Macon County, NC

FIPS 37113 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Macon County had an annual average of 12,333 jobs across 1,457 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

12,333

-0.8% YoY

Establishments

1,457

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,465

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 Macon County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 6 — —
722 NAICS 722 1,434 104 $588 $43.9M
541 NAICS 541 1,030 136 $1,327 $71.0M
611 NAICS 611 833 25 $891 $35.6M
921 NAICS 921 704 4 $902 $33.0M
238 NAICS 238 638 155 $889 $29.5M
445 NAICS 445 636 20 $570 $17.2M
721 NAICS 721 572 28 $729 $21.7M
622 NAICS 622 496 6 $1,181 $30.5M
444 NAICS 444 375 23 $807 $15.7M
713 NAICS 713 370 19 $1,042 $20.1M
561 NAICS 561 370 88 $1,007 $16.8M
455 NAICS 455 366 13 $592 $11.3M
621 NAICS 621 365 67 $1,178 $22.3M
236 NAICS 236 349 94 $1,041 $18.9M
624 NAICS 624 340 37 $1,209 $10.2M
531 NAICS 531 235 90 $878 $10.7M
811 NAICS 811 224 49 $1,070 $12.4M
623 NAICS 623 220 10 $832 $9.5M
458 NAICS 458 203 42 $649 $6.8M
441 NAICS 441 180 20 $1,071 $10.0M
812 NAICS 812 143 34 $635 $4.7M
459 NAICS 459 140 43 $432 $3.2M
449 NAICS 449 134 21 $913 $6.3M
522 NAICS 522 133 18 $1,207 $8.4M
457 NAICS 457 127 18 $821 $5.4M
813 NAICS 813 123 24 $823 $5.3M
924 NAICS 924 106 3 $1,471 $8.0M
423 NAICS 423 92 21 $1,353 $6.5M
237 NAICS 237 77 11 $1,206 $4.8M
456 NAICS 456 69 12 $817 $2.9M
491 NAICS 491 57 4 $1,347 $4.0M
926 NAICS 926 50 5 $1,157 $2.8M
922 NAICS 922 42 4 $1,431 $3.1M
312 NAICS 312 41 5 $518 $1.1M
562 NAICS 562 41 4 $735 $1.6M
484 NAICS 484 38 17 $870 $1.7M
532 NAICS 532 37 10 $730 $1.4M
814 NAICS 814 31 24 $653 $1.0M
311 NAICS 311 28 6 $604 $0.9M
519 NAICS 519 22 2 $420 $0.5M
111 NAICS 111 22 5 $637 $0.7M
923 NAICS 923 16 3 $1,619 $1.2M
339 NAICS 339 16 7 $1,318 $1.1M
551 NAICS 551 16 5 $2,439 $2.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

178

jobs · $73,131 avg pay

State Government

182

jobs · $45,539 avg pay

Local Government

1,454

jobs · $46,193 avg pay

Private

10,519

jobs · $46,062 avg pay

NC Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.7%

April 2026

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