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.
| 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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