Johnston County, NC

FIPS 37101 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Johnston County had an annual average of 61,006 jobs across 5,104 establishments, paying $3.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

61,006

+4.1% YoY

Establishments

5,104

Total Wages

$3.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,305

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 Johnston County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 6,074 331 $409 $129.1M
611 NAICS 611 5,858 117 $1,073 $309.8M
561 NAICS 561 4,439 342 $1,032 $207.4M
238 NAICS 238 4,230 582 $1,189 $261.6M
621 NAICS 621 3,059 326 $1,278 $203.3M
921 NAICS 921 2,572 12 $994 $132.9M
445 NAICS 445 1,992 59 $692 $46.8M
333 NAICS 333 1,919 13 $1,563 $156.0M
541 NAICS 541 1,780 594 $1,335 $123.6M
624 NAICS 624 1,310 166 $566 $38.5M
455 NAICS 455 1,214 48 $517 $32.7M
424 NAICS 424 1,147 76 $1,838 $109.6M
493 NAICS 493 1,088 13 $1,021 $57.6M
457 NAICS 457 1,055 97 $730 $40.0M
484 NAICS 484 1,055 137 $1,257 $69.0M
423 NAICS 423 927 140 $1,482 $71.4M
441 NAICS 441 893 98 $1,074 $49.9M
236 NAICS 236 866 246 $1,296 $58.4M
458 NAICS 458 849 73 $530 $23.4M
811 NAICS 811 732 141 $939 $35.8M
456 NAICS 456 667 48 $860 $29.8M
237 NAICS 237 662 71 $1,217 $41.9M
713 NAICS 713 640 46 $370 $12.3M
444 NAICS 444 634 33 $696 $22.9M
311 NAICS 311 538 22 $879 $24.6M
522 NAICS 522 478 79 $1,664 $32.3M
459 NAICS 459 472 74 $535 $13.1M
531 NAICS 531 439 165 $928 $21.2M
721 NAICS 721 399 38 $419 $8.7M
524 NAICS 524 379 97 $1,428 $28.1M
922 NAICS 922 361 6 $1,207 $21.9M
111 NAICS 111 342 52 $671 $11.9M
812 NAICS 812 325 78 $604 $10.2M
337 NAICS 337 282 10 $1,012 $14.8M
332 NAICS 332 281 17 $1,139 $16.6M
221 NAICS 221 272 8 $1,371 $19.4M
326 NAICS 326 252 5 $1,165 $15.3M
813 NAICS 813 242 44 $813 $10.2M
425 NAICS 425 220 30 $1,166 $13.4M
562 NAICS 562 204 23 $911 $9.7M
491 NAICS 491 198 10 $1,258 $12.9M
323 NAICS 323 185 20 $1,122 $10.8M
622 NAICS 622 180 3 $1,998 $18.7M
551 NAICS 551 168 10 $2,470 $21.6M
926 NAICS 926 165 7 $1,659 $10.8M
449 NAICS 449 165 31 $1,066 $9.1M
321 NAICS 321 156 8 $928 $7.5M
488 NAICS 488 134 20 $1,522 $10.6M
335 NAICS 335 123 5 $2,811 $17.9M
814 NAICS 814 88 78 $545 $2.5M
115 NAICS 115 75 10 $421 $1.6M
513 NAICS 513 65 32 $1,533 $5.2M
334 NAICS 334 56 4 $1,178 $3.4M
112 NAICS 112 55 18 $804 $2.3M
327 NAICS 327 48 4 $1,131 $2.8M
923 NAICS 923 32 4 $1,737 $2.1M
924 NAICS 924 32 3 $2,087 $2.2M
518 NAICS 518 28 24 $1,898 $2.8M
925 NAICS 925 24 3 $1,107 $1.4M
339 NAICS 339 22 9 $935 $1.1M
492 NAICS 492 22 6 $491 $0.6M
519 NAICS 519 16 1 $662 $0.5M
712 NAICS 712 9 1 $516 $0.2M
485 NAICS 485 5 6 $547 $0.1M
999 NAICS 999 5 18 $1,364 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

275

jobs · $71,841 avg pay

State Government

1,138

jobs · $50,638 avg pay

Local Government

7,591

jobs · $55,258 avg pay

Private

52,002

jobs · $55,327 avg pay

NC Unemployment

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

3.7%

April 2026

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