Merrimack County, NH
FIPS 33013 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Merrimack County had an annual average of 77,148 jobs across 5,546 establishments, paying $5.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
77,148
+0.5% YoY
Establishments
5,546
Total Wages
$5.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$68,855
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 | 5,037 | 313 | $556 | $145.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 4,509 | 254 | $1,727 | $404.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3,921 | 579 | $2,065 | $414.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3,356 | 368 | $1,599 | $217.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,906 | 130 | $2,304 | $177.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,680 | 130 | $702 | $97.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,530 | 105 | $2,522 | $213.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,406 | 399 | $1,498 | $187.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,218 | 54 | $1,560 | $180.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,119 | 44 | $549 | $60.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,925 | 93 | $1,040 | $104.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,758 | 235 | $2,066 | $124.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,629 | 90 | $1,458 | $123.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,600 | 194 | $1,114 | $92.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,541 | 27 | $546 | $43.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,481 | 67 | $505 | $38.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,435 | 87 | $3,160 | $148.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,430 | 139 | $1,918 | $142.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,088 | 186 | $1,453 | $81.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,006 | 67 | $1,834 | $91.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 997 | 58 | $812 | $42.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 911 | 25 | $1,930 | $67.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 886 | 74 | $2,264 | $72.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 848 | 42 | $1,319 | $58.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 826 | 88 | $619 | $26.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 817 | 80 | $1,039 | $44.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 759 | 146 | $1,651 | $65.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 757 | 79 | $1,962 | $77.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 746 | 49 | $2,491 | $96.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 608 | 116 | $1,308 | $41.3M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 559 | 6 | $1,953 | $56.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 556 | 122 | $639 | $18.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 533 | 11 | $1,446 | $40.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 532 | 19 | $1,577 | $43.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 488 | 49 | $961 | $24.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 416 | 35 | $1,633 | $35.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 412 | 17 | $1,566 | $33.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 394 | 20 | $894 | $18.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 385 | 32 | $644 | $12.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 370 | 55 | $1,288 | $24.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 343 | 17 | $2,812 | $47.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 336 | 14 | $1,350 | $23.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 327 | 46 | $1,402 | $23.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 324 | 13 | $1,513 | $25.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 309 | 18 | $1,090 | $17.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 304 | 6 | $1,343 | $21.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 296 | 18 | $1,313 | $20.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 289 | 12 | $1,085 | $16.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 285 | 14 | $1,161 | $17.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 263 | 57 | $3,567 | $48.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 254 | 12 | $1,352 | $17.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 234 | 50 | $4,862 | $59.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 218 | 23 | $1,366 | $15.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 217 | 18 | $704 | $7.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 200 | 2 | $1,808 | $18.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 180 | 30 | $2,216 | $20.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 162 | 26 | $567 | $4.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 141 | 16 | $1,147 | $8.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 137 | 12 | $1,845 | $13.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 133 | 6 | $1,274 | $8.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 124 | 12 | $1,516 | $9.8M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 112 | 14 | $1,344 | $7.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 80 | 76 | $555 | $2.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 79 | 11 | $671 | $2.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 72 | 7 | $1,181 | $4.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 61 | 6 | $527 | $1.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 59 | 8 | $584 | $1.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 57 | 7 | $619 | $1.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 52 | 6 | $557 | $1.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 51 | 25 | $1,537 | $4.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 23 | 8 | $4,001 | $4.7M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 11 | 4 | $577 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
905
jobs · $104,144 avg pay
State Government
8,778
jobs · $74,067 avg pay
Local Government
6,267
jobs · $58,317 avg pay
Private
61,198
jobs · $68,667 avg pay
NH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.1%
April 2026
Other NH Counties
The largest counties in NH by total employment.
- Hillsborough County 201,342 jobs
- Rockingham County 157,028 jobs
- Grafton County 54,322 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 49,184 jobs
- Strafford County 46,517 jobs
- Cheshire County 31,134 jobs
- Belknap County 25,854 jobs
- Carroll County 16,895 jobs