Montgomery County, NC
FIPS 37123 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Montgomery County had an annual average of 8,933 jobs across 619 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
8,933
-1.3% YoY
Establishments
619
Total Wages
$0.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$48,927
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 | — | — | — | — |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 1,091 | 14 | $1,373 | $77.9M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 799 | 18 | $983 | $39.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 478 | 38 | $330 | $8.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 432 | 24 | $2,236 | $20.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 417 | 6 | $781 | $16.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 376 | 8 | $947 | $18.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 276 | 14 | $587 | $8.4M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 217 | 6 | $646 | $7.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 210 | 4 | $1,317 | $14.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 174 | 27 | $727 | $6.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 170 | 27 | $602 | $5.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 167 | 41 | $1,273 | $11.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 156 | 9 | $543 | $2.8M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 124 | 8 | $572 | $3.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 118 | 12 | $1,320 | $8.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 86 | 15 | $1,443 | $6.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 70 | 14 | $679 | $2.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 58 | 5 | $1,685 | $5.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 47 | 7 | $655 | $1.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 44 | 8 | $726 | $1.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 43 | 6 | $1,179 | $2.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 38 | 4 | $1,094 | $2.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 35 | 2 | $1,818 | $2.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 32 | 3 | $761 | $1.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 30 | 4 | $492 | $0.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 25 | 14 | $322 | $0.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 24 | 6 | $681 | $0.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 21 | 15 | $853 | $0.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 20 | 5 | $480 | $0.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 14 | 10 | $775 | $0.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 9 | 4 | $285 | $0.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 7 | 2 | $541 | $0.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 6 | 1 | $521 | $0.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 5 | 1 | $1,758 | $0.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1 | 1 | $1,369 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
69
jobs · $73,726 avg pay
State Government
432
jobs · $55,905 avg pay
Local Government
1,029
jobs · $48,018 avg pay
Private
7,403
jobs · $48,417 avg pay
NC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.7%
April 2026
Other NC Counties
The largest counties in NC by total employment.
- Mecklenburg County 788,435 jobs
- Wake County 653,152 jobs
- Guilford County 287,996 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 242,910 jobs
- Durham County 236,749 jobs
- Forsyth County 192,586 jobs
- Buncombe County 136,496 jobs
- New Hanover County 130,465 jobs