Jefferson County, WA

FIPS 53031 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jefferson County had an annual average of 9,107 jobs across 1,067 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

9,107

+1.6% YoY

Establishments

1,067

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$58,598

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, WA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 775 90 $515 $20.8M
445 NAICS 445 545 19 $771 $21.9M
624 NAICS 624 494 33 $1,269 $19.0M
541 NAICS 541 380 136 $1,889 $37.2M
238 NAICS 238 342 90 $1,117 $19.9M
721 NAICS 721 283 21 $546 $8.0M
813 NAICS 813 258 40 $986 $13.2M
236 NAICS 236 222 61 $1,052 $12.2M
621 NAICS 621 196 43 $882 $9.0M
922 NAICS 922 191 9 $2,243 $19.0M
611 NAICS 611 189 29 $903 $6.3M
811 NAICS 811 177 22 $1,083 $10.0M
459 NAICS 459 164 38 $482 $4.1M
444 NAICS 444 161 10 $828 $6.9M
423 NAICS 423 131 18 $1,261 $8.6M
237 NAICS 237 124 7 $1,531 $9.9M
928 NAICS 928 113 1 $1,494 $8.8M
561 NAICS 561 110 48 $1,933 $4.7M
112 NAICS 112 103 8 $1,206 $6.5M
312 NAICS 312 100 8 $459 $2.4M
531 NAICS 531 95 30 $694 $3.4M
924 NAICS 924 80 6 $1,955 $6.6M
336 NAICS 336 69 7 $1,143 $4.1M
812 NAICS 812 66 13 $520 $1.8M
522 NAICS 522 66 12 $1,176 $4.0M
458 NAICS 458 64 7 $477 $1.6M
424 NAICS 424 64 10 $940 $3.1M
457 NAICS 457 60 8 $582 $1.8M
713 NAICS 713 60 10 $418 $1.3M
441 NAICS 441 57 6 $970 $2.9M
311 NAICS 311 56 7 $540 $1.6M
111 NAICS 111 52 18 $522 $1.4M
513 NAICS 513 42 17 $1,476 $3.3M
332 NAICS 332 41 5 $1,116 $2.4M
712 NAICS 712 41 2 $1,455 $2.5M
491 NAICS 491 34 6 $1,386 $2.5M
456 NAICS 456 33 5 $737 $1.3M
512 NAICS 512 30 6 $482 $0.8M
814 NAICS 814 29 12 $811 $1.2M
532 NAICS 532 27 5 $618 $0.9M
321 NAICS 321 25 4 $877 $1.1M
562 NAICS 562 25 5 $930 $1.2M
425 NAICS 425 19 8 $1,885 $1.8M
923 NAICS 923 18 7 $1,367 $1.3M
339 NAICS 339 12 3 $709 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 11 4 $1,308 $0.8M
484 NAICS 484 11 5 $537 $0.3M
331 NAICS 331 9 3 $1,037 $0.5M
517 NAICS 517 7 5 $1,365 $0.5M
483 NAICS 483 6 1 $1,520 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 3 1 $1,292 $0.2M
921 NAICS 921 2 2 $1,359 $0.2M
337 NAICS 337 1 1 $1,648 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

194

jobs · $80,157 avg pay

State Government

249

jobs · $75,659 avg pay

Local Government

2,176

jobs · $81,479 avg pay

Private

6,488

jobs · $49,628 avg pay

WA Unemployment

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

5.2%

April 2026

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