Monmouth County, NJ
FIPS 34025 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Monmouth County had an annual average of 273,999 jobs across 21,967 establishments, paying $19.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
273,999
+1.8% YoY
Establishments
21,967
Total Wages
$19.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$70,560
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 | 27,521 | 1,727 | $573 | $819.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 25,038 | 2,013 | $2,987 | $2,325.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 22,707 | 510 | $1,476 | $1,576.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 19,316 | 2,694 | $2,296 | $2,302.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 13,057 | 1,275 | $1,561 | $831.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 12,261 | 16 | $1,993 | $964.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 10,947 | 1,182 | $1,579 | $898.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 10,491 | 512 | $647 | $352.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 9,656 | 64 | $2,654 | $693.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 8,806 | 1,555 | $1,873 | $321.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 8,791 | 188 | $1,903 | $454.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 7,246 | 351 | $599 | $225.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 6,960 | 977 | $631 | $228.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 5,489 | 115 | $652 | $186.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,273 | 475 | $1,699 | $377.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 4,183 | 374 | $544 | $118.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 4,086 | 325 | $2,364 | $502.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 4,005 | 178 | $1,641 | $341.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,940 | 91 | $2,359 | $483.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,938 | 646 | $1,885 | $385.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3,190 | 576 | $1,408 | $233.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,075 | 170 | $878 | $140.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,896 | 304 | $823 | $123.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,766 | 386 | $1,129 | $162.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,729 | 263 | $1,623 | $230.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,632 | 345 | $616 | $84.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,440 | 359 | $1,890 | $239.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,325 | 65 | $2,634 | $305.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,138 | 71 | $3,328 | $369.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,101 | 98 | $707 | $77.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,997 | 378 | $4,182 | $434.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,910 | 258 | $1,015 | $100.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,813 | 226 | $1,154 | $108.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,792 | 66 | $1,557 | $85.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,775 | 50 | $960 | $88.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,674 | 94 | $995 | $86.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,547 | 88 | $2,470 | $195.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,426 | 131 | $3,294 | $244.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,425 | 146 | $670 | $49.6M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,286 | 53 | $1,600 | $107.0M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,270 | 122 | $863 | $57.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,110 | 168 | $1,145 | $66.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,092 | 54 | $1,384 | $78.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,055 | 55 | $1,345 | $73.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,014 | 65 | $1,554 | $81.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 999 | 41 | $1,754 | $91.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 981 | 861 | $1,027 | $52.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 901 | 22 | $1,425 | $66.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 762 | 45 | $1,584 | $62.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 666 | 35 | $2,614 | $90.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 637 | 36 | $2,486 | $57.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 593 | 45 | $1,262 | $38.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 564 | 77 | $1,570 | $45.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 503 | 45 | $927 | $24.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 458 | 139 | $2,425 | $57.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 454 | 27 | $1,759 | $41.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 400 | 284 | $875 | $18.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 356 | 23 | $1,530 | $28.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 354 | 12 | $1,990 | $19.6M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 251 | 39 | $1,085 | $14.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 226 | 12 | $1,461 | $17.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 223 | 25 | $849 | $9.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 222 | 4 | $1,699 | $19.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 202 | 19 | $1,453 | $9.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 182 | 8 | $1,546 | $14.6M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 152 | 5 | $2,039 | $16.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 145 | 15 | $2,104 | $13.7M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 124 | 6 | $1,657 | $10.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 124 | 12 | $1,278 | $8.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 121 | 16 | $1,238 | $7.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 120 | 18 | $1,942 | $9.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 117 | 10 | $2,263 | $7.4M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 109 | 13 | $1,595 | $9.0M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 108 | 11 | $922 | $5.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 81 | 8 | $2,398 | $8.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 66 | 14 | $1,359 | $4.7M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 45 | 7 | $1,245 | $2.9M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 41 | 5 | $2,129 | $4.6M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 37 | 9 | $1,297 | $2.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,845
jobs · $85,785 avg pay
State Government
944
jobs · $93,184 avg pay
Local Government
27,458
jobs · $74,187 avg pay
Private
243,752
jobs · $69,949 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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