Luzerne County, PA

FIPS 42079 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Luzerne County had an annual average of 145,189 jobs across 7,474 establishments, paying $8.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

145,189

+0.5% YoY

Establishments

7,474

Total Wages

$8.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,902

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 Luzerne County, PA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
493 NAICS 493 13,706 72 $1,018 $725.6M
611 NAICS 611 9,564 170 $1,145 $528.3M
722 NAICS 722 9,505 724 $391 $193.3M
621 NAICS 621 9,108 596 $1,531 $725.3M
561 NAICS 561 8,593 383 $772 $344.7M
622 NAICS 622 5,900 9 $1,864 $455.5M
624 NAICS 624 5,380 349 $1,401 $189.1M
623 NAICS 623 4,921 93 $875 $223.8M
541 NAICS 541 3,950 563 $1,519 $312.0M
332 NAICS 332 3,702 66 $1,389 $267.4M
445 NAICS 445 3,576 201 $484 $89.9M
238 NAICS 238 3,337 398 $1,334 $231.4M
311 NAICS 311 3,283 36 $1,132 $193.3M
921 NAICS 921 3,090 85 $1,847 $171.9M
326 NAICS 326 3,065 31 $1,229 $195.9M
423 NAICS 423 3,027 204 $1,487 $234.0M
455 NAICS 455 2,990 83 $541 $84.1M
484 NAICS 484 2,864 179 $1,241 $184.8M
441 NAICS 441 2,044 131 $1,128 $119.9M
524 NAICS 524 2,013 144 $1,496 $156.6M
456 NAICS 456 1,819 120 $815 $77.1M
551 NAICS 551 1,636 71 $1,859 $158.1M
721 NAICS 721 1,568 52 $651 $53.1M
312 NAICS 312 1,511 23 $1,311 $103.0M
424 NAICS 424 1,489 88 $1,148 $88.9M
522 NAICS 522 1,460 152 $1,357 $103.0M
457 NAICS 457 1,452 156 $638 $48.2M
459 NAICS 459 1,449 171 $628 $47.3M
492 NAICS 492 1,448 22 $849 $63.9M
812 NAICS 812 1,416 280 $655 $48.2M
518 NAICS 518 1,354 13 $1,599 $99.3M
221 NAICS 221 1,323 14 $2,847 $195.8M
236 NAICS 236 1,249 151 $1,460 $94.8M
813 NAICS 813 1,229 166 $584 $37.3M
444 NAICS 444 1,199 66 $735 $45.8M
811 NAICS 811 1,138 203 $1,061 $62.8M
713 NAICS 713 1,059 70 $411 $22.6M
322 NAICS 322 1,050 20 $1,182 $64.5M
339 NAICS 339 883 18 $1,289 $59.2M
485 NAICS 485 869 37 $578 $26.1M
337 NAICS 337 738 13 $1,094 $42.0M
327 NAICS 327 708 19 $1,231 $45.3M
458 NAICS 458 689 90 $471 $16.9M
531 NAICS 531 665 198 $909 $31.5M
237 NAICS 237 662 36 $1,199 $41.3M
449 NAICS 449 655 93 $843 $28.7M
491 NAICS 491 646 38 $1,478 $49.7M
517 NAICS 517 515 28 $1,755 $47.0M
325 NAICS 325 445 15 $1,359 $31.4M
323 NAICS 323 435 26 $896 $20.3M
532 NAICS 532 432 53 $1,182 $26.5M
562 NAICS 562 401 33 $1,179 $24.6M
333 NAICS 333 381 16 $1,680 $33.3M
924 NAICS 924 304 4 $1,380 $21.8M
516 NAICS 516 301 14 $1,048 $16.4M
212 NAICS 212 292 12 $1,599 $24.3M
488 NAICS 488 268 31 $2,220 $15.0M
336 NAICS 336 265 6 $1,334 $18.4M
425 NAICS 425 260 48 $1,776 $24.0M
335 NAICS 335 215 3 $1,578 $17.6M
321 NAICS 321 213 14 $1,133 $12.5M
925 NAICS 925 171 7 $1,067 $9.5M
926 NAICS 926 155 12 $1,569 $11.8M
324 NAICS 324 127 3 $1,636 $10.8M
922 NAICS 922 124 12 $2,148 $5.9M
513 NAICS 513 116 12 $816 $4.9M
519 NAICS 519 114 16 $538 $3.2M
314 NAICS 314 86 6 $912 $4.1M
481 NAICS 481 80 4 $1,082 $4.5M
512 NAICS 512 74 9 $328 $1.3M
814 NAICS 814 27 25 $652 $0.9M
928 NAICS 928 15 2 $1,272 $1.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

3,505

jobs · $84,453 avg pay

State Government

2,684

jobs · $75,774 avg pay

Local Government

10,407

jobs · $58,080 avg pay

Private

128,593

jobs · $54,532 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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