Lorain County, OH
FIPS 39093 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lorain County had an annual average of 98,292 jobs across 6,968 establishments, paying $5.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
98,292
+0.4% YoY
Establishments
6,968
Total Wages
$5.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,721
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 10,061 | 157 | $1,229 | $555.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 9,163 | 546 | $417 | $198.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,512 | 434 | $864 | $194.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 4,133 | 94 | $797 | $171.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 4,021 | 20 | $1,777 | $371.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 4,000 | 466 | $2,148 | $268.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 3,834 | 15 | $5,659 | $239.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 3,685 | 132 | $1,230 | $235.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,478 | 80 | $587 | $106.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,314 | 172 | $1,030 | $123.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 3,271 | 471 | $1,404 | $207.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,181 | 282 | $1,831 | $302.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,622 | 745 | $1,583 | $207.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,566 | 44 | $1,636 | $205.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,166 | 131 | $517 | $58.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,015 | 116 | $1,126 | $118.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,676 | 54 | $1,372 | $119.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,475 | 59 | $662 | $50.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,474 | 24 | $2,156 | $165.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,433 | 104 | $442 | $32.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,128 | 206 | $1,344 | $57.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,088 | 118 | $1,492 | $84.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,012 | 74 | $650 | $34.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,000 | 122 | $1,276 | $66.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 994 | 17 | $828 | $42.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 935 | 199 | $880 | $30.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 914 | 23 | $983 | $46.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 893 | 92 | $516 | $24.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 884 | 129 | $1,517 | $69.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 862 | 109 | $705 | $27.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 859 | 139 | $528 | $23.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 849 | 19 | $1,258 | $55.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 836 | 52 | $1,442 | $37.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 828 | 51 | $1,529 | $65.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 828 | 182 | $1,116 | $48.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 811 | 136 | $1,320 | $55.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 811 | 20 | $1,006 | $42.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 770 | 33 | $1,473 | $58.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 766 | 216 | $843 | $33.6M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 748 | 18 | $1,207 | $46.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 651 | 35 | $1,678 | $52.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 626 | 15 | $3,639 | $106.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 574 | 25 | $2,224 | $52.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 528 | 16 | $1,362 | $37.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 468 | 68 | $806 | $19.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 442 | 18 | $970 | $22.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 378 | 8 | $1,925 | $16.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 377 | 13 | $1,334 | $26.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 330 | 23 | $494 | $8.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 314 | 15 | $1,882 | $13.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 303 | 29 | $1,250 | $18.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 270 | 16 | $1,291 | $18.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 262 | 12 | $944 | $12.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 259 | 34 | $533 | $7.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 251 | 9 | $1,950 | $16.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 236 | 76 | $1,843 | $22.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 235 | 22 | $1,412 | $17.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 208 | 83 | $2,268 | $24.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 166 | 48 | $1,230 | $10.6M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 158 | 8 | $1,206 | $9.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 157 | 13 | $666 | $5.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 129 | 14 | $1,318 | $8.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 100 | 17 | $515 | $2.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 90 | 10 | $439 | $2.1M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 85 | 3 | $941 | $4.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 82 | 8 | $1,526 | $6.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 80 | 16 | $828 | $3.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 70 | 80 | $571 | $2.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 61 | 10 | $395 | $1.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 60 | 26 | $4,447 | $13.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 56 | 2 | $1,308 | $3.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 54 | 14 | $1,611 | $4.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 37 | 6 | $998 | $1.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 31 | 10 | $962 | $1.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 22 | 5 | $687 | $0.8M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 21 | 1 | $2,874 | $3.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 13 | 5 | $313 | $0.2M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 13 | 6 | $6,399 | $4.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 10 | 8 | $2,051 | $1.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,115
jobs · $132,416 avg pay
State Government
1,096
jobs · $81,277 avg pay
Local Government
13,211
jobs · $56,922 avg pay
Private
82,870
jobs · $54,160 avg pay
OH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
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