McDowell County, NC

FIPS 37111 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, McDowell County had an annual average of 15,350 jobs across 970 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

15,350

-1.3% YoY

Establishments

970

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,364

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 McDowell County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,164 15 $922 $53.9M
722 NAICS 722 1,076 76 $393 $22.0M
332 NAICS 332 720 14 $1,063 $39.8M
457 NAICS 457 613 26 $655 $20.9M
921 NAICS 921 606 3 $888 $28.0M
561 NAICS 561 552 68 $1,002 $21.4M
238 NAICS 238 511 82 $1,001 $26.6M
455 NAICS 455 503 20 $548 $14.3M
321 NAICS 321 450 8 $1,180 $27.6M
623 NAICS 623 444 17 $797 $18.4M
621 NAICS 621 428 49 $1,016 $22.6M
445 NAICS 445 426 13 $505 $8.3M
922 NAICS 922 377 4 $1,339 $26.2M
313 NAICS 313 317 3 $1,191 $19.6M
441 NAICS 441 282 28 $910 $13.4M
444 NAICS 444 255 17 $674 $8.9M
811 NAICS 811 199 18 $1,058 $11.0M
423 NAICS 423 167 29 $1,190 $10.3M
813 NAICS 813 160 17 $699 $5.8M
236 NAICS 236 131 35 $1,188 $8.1M
721 NAICS 721 124 19 $563 $3.6M
522 NAICS 522 108 19 $1,055 $5.9M
484 NAICS 484 88 19 $1,368 $6.3M
924 NAICS 924 85 4 $1,679 $5.3M
926 NAICS 926 78 4 $1,360 $5.5M
524 NAICS 524 77 16 $1,655 $6.6M
491 NAICS 491 72 4 $1,256 $4.7M
812 NAICS 812 62 14 $530 $1.7M
456 NAICS 456 61 10 $821 $2.6M
458 NAICS 458 58 8 $261 $0.8M
237 NAICS 237 50 7 $1,615 $4.2M
311 NAICS 311 47 8 $408 $1.0M
562 NAICS 562 45 8 $755 $1.8M
531 NAICS 531 43 27 $832 $1.8M
449 NAICS 449 34 7 $993 $1.8M
459 NAICS 459 33 15 $542 $0.9M
532 NAICS 532 29 5 $616 $0.9M
814 NAICS 814 28 26 $497 $0.7M
312 NAICS 312 18 4 $348 $0.3M
523 NAICS 523 17 7 $2,815 $2.4M
923 NAICS 923 14 2 $570 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 2 3 $1,367 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

101

jobs · $71,681 avg pay

State Government

753

jobs · $58,327 avg pay

Local Government

1,558

jobs · $47,041 avg pay

Private

12,938

jobs · $46,575 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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