Nassau County, NY
FIPS 36059 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Nassau County had an annual average of 631,563 jobs across 56,397 establishments, paying $48.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
631,563
+1.1% YoY
Establishments
56,397
Total Wages
$48.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$77,453
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 57,135 | 4,835 | $1,535 | $4,560.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 50,045 | 3,829 | $637 | $1,658.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 46,180 | 35 | $2,114 | $5,075.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 38,249 | 7,771 | $2,085 | $4,146.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 34,718 | 3,298 | $1,259 | $2,273.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 23,744 | 985 | $762 | $941.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 21,405 | 2,788 | $1,724 | $1,918.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 19,164 | 825 | $1,102 | $1,098.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 18,995 | 70 | $2,622 | $1,909.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 18,217 | 1,225 | $1,076 | $687.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 15,182 | 377 | $1,084 | $855.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 13,579 | 2,357 | $1,438 | $462.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 13,288 | 1,066 | $2,283 | $1,577.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 11,883 | 204 | $722 | $446.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 11,099 | 1,426 | $1,983 | $1,144.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 10,512 | 1,120 | $1,999 | $1,092.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 10,249 | 213 | $1,049 | $559.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 9,777 | 2,623 | $1,855 | $941.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 9,568 | 500 | $752 | $374.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 8,492 | 1,923 | $1,592 | $703.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 7,800 | 724 | $2,200 | $892.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 7,736 | 773 | $786 | $316.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 7,543 | 898 | $1,034 | $405.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 7,372 | 954 | $981 | $376.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 6,599 | 317 | $1,716 | $588.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 6,474 | 1,239 | $1,155 | $388.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 6,302 | 336 | $2,385 | $781.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 6,266 | 690 | $1,001 | $326.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 4,876 | 156 | $1,056 | $267.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 4,755 | 277 | $1,001 | $247.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 4,610 | 514 | $1,226 | $293.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 4,368 | 372 | $3,394 | $457.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,127 | 172 | $988 | $211.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 3,973 | 646 | $5,218 | $1,078.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 3,785 | 5,118 | $1,244 | $244.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 3,618 | 79 | $1,398 | $263.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 3,374 | 65 | $3,023 | $515.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 3,092 | 70 | $889 | $142.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 2,979 | 457 | $1,911 | $296.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,929 | 93 | $2,473 | $376.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,581 | 121 | $942 | $126.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,374 | 398 | $1,353 | $167.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,294 | 100 | $3,656 | $436.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,148 | 123 | $1,649 | $184.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,091 | 438 | $961 | $104.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,907 | 65 | $866 | $85.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,837 | 57 | $3,132 | $237.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,630 | 272 | $2,558 | $216.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,559 | 114 | $1,575 | $127.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,321 | 65 | $2,091 | $143.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,304 | 216 | $1,450 | $98.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 1,275 | 996 | $953 | $63.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,261 | 144 | $1,707 | $111.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,216 | 48 | $2,272 | $143.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,146 | 38 | $1,712 | $102.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,123 | 93 | $2,951 | $172.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,050 | 404 | $2,313 | $126.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 882 | 130 | $1,135 | $52.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 864 | 20 | $2,440 | $55.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 858 | 22 | $1,899 | $84.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 808 | 18 | $2,182 | $91.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 790 | 67 | $1,321 | $54.3M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 729 | 163 | $1,181 | $44.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 680 | 32 | $2,623 | $91.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 558 | 18 | $1,319 | $38.3M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 552 | 18 | $2,977 | $85.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 550 | 42 | $1,565 | $44.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 544 | 34 | $1,180 | $33.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 402 | 5 | $2,073 | $43.4M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 395 | 34 | $1,287 | $26.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 344 | 24 | $1,421 | $15.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 315 | 14 | $1,419 | $23.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 306 | 16 | $2,595 | $38.7M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 252 | 20 | $2,399 | $31.4M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 175 | 23 | $1,205 | $11.0M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 160 | 82 | $4,003 | $33.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 159 | 23 | $927 | $7.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 90 | 14 | $1,357 | $6.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 89 | 7 | $953 | $4.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 68 | 12 | $734 | $2.6M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 64 | 8 | $1,792 | $6.0M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 56 | 20 | $470 | $1.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 34 | 10 | $1,060 | $1.8M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 33 | 16 | $1,857 | $3.1M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 30 | 9 | $1,643 | $2.5M |
| 114 | NAICS 114 | 18 | 5 | $696 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
5,423
jobs · $95,160 avg pay
State Government
3,392
jobs · $128,994 avg pay
Local Government
69,309
jobs · $91,750 avg pay
Private
553,439
jobs · $75,174 avg pay
NY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.6%
April 2026
Other NY Counties
The largest counties in NY by total employment.
- New York County 2,466,798 jobs
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- Suffolk County 679,593 jobs
- Erie County 466,138 jobs
- Westchester County 429,582 jobs
- Monroe County 382,139 jobs
- Bronx County 332,670 jobs