Middlesex County, MA
FIPS 25017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Middlesex County had an annual average of 926,105 jobs across 58,458 establishments, paying $105.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
926,105
-0.5% YoY
Establishments
58,458
Total Wages
$105.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$113,704
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 | — | 50 | — | — |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 161,284 | 10,326 | $3,815 | $31,838.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 103,714 | 1,321 | $1,948 | $9,330.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 54,570 | 3,293 | $1,770 | $1,898.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 44,353 | 2,793 | $1,310 | $3,020.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 44,322 | 2,893 | $2,193 | $3,830.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 38,391 | 400 | $3,335 | $6,658.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 31,067 | 3,274 | $1,885 | $3,044.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 29,794 | 8,037 | $1,868 | $1,276.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 29,714 | 61 | $2,145 | $2,717.5M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 27,413 | 331 | $3,210 | $4,575.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 24,367 | 587 | $1,308 | $1,352.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 24,316 | 1,066 | $4,516 | $5,710.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 23,163 | 969 | $661 | $794.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 18,603 | 1,402 | $2,458 | $2,377.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 13,655 | 238 | $2,440 | $1,567.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 12,142 | 604 | $756 | $372.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 10,104 | 1,668 | $816 | $429.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 9,877 | 186 | $1,043 | $322.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 9,842 | 1,682 | $2,153 | $1,101.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 9,386 | 828 | $9,760 | $1,167.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 9,095 | 1,330 | $2,186 | $1,033.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 8,538 | 565 | $3,015 | $1,338.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 8,385 | 619 | $3,141 | $1,232.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 8,257 | 160 | $1,112 | $477.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 7,023 | 366 | $1,539 | $561.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 6,851 | 689 | $782 | $278.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 6,787 | 1,078 | $1,562 | $551.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 6,219 | 962 | $1,171 | $378.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 6,216 | 164 | $860 | $278.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 5,805 | 118 | $4,158 | $1,255.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 5,791 | 251 | $6,837 | $1,505.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 5,660 | 215 | $2,283 | $424.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 5,630 | 512 | $713 | $208.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 5,516 | 501 | $876 | $251.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 5,417 | 172 | $1,280 | $360.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 5,173 | 264 | $1,016 | $273.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 5,028 | 163 | $2,212 | $578.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 5,023 | 132 | $2,270 | $592.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 4,789 | 227 | $1,594 | $397.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 4,721 | 76 | $1,097 | $269.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 4,582 | 842 | $4,488 | $1,069.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 4,569 | 370 | $1,718 | $408.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 3,891 | 85 | $2,304 | $312.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 3,346 | 42 | $1,099 | $191.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 3,190 | 312 | $1,391 | $230.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 3,039 | 20 | $2,370 | $361.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,810 | 436 | $1,020 | $149.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,742 | 132 | $2,456 | $350.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,714 | 93 | $1,517 | $214.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 2,656 | 293 | $3,643 | $503.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,642 | 254 | $2,938 | $403.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 2,633 | 160 | $6,293 | $861.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 2,562 | 23 | $2,775 | $369.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 2,331 | 88 | $6,447 | $781.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 2,227 | 38 | $1,865 | $216.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 2,114 | 2,357 | $964 | $106.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 2,058 | 192 | $1,655 | $177.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 2,049 | 467 | $2,771 | $295.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 2,022 | 132 | $2,648 | $243.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,995 | 140 | $2,197 | $228.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,918 | 82 | $2,629 | $262.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 1,645 | 56 | $1,041 | $89.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 1,541 | 38 | $1,290 | $103.3M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,513 | 62 | $2,312 | $181.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,512 | 283 | $1,320 | $103.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 1,256 | 185 | $1,020 | $66.6M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 1,248 | 48 | $1,660 | $107.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 700 | 38 | $2,506 | $78.8M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 687 | 15 | $1,878 | $67.0M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 644 | 18 | $1,951 | $65.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 529 | 45 | $1,693 | $28.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 510 | 50 | $1,477 | $39.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 505 | 18 | $2,136 | $56.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 469 | 47 | $2,383 | $43.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 338 | 34 | $1,490 | $26.2M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 337 | 24 | $1,260 | $22.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 330 | 27 | $1,644 | $28.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 281 | 39 | $928 | $13.6M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 220 | 12 | $1,127 | $12.9M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 121 | 19 | $3,489 | $22.0M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 103 | 4 | $4,414 | $23.6M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 30 | 12 | $2,307 | $3.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
11,563
jobs · $108,720 avg pay
State Government
14,823
jobs · $93,746 avg pay
Local Government
65,666
jobs · $80,217 avg pay
Private
834,053
jobs · $116,764 avg pay
MA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.7%
April 2026
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