Jefferson County, PA
FIPS 42065 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Jefferson County had an annual average of 14,437 jobs across 1,202 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
14,437
-1.6% YoY
Establishments
1,202
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$49,284
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,340 | 32 | $1,109 | $77.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 994 | 88 | $303 | $15.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 631 | 69 | $993 | $32.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 612 | 82 | $529 | $16.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 603 | 8 | $1,180 | $37.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 448 | 42 | $802 | $18.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 401 | 34 | $667 | $13.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 400 | 30 | $974 | $20.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 384 | 50 | $1,166 | $23.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 356 | 20 | $564 | $10.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 314 | 20 | $537 | $8.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 283 | 20 | $608 | $9.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 260 | 47 | $1,058 | $14.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 257 | 63 | $892 | $11.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 252 | 42 | $914 | $12.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 240 | 10 | $1,581 | $19.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 227 | 31 | $213 | $2.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 201 | 4 | $1,121 | $11.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 198 | 21 | $1,123 | $11.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 198 | 23 | $771 | $7.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 156 | 29 | $468 | $3.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 135 | 20 | $941 | $6.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 133 | 20 | $612 | $4.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 99 | 16 | $1,103 | $5.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 94 | 30 | $421 | $2.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 83 | 6 | $1,340 | $5.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 81 | 10 | $374 | $1.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 80 | 7 | $1,166 | $4.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 78 | 7 | $710 | $2.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 76 | 18 | $1,097 | $4.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 75 | 5 | $381 | $1.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 67 | 11 | $463 | $1.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 67 | 9 | $805 | $2.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 62 | 16 | $957 | $3.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 60 | 5 | $670 | $2.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 60 | 6 | $1,590 | $5.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 57 | 10 | $1,921 | $5.7M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 43 | 6 | $2,186 | $4.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 37 | 5 | $569 | $1.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 27 | 7 | $770 | $1.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 26 | 5 | $338 | $0.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 24 | 6 | $1,608 | $1.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 24 | 3 | $212 | $0.3M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 22 | 11 | $864 | $1.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 20 | 5 | $610 | $0.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 20 | 4 | $822 | $0.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 15 | 5 | $634 | $0.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 12 | 7 | $2,256 | $1.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 9 | 7 | $408 | $0.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 6 | 1 | $1,565 | $0.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1 | 1 | $1,903 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
124
jobs · $62,648 avg pay
State Government
281
jobs · $71,458 avg pay
Local Government
1,324
jobs · $45,494 avg pay
Private
12,708
jobs · $49,057 avg pay
PA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.2%
April 2026
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