Lackawanna County, PA

FIPS 42069 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lackawanna County had an annual average of 98,108 jobs across 5,565 establishments, paying $5.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

98,108

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

5,565

Total Wages

$5.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,720

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 Lackawanna County, PA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 7,921 126 $1,204 $461.1M
621 NAICS 621 7,726 471 $1,399 $562.2M
722 NAICS 722 7,472 538 $412 $160.1M
624 NAICS 624 5,118 294 $733 $185.6M
493 NAICS 493 4,793 34 $862 $214.8M
623 NAICS 623 4,148 135 $832 $179.4M
561 NAICS 561 4,022 227 $741 $154.9M
622 NAICS 622 3,507 8 $1,245 $227.0M
445 NAICS 445 3,152 150 $524 $85.9M
541 NAICS 541 2,658 479 $1,465 $202.5M
921 NAICS 921 2,380 48 $1,899 $138.8M
238 NAICS 238 2,311 296 $1,308 $157.1M
332 NAICS 332 2,155 44 $1,514 $169.7M
455 NAICS 455 2,142 58 $529 $59.0M
522 NAICS 522 1,972 112 $1,514 $155.2M
424 NAICS 424 1,786 76 $1,332 $123.7M
423 NAICS 423 1,732 144 $1,335 $120.2M
311 NAICS 311 1,722 32 $964 $86.3M
441 NAICS 441 1,469 109 $1,139 $87.0M
551 NAICS 551 1,406 57 $1,583 $115.7M
812 NAICS 812 1,270 186 $670 $44.2M
713 NAICS 713 1,211 59 $406 $25.5M
524 NAICS 524 1,165 116 $1,968 $102.6M
813 NAICS 813 1,128 132 $610 $35.8M
484 NAICS 484 1,118 83 $1,387 $80.6M
339 NAICS 339 1,081 18 $1,058 $59.4M
326 NAICS 326 1,069 16 $1,491 $82.9M
459 NAICS 459 1,032 118 $563 $30.2M
456 NAICS 456 944 89 $807 $39.6M
444 NAICS 444 938 45 $743 $36.2M
236 NAICS 236 735 136 $1,265 $48.3M
721 NAICS 721 676 33 $480 $16.9M
237 NAICS 237 672 26 $1,944 $67.9M
457 NAICS 457 641 106 $595 $19.8M
323 NAICS 323 631 19 $956 $31.4M
811 NAICS 811 625 141 $975 $31.7M
562 NAICS 562 611 31 $1,404 $44.6M
485 NAICS 485 601 31 $430 $13.4M
491 NAICS 491 589 20 $1,377 $42.2M
922 NAICS 922 547 17 $2,255 $50.0M
458 NAICS 458 512 71 $397 $10.6M
531 NAICS 531 511 144 $915 $24.3M
321 NAICS 321 466 10 $945 $22.9M
449 NAICS 449 428 52 $870 $19.4M
111 NAICS 111 406 14 $710 $15.0M
492 NAICS 492 405 10 $1,145 $24.1M
327 NAICS 327 352 13 $1,304 $23.9M
532 NAICS 532 344 31 $981 $17.5M
325 NAICS 325 339 9 $1,232 $21.7M
221 NAICS 221 335 12 $2,187 $38.1M
513 NAICS 513 283 12 $1,666 $24.6M
313 NAICS 313 256 4 $1,056 $14.1M
322 NAICS 322 249 6 $1,226 $15.9M
517 NAICS 517 215 12 $1,847 $20.7M
711 NAICS 711 213 16 $1,034 $11.5M
425 NAICS 425 172 30 $1,583 $14.2M
331 NAICS 331 160 4 $1,409 $11.7M
925 NAICS 925 143 3 $1,408 $10.5M
516 NAICS 516 140 3 $1,426 $10.4M
519 NAICS 519 115 11 $590 $3.5M
333 NAICS 333 112 8 $1,323 $7.7M
712 NAICS 712 93 5 $1,419 $4.9M
337 NAICS 337 91 5 $819 $3.9M
312 NAICS 312 89 13 $635 $2.9M
928 NAICS 928 42 5 $1,361 $3.0M
923 NAICS 923 35 2 $1,676 $3.1M
926 NAICS 926 27 5 $1,585 $2.2M
814 NAICS 814 22 19 $565 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $1,646 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

947

jobs · $81,617 avg pay

State Government

2,408

jobs · $67,961 avg pay

Local Government

7,094

jobs · $60,043 avg pay

Private

87,659

jobs · $52,516 avg pay

PA Unemployment

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

4.2%

April 2026

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