Morris County, NJ
FIPS 34027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Morris County had an annual average of 298,824 jobs across 18,002 establishments, paying $30.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
298,824
+0.7% YoY
Establishments
18,002
Total Wages
$30.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$101,208
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 39,778 | 2,520 | $3,237 | $6,686.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 23,162 | 1,310 | $1,375 | $1,435.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 21,111 | 422 | $1,488 | $1,429.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 19,247 | 1,253 | $708 | $596.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 13,674 | 1,327 | $2,134 | $1,195.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 11,963 | 125 | $4,114 | $2,559.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 8,971 | 950 | $1,732 | $808.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 8,368 | 337 | $3,357 | $1,460.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 7,293 | 1,223 | $2,069 | $244.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,826 | 300 | $1,120 | $251.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 6,603 | 46 | $2,694 | $505.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 6,449 | 505 | $2,312 | $775.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 6,393 | 248 | $3,396 | $1,129.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 5,905 | 316 | $4,567 | $1,402.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 4,640 | 654 | $1,134 | $156.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 4,553 | 2 | $2,500 | $591.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 4,518 | 86 | $656 | $154.2M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 4,225 | 84 | $3,363 | $738.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,090 | 220 | $620 | $131.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,748 | 150 | $1,576 | $307.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,427 | 250 | $1,053 | $187.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 3,424 | 35 | $1,139 | $202.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3,392 | 509 | $2,158 | $380.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 3,072 | 82 | $2,341 | $374.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,485 | 118 | $861 | $111.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,475 | 208 | $1,205 | $155.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,416 | 239 | $618 | $77.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,394 | 373 | $1,119 | $139.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,965 | 471 | $1,744 | $178.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,920 | 64 | $2,355 | $235.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,758 | 69 | $957 | $87.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,753 | 73 | $1,673 | $152.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,718 | 154 | $748 | $66.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,609 | 159 | $1,016 | $85.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,569 | 178 | $1,353 | $110.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,503 | 62 | $2,492 | $194.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,478 | 55 | $815 | $62.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,325 | 149 | $765 | $52.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,299 | 60 | $2,756 | $183.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,197 | 103 | $2,448 | $152.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,072 | 38 | $2,237 | $124.7M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,066 | 10 | $1,847 | $102.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,059 | 49 | $1,028 | $56.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,045 | 68 | $2,431 | $116.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 933 | 61 | $7,530 | $365.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 903 | 724 | $1,067 | $50.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 869 | 52 | $1,855 | $81.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 858 | 25 | $1,630 | $72.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 791 | 40 | $2,759 | $104.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 787 | 52 | $1,705 | $69.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 724 | 144 | $2,613 | $98.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 723 | 49 | $1,367 | $51.4M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 673 | 64 | $1,553 | $54.4M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 633 | 19 | $1,438 | $47.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 552 | 27 | $917 | $26.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 524 | 20 | $1,425 | $38.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 501 | 24 | $3,503 | $62.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 425 | 360 | $784 | $17.3M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 350 | 36 | $2,786 | $50.7M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 350 | 1 | $1,778 | $32.4M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 327 | 17 | $3,125 | $53.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 324 | 14 | $2,981 | $35.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 321 | 23 | $1,770 | $29.5M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 234 | 9 | $1,151 | $14.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 186 | 16 | $1,702 | $9.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 184 | 27 | $834 | $8.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 147 | 12 | $2,402 | $16.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 95 | 18 | $659 | $3.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 85 | 13 | $3,627 | $16.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 82 | 3 | $1,663 | $7.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 65 | 10 | $2,027 | $6.1M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 50 | 8 | $847 | $2.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 46 | 4 | $1,241 | $3.0M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 43 | 7 | $659 | $1.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 40 | 3 | $2,071 | $3.9M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 28 | 6 | $2,581 | $3.7M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 28 | 4 | $1,346 | $2.0M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 15 | 12 | $500 | $0.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 12 | 5 | $1,060 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
5,772
jobs · $120,080 avg pay
State Government
708
jobs · $97,457 avg pay
Local Government
22,021
jobs · $74,859 avg pay
Private
270,323
jobs · $102,961 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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