Moore County, NC

FIPS 37125 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Moore County had an annual average of 40,121 jobs across 3,473 establishments, paying $2.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

40,121

+4% YoY

Establishments

3,473

Total Wages

$2.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,059

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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Moore County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
928 NAICS 928 — 1 $2,242 $0.1M
722 NAICS 722 4,146 258 $445 $95.9M
621 NAICS 621 3,480 256 $1,720 $311.3M
611 NAICS 611 3,141 91 $975 $148.5M
721 NAICS 721 2,079 20 $749 $80.9M
541 NAICS 541 1,861 501 $1,778 $172.1M
561 NAICS 561 1,728 250 $1,128 $98.6M
921 NAICS 921 1,635 32 $2,762 $83.6M
623 NAICS 623 1,530 26 $785 $62.4M
445 NAICS 445 1,407 41 $489 $35.7M
713 NAICS 713 1,294 50 $547 $36.8M
238 NAICS 238 999 176 $1,014 $52.7M
455 NAICS 455 856 34 $480 $21.3M
812 NAICS 812 711 89 $683 $25.3M
441 NAICS 441 613 28 $1,304 $41.5M
459 NAICS 459 569 74 $508 $15.0M
444 NAICS 444 536 34 $701 $19.5M
237 NAICS 237 492 22 $1,661 $42.5M
423 NAICS 423 432 84 $1,334 $30.0M
236 NAICS 236 418 126 $1,233 $26.8M
811 NAICS 811 366 71 $1,083 $20.6M
522 NAICS 522 347 62 $1,781 $32.2M
813 NAICS 813 321 45 $1,291 $21.6M
551 NAICS 551 320 26 $1,914 $31.9M
524 NAICS 524 302 53 $1,358 $21.3M
457 NAICS 457 299 52 $648 $10.1M
333 NAICS 333 287 7 $1,357 $20.2M
456 NAICS 456 287 28 $804 $12.0M
531 NAICS 531 278 140 $1,044 $15.1M
449 NAICS 449 275 36 $875 $12.5M
424 NAICS 424 260 36 $1,455 $19.6M
313 NAICS 313 241 6 $1,184 $14.8M
458 NAICS 458 229 48 $496 $5.9M
484 NAICS 484 185 24 $1,255 $12.1M
926 NAICS 926 179 7 $2,088 $12.5M
513 NAICS 513 178 34 $1,873 $17.3M
491 NAICS 491 173 13 $1,210 $10.9M
922 NAICS 922 159 4 $1,144 $9.5M
314 NAICS 314 154 4 $781 $6.2M
337 NAICS 337 123 10 $702 $4.5M
321 NAICS 321 121 8 $837 $5.3M
814 NAICS 814 117 126 $528 $3.2M
624 NAICS 624 111 1 $1,193 $6.9M
312 NAICS 312 108 5 $547 $3.1M
311 NAICS 311 102 7 $1,389 $7.4M
221 NAICS 221 101 6 $2,439 $12.8M
334 NAICS 334 84 6 $1,094 $4.8M
112 NAICS 112 73 10 $953 $3.6M
332 NAICS 332 60 12 $1,099 $3.4M
323 NAICS 323 59 7 $776 $2.4M
327 NAICS 327 49 8 $1,003 $2.6M
115 NAICS 115 47 16 $863 $2.1M
339 NAICS 339 44 7 $1,208 $2.8M
488 NAICS 488 41 6 $1,297 $2.6M
562 NAICS 562 38 11 $966 $1.9M
517 NAICS 517 37 7 $2,322 $4.5M
923 NAICS 923 36 3 $1,023 $1.9M
111 NAICS 111 34 5 $984 $1.7M
516 NAICS 516 24 7 $903 $1.1M
425 NAICS 425 14 14 $1,628 $1.2M
712 NAICS 712 12 1 $724 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 6 3 $1,649 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 4 9 $395 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

185

jobs · $66,576 avg pay

State Government

928

jobs · $50,621 avg pay

Local Government

3,648

jobs · $50,779 avg pay

Private

35,360

jobs · $54,422 avg pay

NC Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.7%

April 2026

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