Jefferson County, NY

FIPS 36045 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jefferson County had an annual average of 40,308 jobs across 2,951 establishments, paying $2.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

40,308

+1.2% YoY

Establishments

2,951

Total Wages

$2.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,546

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 Jefferson County, NY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 4,335 64 $1,517 $233.8M
722 NAICS 722 3,447 271 $540 $84.5M
624 NAICS 624 3,267 82 $1,078 $179.6M
621 NAICS 621 2,232 162 $1,456 $168.4M
921 NAICS 921 1,978 39 $2,698 $98.4M
455 NAICS 455 1,903 41 $604 $56.1M
928 NAICS 928 1,564 2 $1,469 $119.5M
541 NAICS 541 1,007 194 $1,762 $73.2M
561 NAICS 561 934 128 $1,151 $55.9M
238 NAICS 238 888 143 $1,231 $56.8M
445 NAICS 445 844 54 $823 $25.1M
441 NAICS 441 787 57 $1,165 $47.7M
813 NAICS 813 701 106 $526 $19.2M
922 NAICS 922 677 12 $2,898 $97.4M
444 NAICS 444 649 40 $847 $28.6M
457 NAICS 457 626 54 $638 $20.8M
721 NAICS 721 610 46 $586 $18.6M
485 NAICS 485 587 8 $894 $27.3M
236 NAICS 236 579 116 $1,376 $41.5M
424 NAICS 424 506 24 $1,402 $36.9M
522 NAICS 522 496 52 $1,697 $38.2M
531 NAICS 531 468 95 $877 $21.3M
112 NAICS 112 441 38 $1,010 $23.1M
811 NAICS 811 408 80 $990 $21.0M
459 NAICS 459 404 62 $1,230 $11.2M
713 NAICS 713 400 66 $898 $13.6M
423 NAICS 423 390 47 $1,207 $24.5M
456 NAICS 456 378 33 $759 $14.9M
492 NAICS 492 343 9 $939 $16.7M
322 NAICS 322 328 5 $1,399 $23.8M
551 NAICS 551 305 23 $1,616 $25.6M
458 NAICS 458 304 36 $470 $7.4M
484 NAICS 484 296 42 $1,014 $15.6M
924 NAICS 924 294 20 $1,740 $26.5M
812 NAICS 812 263 67 $543 $7.4M
237 NAICS 237 241 20 $1,530 $19.2M
221 NAICS 221 215 10 $2,792 $31.2M
449 NAICS 449 202 26 $836 $8.8M
491 NAICS 491 200 34 $1,249 $13.0M
524 NAICS 524 193 37 $1,517 $15.2M
532 NAICS 532 189 28 $1,147 $11.3M
488 NAICS 488 171 12 $1,482 $13.2M
312 NAICS 312 149 12 $559 $4.3M
999 NAICS 999 111 156 $725 $4.2M
513 NAICS 513 107 10 $1,051 $5.9M
327 NAICS 327 106 8 $1,276 $7.0M
333 NAICS 333 104 5 $1,320 $7.2M
111 NAICS 111 101 13 $821 $4.3M
562 NAICS 562 86 13 $970 $4.3M
519 NAICS 519 70 18 $496 $1.8M
516 NAICS 516 70 6 $971 $3.6M
923 NAICS 923 50 7 $1,956 $4.9M
523 NAICS 523 48 12 $5,100 $12.6M
323 NAICS 323 40 4 $704 $1.5M
712 NAICS 712 39 5 $761 $1.5M
711 NAICS 711 36 12 $503 $0.9M
926 NAICS 926 29 4 $1,531 $2.3M
814 NAICS 814 27 15 $627 $0.9M
339 NAICS 339 25 5 $830 $1.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

3,273

jobs · $68,721 avg pay

State Government

1,244

jobs · $121,436 avg pay

Local Government

6,376

jobs · $52,476 avg pay

Private

29,415

jobs · $51,957 avg pay

NY Unemployment

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

4.6%

April 2026

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