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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Jefferson County, PA, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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