Madison County, AL
FIPS 01089 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Madison County had an annual average of 229,807 jobs across 13,779 establishments, paying $17.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
229,807
+2.2% YoY
Establishments
13,779
Total Wages
$17.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$77,051
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | — | $861 | $0.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 45,377 | 2,718 | $2,329 | $5,446.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 17,458 | 1,001 | $995 | $410.7M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 14,860 | 76 | $1,925 | $1,487.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 12,845 | 3 | $2,504 | $1,672.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 12,271 | 763 | $897 | $533.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 11,282 | 1,014 | $1,923 | $970.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,242 | 123 | $589 | $188.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 5,956 | 195 | $1,449 | $314.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 4,764 | 544 | $1,324 | $328.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 4,558 | 17 | $2,369 | $289.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 3,700 | 125 | $1,016 | $123.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,473 | 100 | $735 | $132.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,391 | 585 | $1,329 | $101.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,339 | 312 | $1,890 | $328.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 3,298 | 87 | $1,806 | $309.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,189 | 161 | $1,329 | $220.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,659 | 303 | $1,990 | $231.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,365 | 132 | $770 | $49.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,338 | 269 | $534 | $65.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,329 | 650 | $1,230 | $148.7M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 2,282 | 1 | $2,766 | $328.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,230 | 99 | $904 | $104.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,751 | 21 | $1,304 | $118.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,730 | 317 | $1,753 | $157.7M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,728 | 14 | $1,213 | $109.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,666 | 268 | $956 | $82.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,624 | 182 | $918 | $77.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,590 | 294 | $661 | $54.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,553 | 79 | $1,309 | $105.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,545 | 14 | $2,496 | $186.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,399 | 172 | $442 | $32.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,310 | 151 | $773 | $52.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,296 | 61 | $1,406 | $94.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,279 | 94 | $846 | $37.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,271 | 18 | $1,673 | $110.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,247 | 44 | $898 | $58.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,246 | 86 | $1,329 | $86.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,001 | 274 | $1,498 | $78.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 973 | 70 | $2,276 | $72.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 949 | 18 | $2,428 | $87.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 920 | 241 | $620 | $29.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 889 | 44 | $1,459 | $67.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 867 | 138 | $1,047 | $47.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 867 | 44 | $1,140 | $51.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 854 | 74 | $2,133 | $94.7M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 812 | 8 | $1,482 | $62.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 737 | 19 | $1,364 | $52.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 682 | 182 | $1,634 | $57.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 624 | 107 | $922 | $29.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 517 | 36 | $1,589 | $42.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 496 | 202 | $2,189 | $56.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 423 | 41 | $2,087 | $45.9M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 421 | 24 | $1,406 | $25.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 338 | 27 | $1,629 | $28.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 333 | 10 | $1,948 | $20.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 306 | 10 | $2,081 | $29.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 285 | 128 | $3,442 | $51.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 261 | 20 | $1,070 | $14.5M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 255 | 10 | $1,462 | $19.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 242 | 25 | $519 | $6.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 229 | 238 | $582 | $6.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 219 | 12 | $783 | $8.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 206 | 40 | $902 | $9.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 169 | 14 | $732 | $6.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 157 | 6 | $3,232 | $26.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 129 | 11 | $927 | $4.4M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 123 | 9 | $1,695 | $10.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 118 | 17 | $711 | $4.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 112 | 10 | $809 | $4.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 106 | 25 | $892 | $4.9M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 99 | 8 | $622 | $3.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 65 | 5 | $2,044 | $5.4M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 31 | 7 | $1,108 | $1.8M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
19,656
jobs · $123,703 avg pay
State Government
4,493
jobs · $58,221 avg pay
Local Government
24,931
jobs · $64,863 avg pay
Private
180,727
jobs · $74,126 avg pay
AL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.8%
April 2026
Other AL Counties
The largest counties in AL by total employment.
- Jefferson County 367,081 jobs
- Mobile County 175,326 jobs
- Montgomery County 132,903 jobs
- Tuscaloosa County 99,288 jobs
- Shelby County 85,170 jobs
- Baldwin County 85,117 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 83,435 jobs
- Lee County 66,643 jobs