Los Angeles County, CA
FIPS 06037 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Los Angeles County had an annual average of 4,525,711 jobs across 572,385 establishments, paying $378.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
4,525,711
+1.2% YoY
Establishments
572,385
Total Wages
$378.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$83,554
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 | 403,274 | 9,349 | $2,512 | $32,742.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 389,395 | 22,808 | $924 | $13,367.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 344,018 | 250,150 | $1,822 | $11,052.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 306,369 | 48,291 | $2,574 | $40,988.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 273,746 | 31,466 | $2,516 | $20,586.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 258,115 | 13,125 | $1,601 | $14,513.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 165,527 | 290 | $2,543 | $17,286.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 108,563 | 9,479 | $2,813 | $15,879.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 98,087 | 5,045 | $948 | $4,051.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 96,616 | 11,236 | $1,483 | $7,450.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 95,297 | 2,728 | $1,412 | $4,860.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 91,652 | 8,810 | $1,564 | $7,455.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 90,269 | 8,998 | $1,766 | $8,290.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 70,615 | 1,811 | $776 | $2,847.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 67,335 | 17,196 | $1,784 | $6,247.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 67,124 | 204 | $2,993 | $10,063.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 63,339 | 1,108 | $3,062 | $10,085.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 61,173 | 602 | $2,547 | $8,101.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 60,550 | 2,738 | $2,384 | $5,893.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 60,425 | 10,144 | $1,664 | $2,586.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 52,967 | 2,147 | $765 | $2,096.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 52,352 | 5,030 | $967 | $2,632.7M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 50,624 | 18,434 | $4,025 | $10,584.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 47,717 | 1,412 | $2,028 | $2,694.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 47,493 | 206 | $2,475 | $4,415.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 46,496 | 4,158 | $2,888 | $6,027.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 46,195 | 4,244 | $1,425 | $3,001.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 43,523 | 4,417 | $3,348 | $5,282.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 42,548 | 2,516 | $1,509 | $3,339.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 39,968 | 5,276 | $964 | $2,003.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 38,927 | 1,391 | $1,235 | $2,500.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 37,589 | 7,166 | $1,703 | $3,327.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 37,536 | 6,423 | $2,130 | $2,262.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 37,489 | 1,734 | $1,545 | $3,012.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 37,036 | 6,835 | $1,245 | $2,398.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 36,680 | 811 | $949 | $1,809.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 34,976 | 197 | $2,135 | $3,270.6M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 34,359 | 206 | $2,768 | $4,945.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 33,627 | 3,842 | $1,123 | $1,964.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 31,142 | 906 | $4,553 | $7,373.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 29,856 | 381 | $3,013 | $4,580.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 27,772 | 675 | $2,750 | $3,971.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 26,724 | 3,891 | $6,493 | $9,020.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 24,953 | 1,354 | $961 | $1,247.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 23,022 | 2,646 | $1,256 | $1,503.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 22,952 | 760 | $1,361 | $1,607.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 21,120 | 767 | $1,808 | $1,520.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 20,793 | 1,872 | $1,375 | $1,486.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 19,592 | 1,434 | $3,826 | $3,898.2M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 19,264 | 1,369 | $1,197 | $1,199.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 18,832 | 665 | $1,708 | $1,673.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 18,664 | 604 | $2,516 | $2,387.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 17,376 | 286 | $1,433 | $1,289.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 17,369 | 1,026 | $1,791 | $1,617.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 16,719 | 282 | $2,313 | $1,834.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 14,202 | 671 | $1,647 | $1,216.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 12,986 | 1,551 | $795 | $537.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 12,963 | 680 | $1,821 | $1,227.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 11,757 | 8,942 | $1,016 | $620.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 11,671 | 668 | $2,250 | $1,365.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 11,479 | 337 | $1,987 | $1,186.3M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 10,113 | 718 | $4,899 | $2,576.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 9,785 | 200 | $6,148 | $2,209.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 9,515 | 916 | $1,232 | $609.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 9,288 | 606 | $1,207 | $582.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 9,142 | 2,081 | $1,900 | $903.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 7,117 | 244 | $1,550 | $573.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 6,582 | 314 | $1,751 | $599.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 6,491 | 268 | $1,391 | $469.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 6,433 | 200 | $2,319 | $459.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 6,109 | 140 | $1,620 | $514.5M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 5,409 | 65 | $3,513 | $988.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 4,945 | 168 | $1,519 | $390.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4,415 | 78 | $2,177 | $398.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 3,554 | 16 | $2,263 | $418.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 3,452 | 290 | $981 | $176.1M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 3,289 | 180 | $1,110 | $189.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 3,232 | 208 | $1,276 | $214.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 2,886 | 220 | $1,099 | $165.0M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 2,447 | 70 | $1,870 | $237.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 2,184 | 13 | $2,803 | $213.4M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 1,112 | 64 | $1,156 | $66.9M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 1,074 | 79 | $1,015 | $47.8M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 1,042 | 56 | $2,923 | $158.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 952 | 143 | $1,142 | $56.5M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 721 | 34 | $2,814 | $105.5M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 534 | 125 | $2,818 | $78.3M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 386 | 26 | $2,074 | $41.7M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 358 | 656 | $1,712 | $31.8M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 212 | 20 | $2,578 | $28.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 200 | 55 | $1,097 | $11.4M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 93 | 1 | $3,179 | $15.3M |
| 114 | NAICS 114 | 62 | 22 | $1,803 | $5.8M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 16 | 5 | $497 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
48,433
jobs · $107,404 avg pay
State Government
87,533
jobs · $120,395 avg pay
Local Government
455,758
jobs · $93,690 avg pay
Private
3,933,987
jobs · $81,266 avg pay
CA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.3%
April 2026
Other CA Counties
The largest counties in CA by total employment.
- Orange County 1,661,276 jobs
- San Diego County 1,536,542 jobs
- Santa Clara County 1,116,581 jobs
- San Bernardino County 845,907 jobs
- Riverside County 840,433 jobs
- Alameda County 790,358 jobs
- Sacramento County 726,938 jobs
- San Francisco County 707,647 jobs