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.
| 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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