Lehigh County, PA
FIPS 42077 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lehigh County had an annual average of 200,548 jobs across 8,954 establishments, paying $14.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
200,548
+0.6% YoY
Establishments
8,954
Total Wages
$14.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$70,311
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 19,473 | 16 | $1,530 | $1,549.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 17,010 | 713 | $2,181 | $1,765.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 13,126 | 214 | $1,188 | $765.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 12,175 | 452 | $1,021 | $646.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 11,880 | 748 | $472 | $291.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 10,091 | 90 | $1,155 | $606.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 9,798 | 918 | $1,896 | $966.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 8,255 | 441 | $698 | $299.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 6,229 | 126 | $3,426 | $1,109.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 5,635 | 119 | $913 | $267.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 4,819 | 438 | $1,513 | $379.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,713 | 259 | $1,945 | $476.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 4,500 | 182 | $554 | $129.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,578 | 74 | $560 | $104.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,413 | 32 | $2,610 | $236.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 3,107 | 246 | $1,422 | $229.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,884 | 84 | $447 | $67.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,827 | 108 | $1,551 | $228.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,794 | 125 | $1,148 | $166.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,410 | 358 | $674 | $84.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,217 | 42 | $1,535 | $176.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 2,091 | 27 | $1,593 | $173.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,086 | 185 | $1,902 | $196.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,852 | 34 | $1,374 | $132.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,702 | 60 | $1,383 | $122.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,638 | 184 | $527 | $44.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,633 | 172 | $3,379 | $141.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,552 | 206 | $1,573 | $126.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,480 | 29 | $1,267 | $97.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,431 | 267 | $1,111 | $82.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,401 | 136 | $435 | $31.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,394 | 123 | $614 | $44.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,372 | 25 | $1,619 | $115.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,339 | 172 | $865 | $60.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,205 | 134 | $771 | $48.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,114 | 52 | $759 | $44.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,090 | 22 | $1,126 | $52.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,053 | 46 | $593 | $32.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 990 | 36 | $2,817 | $62.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 976 | 14 | $810 | $41.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 944 | 28 | $1,856 | $91.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 876 | 96 | $1,011 | $46.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 865 | 18 | $1,881 | $84.7M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 784 | 36 | $1,980 | $80.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 750 | 12 | $3,300 | $128.7M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 732 | 10 | $1,391 | $52.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 671 | 11 | $1,329 | $46.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 536 | 24 | $1,344 | $37.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 512 | 34 | $969 | $25.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 468 | 31 | $1,263 | $30.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 405 | 17 | $1,369 | $28.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 401 | 14 | $2,844 | $42.3M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 394 | 12 | $1,877 | $38.4M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 344 | 5 | $1,556 | $27.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 293 | 23 | $1,611 | $24.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 283 | 40 | $1,994 | $29.4M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 246 | 16 | $1,238 | $15.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 225 | 8 | $692 | $8.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 174 | 22 | $1,255 | $11.4M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 170 | 13 | $522 | $4.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 151 | 10 | $1,989 | $15.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 140 | 18 | $566 | $4.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 124 | 6 | $1,243 | $8.0M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 112 | 15 | $599 | $3.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 106 | 13 | $664 | $3.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 59 | 54 | $679 | $2.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 56 | 1 | $2,005 | $5.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 56 | 5 | $877 | $2.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 22 | 2 | $2,353 | $2.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,056
jobs · $95,298 avg pay
State Government
1,419
jobs · $70,068 avg pay
Local Government
15,042
jobs · $62,853 avg pay
Private
183,031
jobs · $70,782 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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