Kauai County, HI
FIPS 15007 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Kauai County had an annual average of 28,444 jobs across 3,219 establishments, paying $1.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
28,444
+1.5% YoY
Establishments
3,219
Total Wages
$1.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,401
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,026 | 193 | $1,099 | $113.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,856 | 236 | $920 | $88.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,167 | 151 | $1,689 | $102.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,049 | 198 | $1,444 | $78.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 898 | 320 | $2,183 | $92.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 689 | 26 | $1,756 | $60.7M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 617 | 45 | $1,007 | $32.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 574 | 143 | $889 | $26.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 481 | 20 | $1,396 | $32.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 346 | 96 | $652 | $11.7M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 289 | 3 | $1,267 | $19.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 276 | 41 | $2,239 | $18.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 270 | 35 | $673 | $9.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 239 | 23 | $2,292 | $19.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 220 | 60 | $1,099 | $12.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 188 | 11 | $909 | $8.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 160 | 3 | $2,190 | $18.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 141 | 15 | $910 | $6.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 138 | 27 | $2,102 | $15.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 125 | 29 | $591 | $3.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 117 | 21 | $702 | $4.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 106 | 12 | $1,783 | $7.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 100 | 9 | $775 | $4.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 99 | 15 | $1,686 | $8.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 89 | 16 | $1,219 | $5.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 81 | 8 | $1,840 | $7.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 71 | 19 | $1,290 | $4.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 71 | 14 | $1,199 | $4.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 64 | 37 | $5,517 | $18.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 48 | 17 | $1,523 | $3.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 48 | 7 | $1,206 | $3.0M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 33 | 7 | $910 | $1.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 16 | 5 | $1,048 | $0.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 16 | 9 | $910 | $0.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 8 | 1 | $627 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
564
jobs · $91,803 avg pay
Private
27,880
jobs · $57,726 avg pay
HI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.5%
April 2026
Other HI Counties
The largest counties in HI by total employment.
- Honolulu County 453,194 jobs
- Hawaii County 74,029 jobs
- Maui + Kalawao County 65,700 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 6,092 jobs