Kleberg County, TX

FIPS 48273 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Kleberg County had an annual average of 11,926 jobs across 631 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,926

+1.4% YoY

Establishments

631

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,792

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 Kleberg County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,383 62 $362 $26.0M
611 NAICS 611 837 4 $877 $38.2M
621 NAICS 621 753 45 $683 $26.8M
922 NAICS 922 556 13 $2,683 $55.6M
455 NAICS 455 397 11 $581 $11.6M
445 NAICS 445 316 14 $995 $10.1M
928 NAICS 928 259 3 $1,577 $21.2M
441 NAICS 441 253 11 $1,104 $14.6M
624 NAICS 624 248 22 $537 $6.9M
444 NAICS 444 222 8 $591 $6.8M
623 NAICS 623 190 4 $728 $7.2M
522 NAICS 522 190 29 $1,440 $14.2M
811 NAICS 811 175 19 $2,049 $18.6M
457 NAICS 457 164 12 $589 $5.0M
721 NAICS 721 128 15 $1,129 $2.9M
237 NAICS 237 119 11 $1,198 $6.6M
213 NAICS 213 106 9 $948 $5.2M
921 NAICS 921 99 5 $794 $4.1M
456 NAICS 456 92 9 $580 $2.8M
238 NAICS 238 77 17 $837 $3.3M
311 NAICS 311 70 6 $1,160 $4.3M
541 NAICS 541 66 1 $1,670 $5.8M
459 NAICS 459 65 13 $395 $1.3M
926 NAICS 926 64 5 $1,217 $3.8M
812 NAICS 812 63 8 $460 $1.5M
713 NAICS 713 63 7 $1,061 $3.1M
531 NAICS 531 58 22 $834 $2.5M
236 NAICS 236 52 8 $753 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 48 2 $1,212 $3.0M
221 NAICS 221 48 3 $923 $2.3M
532 NAICS 532 45 6 $1,217 $2.8M
813 NAICS 813 41 7 $388 $0.8M
524 NAICS 524 37 16 $717 $1.4M
488 NAICS 488 34 6 $1,581 $2.8M
923 NAICS 923 21 4 $1,043 $1.2M
423 NAICS 423 17 5 $596 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 9 4 $742 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 8 2 $1,050 $0.5M
115 NAICS 115 7 3 $778 $0.3M
814 NAICS 814 6 6 $500 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

797

jobs · $98,357 avg pay

State Government

1,990

jobs · $44,843 avg pay

Local Government

1,503

jobs · $45,878 avg pay

Private

7,636

jobs · $49,904 avg pay

TX Unemployment

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

4.3%

April 2026

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