Middlesex County, NJ
FIPS 34023 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Middlesex County had an annual average of 430,555 jobs across 25,381 establishments, paying $35.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
430,555
+0.2% YoY
Establishments
25,381
Total Wages
$35.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$82,400
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 41,517 | 427 | $2,025 | $3,504.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 40,596 | 3,803 | $2,667 | $5,628.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 34,472 | 1,363 | $1,147 | $2,003.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 26,469 | 250 | $1,091 | $1,501.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 22,270 | 1,872 | $1,363 | $1,578.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 21,926 | 1,638 | $561 | $640.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 19,054 | 21 | $1,754 | $1,540.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 15,713 | 836 | $1,882 | $1,537.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 13,079 | 534 | $1,571 | $1,068.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 11,370 | 3,020 | $2,523 | $406.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 10,530 | 109 | $944 | $516.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 9,772 | 39 | $3,158 | $788.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 9,277 | 164 | $2,612 | $1,260.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 9,180 | 893 | $1,770 | $845.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 8,624 | 574 | $629 | $282.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 7,626 | 122 | $5,069 | $2,010.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 7,131 | 129 | $669 | $247.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 7,065 | 609 | $1,424 | $523.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 5,987 | 150 | $1,539 | $337.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 5,370 | 254 | $3,683 | $859.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 4,957 | 198 | $1,464 | $377.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 4,591 | 313 | $1,690 | $403.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 4,542 | 383 | $2,760 | $651.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 4,410 | 770 | $767 | $158.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,320 | 124 | $1,536 | $345.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 3,983 | 206 | $2,102 | $321.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3,854 | 575 | $1,582 | $317.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,850 | 153 | $1,043 | $96.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,778 | 473 | $1,810 | $355.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,767 | 471 | $1,721 | $337.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 3,303 | 44 | $1,332 | $228.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,281 | 299 | $522 | $89.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 3,132 | 316 | $879 | $143.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 2,920 | 142 | $2,526 | $383.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,848 | 109 | $958 | $141.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,711 | 202 | $1,368 | $192.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,643 | 113 | $746 | $102.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,406 | 257 | $1,021 | $127.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,310 | 103 | $1,645 | $197.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,277 | 87 | $2,399 | $282.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,196 | 113 | $788 | $90.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 2,050 | 202 | $4,483 | $477.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,924 | 197 | $814 | $81.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,863 | 91 | $1,565 | $151.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,828 | 28 | $1,439 | $136.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1,596 | 1,326 | $1,015 | $84.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,555 | 45 | $1,424 | $115.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,391 | 45 | $2,054 | $148.6M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,334 | 53 | $2,076 | $144.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,308 | 43 | $2,422 | $126.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 1,273 | 16 | $1,524 | $100.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 1,217 | 33 | $1,231 | $77.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,215 | 40 | $2,780 | $165.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 971 | 48 | $2,239 | $113.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 891 | 62 | $3,099 | $143.6M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 888 | 15 | $1,754 | $81.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 764 | 25 | $1,853 | $73.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 752 | 134 | $2,198 | $86.0M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 552 | 20 | $2,021 | $58.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 533 | 34 | $1,110 | $27.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 493 | 50 | $1,168 | $30.0M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 487 | 25 | $2,708 | $68.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 443 | 50 | $1,459 | $33.6M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 437 | 13 | $1,273 | $28.9M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 430 | 10 | $1,716 | $38.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 363 | 37 | $1,647 | $31.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 315 | 26 | $787 | $12.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 301 | 17 | $2,304 | $29.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 294 | 3 | $2,864 | $41.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 290 | 19 | $1,108 | $16.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 248 | 14 | $2,425 | $26.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 225 | 13 | $752 | $8.8M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 214 | 5 | $2,322 | $25.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 176 | 154 | $715 | $6.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 139 | 11 | $1,880 | $13.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 128 | 5 | $2,202 | $14.6M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 126 | 9 | $1,526 | $10.0M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 109 | 5 | $3,187 | $18.1M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 75 | 7 | $1,018 | $4.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 62 | 9 | $2,229 | $2.5M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 35 | 10 | $4,144 | $7.5M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 25 | 8 | $1,118 | $1.5M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 11 | 4 | $1,094 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,600
jobs · $101,911 avg pay
State Government
17,594
jobs · $105,550 avg pay
Local Government
33,883
jobs · $77,193 avg pay
Private
376,478
jobs · $81,652 avg pay
NJ Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.8%
April 2026
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