Monroe County, PA
FIPS 42089 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Monroe County had an annual average of 56,938 jobs across 3,683 establishments, paying $3.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
56,938
+2.1% YoY
Establishments
3,683
Total Wages
$3.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,537
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 5,245 | 68 | $770 | $178.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 5,021 | 353 | $800 | $117.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,193 | 89 | $1,600 | $264.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,060 | 211 | $2,074 | $245.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,903 | 17 | $2,193 | $331.0M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 2,617 | 8 | $1,565 | $212.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,224 | 175 | $840 | $68.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,046 | 65 | $963 | $56.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,740 | 11 | $1,007 | $91.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,494 | 178 | $796 | $61.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,444 | 49 | $558 | $41.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,196 | 243 | $1,118 | $69.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,086 | 70 | $1,093 | $61.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,065 | 26 | $1,360 | $62.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 976 | 92 | $431 | $21.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 953 | 58 | $2,421 | $27.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 931 | 79 | $695 | $33.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 859 | 36 | $662 | $29.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 702 | 106 | $528 | $19.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 649 | 82 | $1,311 | $44.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 592 | 131 | $541 | $16.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 580 | 128 | $1,026 | $30.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 577 | 64 | $621 | $18.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 512 | 60 | $781 | $20.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 495 | 108 | $1,055 | $27.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 490 | 58 | $1,256 | $32.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 424 | 128 | $895 | $19.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 413 | 54 | $1,969 | $42.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 412 | 3 | $1,364 | $29.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 345 | 17 | $1,753 | $31.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 307 | 10 | $1,558 | $24.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 305 | 62 | $1,105 | $17.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 287 | 18 | $1,245 | $18.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 283 | 27 | $1,190 | $17.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 269 | 44 | $821 | $11.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 233 | 12 | $652 | $7.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 218 | 31 | $1,343 | $15.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 181 | 21 | $1,129 | $10.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 163 | 11 | $1,048 | $8.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 159 | 8 | $953 | $7.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 139 | 22 | $877 | $6.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 134 | 10 | $1,307 | $9.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 134 | 17 | $771 | $5.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 118 | 8 | $505 | $3.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 100 | 10 | $1,313 | $6.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 98 | 5 | $2,757 | $14.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 94 | 14 | $838 | $4.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 84 | 8 | $581 | $2.5M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 83 | 8 | $948 | $4.1M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 68 | 7 | $1,151 | $4.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 65 | 6 | $1,372 | $4.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 56 | 22 | $3,159 | $9.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 51 | 5 | $1,896 | $3.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 36 | 12 | $1,804 | $3.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 34 | 26 | $2,031 | $3.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 33 | 8 | $561 | $1.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 33 | 4 | $526 | $0.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 31 | 3 | $1,088 | $1.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 28 | 5 | $457 | $0.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 27 | 12 | $439 | $0.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 20 | 4 | $818 | $0.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 15 | 1 | $2,015 | $1.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 8 | 1 | $743 | $0.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 7 | 3 | $1,952 | $0.8M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 6 | 4 | $618 | $0.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1 | 1 | $2,675 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,931
jobs · $80,150 avg pay
State Government
1,137
jobs · $77,266 avg pay
Local Government
5,566
jobs · $63,164 avg pay
Private
47,304
jobs · $50,183 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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