Litchfield County, CT
FIPS 09005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2023
In 2023, Litchfield County had an annual average of 61,254 jobs across 7,088 establishments, paying $3.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
61,254
Establishments
7,088
Total Wages
$3.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$60,309
Industry Breakdown (2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 7,216 | 147 | $1,279 | $461.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 4,695 | 431 | $514 | $125.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,643 | 118 | $1,214 | $188.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,434 | 332 | $2,135 | $254.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,495 | 131 | $612 | $79.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,467 | 514 | $1,909 | $84.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,398 | 543 | $1,422 | $177.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,337 | 99 | $1,364 | $165.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,270 | 497 | $985 | $116.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,882 | 740 | $1,865 | $182.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,404 | 78 | $1,326 | $96.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,390 | 12 | $1,417 | $102.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,146 | 73 | $820 | $48.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,111 | 34 | $513 | $29.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 981 | 65 | $2,314 | $101.0M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 930 | 16 | $1,611 | $77.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 923 | 65 | $543 | $26.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 919 | 12 | $1,293 | $61.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 856 | 241 | $1,705 | $75.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 725 | 42 | $2,148 | $69.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 718 | 181 | $580 | $21.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 716 | 40 | $711 | $26.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 679 | 99 | $1,459 | $51.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 679 | 155 | $1,199 | $42.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 653 | 54 | $2,118 | $71.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 636 | 21 | $1,667 | $55.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 628 | 164 | $924 | $30.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 598 | 121 | $684 | $21.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 591 | 90 | $860 | $26.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 558 | 24 | $861 | $25.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 524 | 5 | $1,703 | $46.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 522 | 11 | $1,156 | $31.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 496 | 21 | $1,317 | $34.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 492 | 114 | $1,569 | $40.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 480 | 162 | $1,457 | $36.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 456 | 46 | $776 | $18.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 454 | 130 | $1,035 | $24.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 405 | 31 | $2,433 | $36.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 400 | 53 | $833 | $17.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 368 | 40 | $1,182 | $22.6M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 355 | 6 | $1,275 | $23.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 344 | 15 | $1,841 | $33.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 334 | 98 | $1,747 | $30.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 330 | 30 | $1,265 | $21.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 310 | 208 | $1,004 | $16.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 284 | 20 | $823 | $12.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 246 | 30 | $686 | $8.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 238 | 61 | $1,101 | $13.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 226 | 8 | $1,224 | $14.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 222 | 36 | $1,207 | $12.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 218 | 26 | $2,485 | $11.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 205 | 10 | $1,471 | $15.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 198 | 20 | $950 | $9.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 190 | 34 | $666 | $6.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 186 | 46 | $953 | $9.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 180 | 62 | $2,317 | $21.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 174 | 23 | $1,260 | $11.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 168 | 92 | $2,815 | $24.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 167 | 9 | $2,958 | $25.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 153 | 24 | $895 | $7.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 143 | 49 | $1,271 | $9.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 130 | 10 | $1,375 | $9.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 105 | 72 | $3,674 | $20.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 91 | 24 | $1,339 | $6.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 83 | 15 | $1,058 | $4.5M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 79 | 25 | $952 | $3.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 77 | 21 | $665 | $2.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 73 | 15 | $1,969 | $7.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 68 | 32 | $3,604 | $12.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 65 | 83 | $1,693 | $5.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 47 | 14 | $1,415 | $3.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 33 | 6 | $996 | $1.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 33 | 11 | $1,354 | $2.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 32 | 3 | $1,564 | $2.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 10 | 1 | $1,881 | $1.0M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 4 | 1 | $2,515 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2023)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
455
jobs · $71,194 avg pay
State Government
1,182
jobs · $89,743 avg pay
Local Government
6,108
jobs · $62,592 avg pay
Private
53,509
jobs · $59,307 avg pay
CT Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.0%
April 2026
Other CT Counties
The largest counties in CT by total employment.
- Hartford County 500,275 jobs
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- New Haven County 374,162 jobs
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- Middlesex County 70,045 jobs
- Tolland County 8,390 jobs
- Windham County 2,268 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 545 jobs