Kent County, MI
FIPS 26081 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Kent County had an annual average of 415,565 jobs across 17,705 establishments, paying $25.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
415,565
+0.5% YoY
Establishments
17,705
Total Wages
$25.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$62,288
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 48,151 | 963 | $651 | $1,629.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 32,727 | 33 | $1,421 | $2,418.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 27,801 | 1,241 | $480 | $694.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 19,530 | 2,017 | $1,889 | $1,917.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 17,660 | 1,027 | $2,031 | $1,474.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 15,756 | 555 | $1,637 | $1,341.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 13,619 | 942 | $1,518 | $1,074.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 10,503 | 108 | $775 | $423.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 10,460 | 262 | $825 | $448.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 10,340 | 58 | $1,354 | $728.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 8,928 | 186 | $600 | $278.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 8,612 | 214 | $1,430 | $640.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 8,463 | 457 | $2,846 | $751.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 8,194 | 230 | $1,711 | $729.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 7,297 | 66 | $1,235 | $468.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 7,103 | 735 | $717 | $264.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 6,901 | 115 | $1,203 | $431.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 6,046 | 47 | $2,179 | $428.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 5,980 | 226 | $1,342 | $417.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 5,806 | 70 | $1,754 | $529.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 5,587 | 86 | $2,202 | $639.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,483 | 186 | $1,208 | $344.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 5,195 | 291 | $1,314 | $355.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 5,149 | 616 | $1,633 | $437.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 5,019 | 321 | $2,049 | $464.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 4,897 | 312 | $648 | $165.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 4,635 | 511 | $1,280 | $308.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 4,449 | 359 | $755 | $174.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 4,328 | 364 | $789 | $177.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 3,857 | 112 | $682 | $136.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,720 | 403 | $693 | $134.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 3,605 | 53 | $975 | $182.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,554 | 168 | $406 | $74.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3,450 | 597 | $1,041 | $186.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,179 | 119 | $871 | $144.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 3,175 | 172 | $1,765 | $291.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 3,106 | 120 | $1,269 | $204.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,961 | 52 | $2,100 | $323.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 2,781 | 44 | $2,022 | $292.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 2,748 | 46 | $984 | $140.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,578 | 239 | $492 | $66.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,153 | 160 | $1,226 | $137.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,839 | 203 | $854 | $81.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,831 | 26 | $1,552 | $147.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,818 | 27 | $1,314 | $124.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 1,801 | 102 | $844 | $79.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,787 | 85 | $1,101 | $102.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,523 | 64 | $1,766 | $139.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,469 | 310 | $3,590 | $274.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,419 | 120 | $846 | $62.4M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,363 | 25 | $1,939 | $137.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 1,246 | 56 | $1,437 | $93.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1,175 | 288 | $998 | $61.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,132 | 26 | $1,214 | $71.4M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 1,036 | 53 | $435 | $23.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 994 | 93 | $1,513 | $78.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 983 | 59 | $1,683 | $86.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 847 | 26 | $2,331 | $102.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 829 | 33 | $1,176 | $50.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 813 | 83 | $2,266 | $68.2M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 775 | 16 | $1,222 | $49.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 764 | 95 | $826 | $32.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 753 | 63 | $2,002 | $78.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 643 | 54 | $1,407 | $47.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 634 | 25 | $1,604 | $38.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 571 | 12 | $762 | $22.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 548 | 16 | $2,376 | $62.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 541 | 34 | $742 | $20.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 407 | 412 | $534 | $11.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 354 | 22 | $847 | $15.6M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 295 | 11 | $1,662 | $25.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 291 | 20 | $1,676 | $25.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 254 | 20 | $817 | $10.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 250 | 12 | $1,164 | $15.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 231 | 50 | $1,675 | $17.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 129 | 4 | $2,117 | $14.2M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 127 | 6 | $1,192 | $7.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 107 | 4 | $1,401 | $7.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 104 | 2 | $1,868 | $10.1M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 73 | 8 | $746 | $2.8M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 44 | 6 | $971 | $2.2M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 42 | 7 | $1,280 | $2.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 41 | 2 | $2,088 | $4.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,869
jobs · $82,667 avg pay
State Government
1,618
jobs · $73,162 avg pay
Local Government
21,902
jobs · $61,872 avg pay
Private
389,176
jobs · $62,116 avg pay
MI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.0%
April 2026
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