Jones County, NC

FIPS 37103 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jones County had an annual average of 1,678 jobs across 212 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,678

+2.1% YoY

Establishments

212

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,152

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 Jones County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 2 — —
621 NAICS 621 240 9 $1,697 $18.5M
611 NAICS 611 196 7 $1,040 $10.5M
921 NAICS 921 183 5 $818 $7.7M
722 NAICS 722 114 9 $285 $1.7M
238 NAICS 238 87 18 $787 $3.5M
112 NAICS 112 58 7 $857 $2.6M
236 NAICS 236 49 5 $845 $2.2M
445 NAICS 445 49 5 $379 $0.8M
441 NAICS 441 47 5 $612 $1.5M
484 NAICS 484 37 10 $886 $1.7M
811 NAICS 811 35 10 $825 $1.5M
491 NAICS 491 22 4 $1,156 $1.3M
926 NAICS 926 15 3 $1,043 $0.8M
922 NAICS 922 13 3 $1,235 $0.9M
519 NAICS 519 5 1 $241 $0.1M
924 NAICS 924 2 2 $1,421 $0.1M
923 NAICS 923 1 1 $1,602 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

22

jobs · $60,100 avg pay

State Government

36

jobs · $54,400 avg pay

Local Government

485

jobs · $48,954 avg pay

Private

1,135

jobs · $47,406 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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