Mecklenburg County, NC
FIPS 37119 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Mecklenburg County had an annual average of 788,435 jobs across 53,029 establishments, paying $69.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
788,435
+1% YoY
Establishments
53,029
Total Wages
$69.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$88,111
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 71,082 | 10,225 | $2,294 | $8,474.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 61,081 | 3,307 | $591 | $1,878.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 59,664 | 3,865 | $1,163 | $3,606.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 56,276 | 1,003 | $3,194 | $9,346.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 38,316 | 1,044 | $1,323 | $2,170.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 37,275 | 174 | $2,043 | $3,712.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 36,355 | 3,011 | $1,731 | $3,238.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 29,500 | 536 | $3,093 | $4,745.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 25,842 | 2,294 | $1,486 | $1,997.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 25,533 | 2,007 | $2,051 | $2,722.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 17,627 | 1,165 | $3,192 | $2,132.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 16,616 | 13 | $2,506 | $1,295.4M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 14,950 | 30 | $2,204 | $1,713.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 13,495 | 1,356 | $761 | $534.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 13,336 | 481 | $971 | $450.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 13,318 | 3,064 | $1,854 | $1,283.7M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 13,197 | 106 | $1,160 | $596.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 13,180 | 1,320 | $4,039 | $2,768.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 12,043 | 529 | $521 | $326.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 11,535 | 298 | $655 | $392.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 10,784 | 1,594 | $2,155 | $1,208.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 9,831 | 851 | $1,538 | $786.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 9,304 | 225 | $1,285 | $410.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 8,872 | 423 | $1,499 | $691.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 8,781 | 1,072 | $1,256 | $573.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 8,681 | 1,515 | $782 | $353.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 8,594 | 154 | $1,757 | $785.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 7,392 | 122 | $2,142 | $823.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 7,276 | 154 | $826 | $312.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 7,084 | 764 | $675 | $248.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 7,002 | 826 | $1,281 | $466.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 6,986 | 304 | $748 | $271.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 6,299 | 660 | $606 | $198.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 6,263 | 293 | $3,271 | $479.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 6,067 | 259 | $1,144 | $361.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 5,549 | 754 | $3,132 | $903.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 5,243 | 379 | $3,085 | $793.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 4,933 | 467 | $1,097 | $281.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 4,335 | 196 | $1,593 | $359.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 4,253 | 439 | $1,673 | $190.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,151 | 117 | $1,208 | $260.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 3,993 | 56 | $1,546 | $321.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 3,817 | 307 | $1,429 | $283.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,685 | 555 | $2,658 | $245.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 3,238 | 138 | $1,646 | $277.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 3,235 | 486 | $2,185 | $367.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 2,878 | 262 | $3,305 | $494.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 2,852 | 139 | $1,974 | $292.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,794 | 74 | $3,199 | $464.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,585 | 296 | $691 | $92.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 2,369 | 129 | $1,282 | $158.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,257 | 36 | $1,488 | $174.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 2,184 | 64 | $1,105 | $125.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,165 | 63 | $1,230 | $112.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,001 | 74 | $2,533 | $263.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,957 | 140 | $1,170 | $119.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,627 | 16 | $2,437 | $160.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,496 | 92 | $1,397 | $108.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,390 | 20 | $1,764 | $117.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 1,268 | 1,622 | $720 | $47.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,042 | 51 | $1,632 | $88.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,039 | 57 | $2,535 | $136.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 1,039 | 202 | $1,305 | $70.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 937 | 18 | $2,045 | $99.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 918 | 58 | $1,269 | $60.5M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 869 | 24 | $1,296 | $58.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 692 | 27 | $1,608 | $57.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 582 | 4 | $1,838 | $55.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 566 | 70 | $4,381 | $51.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 550 | 31 | $1,008 | $27.3M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 505 | 32 | $1,818 | $47.7M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 426 | 26 | $1,437 | $31.9M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 411 | 40 | $1,150 | $24.6M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 410 | 16 | $1,594 | $34.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 353 | 8 | $2,022 | $29.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 231 | 1 | $1,048 | $12.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 191 | 27 | $2,313 | $23.0M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 172 | 32 | $1,766 | $15.8M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 123 | 8 | $4,034 | $25.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 55 | 190 | $2,015 | $5.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 40 | 5 | $2,208 | $4.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 33 | 11 | $1,298 | $2.2M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 4 | 5 | $3,397 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
5,804
jobs · $99,778 avg pay
State Government
7,955
jobs · $67,772 avg pay
Local Government
67,235
jobs · $84,063 avg pay
Private
707,441
jobs · $88,629 avg pay
NC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.7%
April 2026
Other NC Counties
The largest counties in NC by total employment.
- Wake County 653,152 jobs
- Guilford County 287,996 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 242,910 jobs
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- Forsyth County 192,586 jobs
- Buncombe County 136,496 jobs
- New Hanover County 130,465 jobs
- Cumberland County 122,995 jobs