M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 3,044 | 40 | $1,430 | $226.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,837 | 340 | $933 | $137.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 2,806 | 28 | $1,586 | $217.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 2,667 | 82 | $835 | $115.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,603 | 152 | $674 | $91.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,576 | 290 | $1,031 | $138.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,408 | 310 | $1,174 | $147.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,120 | 63 | $1,527 | $168.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,087 | 117 | $1,935 | $210.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,082 | 456 | $641 | $69.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,040 | 48 | $1,367 | $145.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 2,034 | 324 | $3,856 | $407.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,954 | 288 | $1,912 | $194.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,938 | 459 | $2,037 | $205.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 1,861 | 20 | $1,700 | $164.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,722 | 189 | $1,207 | $108.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,561 | 60 | $1,290 | $104.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,515 | 31 | $2,302 | $122.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,464 | 42 | $1,590 | $121.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,400 | 137 | $1,490 | $108.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,342 | 19 | $1,312 | $91.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,304 | 74 | $1,414 | $95.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,237 | 88 | $1,429 | $91.9M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,097 | 23 | $1,413 | $80.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 999 | 89 | $1,085 | $56.4M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 993 | 20 | $2,652 | $137.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 985 | 70 | $1,508 | $77.3M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 982 | 98 | $876 | $44.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 913 | 35 | $1,639 | $71.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 837 | 23 | $1,848 | $66.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 745 | 51 | $1,640 | $63.6M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 476 | 38 | $2,293 | $56.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 443 | 32 | $631 | $14.5M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 426 | 52 | $774 | $17.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 418 | 13 | $1,100 | $19.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 389 | 445 | $595 | $12.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 379 | 171 | $2,065 | $40.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 343 | 3 | $1,438 | $25.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 340 | 40 | $1,012 | $17.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 235 | 19 | $1,090 | $13.3M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 229 | 22 | $1,779 | $21.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 213 | 30 | $1,461 | $16.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 166 | 7 | $1,391 | $12.0M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 98 | 13 | $765 | $3.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 59 | 7 | $2,193 | $3.5M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 53 | 1 | $2,433 | $6.7M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 36 | 12 | $2,144 | $4.1M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 28 | 8 | $1,685 | $2.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 17 | 7 | $2,333 | $2.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 9 | 2 | $1,028 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
8,670
jobs · $89,934 avg pay
State Government
25,738
jobs · $75,824 avg pay
Local Government
27,068
jobs · $63,364 avg pay
Private
305,605
jobs · $71,408 avg pay
AL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.8%
April 2026
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- Unknown Or Undefined 83,435 jobs
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