Mercer County, PA
FIPS 42085 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Mercer County had an annual average of 43,238 jobs across 2,856 establishments, paying $2.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
43,238
+0.2% YoY
Establishments
2,856
Total Wages
$2.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$54,121
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,583 | 232 | $374 | $69.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,203 | 66 | $1,128 | $181.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,702 | 277 | $1,315 | $184.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,515 | 66 | $849 | $111.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,791 | 54 | $1,346 | $125.4M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,706 | 10 | $1,140 | $101.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,647 | 150 | $643 | $55.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,573 | 15 | $1,637 | $133.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,395 | 50 | $526 | $38.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,368 | 19 | $1,144 | $81.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 990 | 50 | $1,540 | $79.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 885 | 14 | $1,541 | $70.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 868 | 47 | $1,703 | $76.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 860 | 76 | $391 | $17.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 841 | 124 | $1,169 | $51.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 835 | 8 | $1,281 | $55.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 818 | 181 | $1,284 | $54.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 744 | 66 | $1,810 | $70.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 719 | 52 | $981 | $36.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 675 | 45 | $538 | $18.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 628 | 28 | $674 | $22.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 621 | 30 | $1,807 | $58.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 606 | 76 | $360 | $11.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 572 | 4 | $1,658 | $49.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 562 | 96 | $698 | $20.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 511 | 86 | $902 | $24.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 500 | 29 | $298 | $7.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 473 | 41 | $577 | $14.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 445 | 97 | $563 | $13.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 439 | 80 | $1,151 | $26.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 425 | 44 | $895 | $19.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 415 | 18 | $921 | $19.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 406 | 20 | $1,152 | $24.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 377 | 54 | $553 | $10.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 352 | 30 | $436 | $8.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 337 | 53 | $1,782 | $31.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 300 | 13 | $646 | $10.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 247 | 23 | $1,710 | $19.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 229 | 10 | $1,349 | $16.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 223 | 10 | $663 | $7.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 218 | 54 | $905 | $10.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 216 | 32 | $2,888 | $32.4M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 198 | 5 | $1,361 | $14.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 187 | 6 | $1,142 | $11.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 184 | 20 | $1,217 | $11.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 149 | 7 | $2,489 | $19.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 137 | 28 | $709 | $5.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 134 | 4 | $1,516 | $10.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 128 | 6 | $1,130 | $7.5M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 116 | 15 | $869 | $5.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 110 | 8 | $1,227 | $7.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 109 | 3 | $448 | $2.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 108 | 13 | $950 | $5.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 104 | 10 | $1,364 | $7.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 95 | 8 | $1,197 | $5.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 80 | 10 | $480 | $2.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 70 | 5 | $375 | $1.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 57 | 6 | $1,351 | $4.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 46 | 3 | $1,334 | $3.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 45 | 16 | $1,469 | $3.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 34 | 4 | $1,320 | $2.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 26 | 5 | $1,171 | $1.5M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 15 | 3 | $1,541 | $1.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 12 | 1 | $1,449 | $0.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 11 | 1 | $1,586 | $0.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 11 | 7 | $629 | $0.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 11 | 3 | $1,279 | $0.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 7 | 1 | $1,344 | $0.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 6 | 3 | $275 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
238
jobs · $65,066 avg pay
State Government
1,001
jobs · $74,740 avg pay
Local Government
3,428
jobs · $54,989 avg pay
Private
38,571
jobs · $53,439 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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