Lincoln County, NC

FIPS 37109 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lincoln County had an annual average of 28,111 jobs across 2,605 establishments, paying $1.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

28,111

+2.6% YoY

Establishments

2,605

Total Wages

$1.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,674

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 Lincoln County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 2,618 155 $414 $56.3M
611 NAICS 611 2,158 56 $971 $102.5M
332 NAICS 332 1,505 31 $1,262 $98.8M
561 NAICS 561 1,496 198 $1,028 $80.0M
238 NAICS 238 1,410 211 $1,344 $98.5M
921 NAICS 921 1,188 2 $995 $61.5M
621 NAICS 621 1,050 125 $1,760 $75.1M
455 NAICS 455 1,024 32 $576 $30.7M
423 NAICS 423 1,000 107 $1,390 $72.3M
541 NAICS 541 979 316 $1,772 $90.1M
622 NAICS 622 944 7 $1,595 $78.3M
445 NAICS 445 884 24 $470 $21.5M
333 NAICS 333 837 10 $1,332 $58.0M
488 NAICS 488 712 23 $1,257 $46.5M
524 NAICS 524 666 48 $1,610 $55.8M
325 NAICS 325 528 9 $1,685 $46.2M
444 NAICS 444 506 21 $575 $15.2M
713 NAICS 713 479 28 $320 $8.0M
811 NAICS 811 457 98 $896 $21.3M
623 NAICS 623 443 13 $800 $18.4M
484 NAICS 484 441 66 $1,159 $26.6M
336 NAICS 336 412 7 $1,150 $24.6M
236 NAICS 236 396 133 $1,257 $25.9M
441 NAICS 441 396 55 $889 $18.3M
237 NAICS 237 393 27 $1,297 $26.5M
313 NAICS 313 312 7 $1,083 $17.5M
459 NAICS 459 262 44 $688 $9.4M
522 NAICS 522 259 42 $1,351 $18.2M
457 NAICS 457 242 46 $500 $6.3M
456 NAICS 456 229 26 $873 $10.4M
812 NAICS 812 210 60 $591 $6.5M
221 NAICS 221 157 7 $1,767 $14.5M
531 NAICS 531 150 124 $1,050 $8.2M
922 NAICS 922 132 4 $1,229 $8.4M
562 NAICS 562 124 16 $901 $5.8M
491 NAICS 491 120 5 $1,220 $7.6M
327 NAICS 327 114 6 $1,359 $8.0M
425 NAICS 425 111 28 $1,674 $9.7M
513 NAICS 513 97 19 $4,852 $24.5M
312 NAICS 312 94 8 $485 $2.4M
458 NAICS 458 81 16 $640 $2.7M
493 NAICS 493 71 5 $670 $2.5M
321 NAICS 321 64 3 $1,596 $5.3M
323 NAICS 323 58 11 $752 $2.3M
449 NAICS 449 53 19 $917 $2.5M
331 NAICS 331 50 3 $1,168 $3.0M
813 NAICS 813 50 21 $1,162 $3.0M
721 NAICS 721 48 3 $391 $1.0M
926 NAICS 926 45 5 $2,981 $2.9M
339 NAICS 339 43 7 $881 $2.0M
517 NAICS 517 42 8 $1,524 $3.3M
551 NAICS 551 37 14 $3,029 $5.8M
424 NAICS 424 36 24 $1,483 $2.8M
814 NAICS 814 25 24 $567 $0.7M
113 NAICS 113 19 5 $834 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 16 3 $1,035 $0.9M
111 NAICS 111 9 7 $748 $0.4M
925 NAICS 925 9 1 $1,215 $0.6M
999 NAICS 999 4 12 $1,209 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 3 1 $1,500 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

121

jobs · $64,203 avg pay

State Government

231

jobs · $60,337 avg pay

Local Government

3,901

jobs · $59,906 avg pay

Private

23,858

jobs · $54,897 avg pay

NC Unemployment

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

3.7%

April 2026

Compare all state unemployment rates →

Other NC Counties

The largest counties in NC by total employment.