New York County, NY
FIPS 36061 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, New York County had an annual average of 2,466,798 jobs across 129,635 establishments, paying $407.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
2,466,798
+1.8% YoY
Establishments
129,635
Total Wages
$407.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$165,086
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 | 373,077 | 21,407 | $3,822 | $74,119.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 191,173 | 5,338 | $9,799 | $97,416.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 175,672 | 9,630 | $920 | $8,399.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 174,952 | 2,486 | $2,328 | $19,151.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 150,799 | 6,283 | $1,668 | $13,078.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 112,550 | 51 | $3,124 | $13,933.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 105,766 | 6,709 | $2,242 | $7,490.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 83,476 | 1,479 | $5,636 | $24,460.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 81,105 | 10,650 | $2,313 | $9,754.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 62,988 | 1,396 | $4,395 | $14,395.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 59,128 | 3,119 | $3,439 | $10,574.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 53,720 | 3,944 | $2,146 | $5,993.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 52,080 | 1,680 | $1,034 | $2,801.2M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 44,904 | 405 | $5,860 | $13,682.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 41,445 | 1,778 | $2,612 | $5,628.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 41,192 | 1,213 | $4,430 | $9,483.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 37,505 | 3,714 | $2,677 | $5,221.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 37,230 | 634 | $1,684 | $3,261.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 36,931 | 236 | $3,290 | $4,877.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 36,618 | 2,491 | $1,605 | $3,057.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 34,366 | 2,744 | $3,085 | $5,513.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 28,433 | 3,180 | $3,107 | $4,594.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 27,872 | 4,368 | $960 | $1,391.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 22,825 | 1,948 | $784 | $930.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 22,547 | 175 | $6,919 | $8,109.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 19,791 | 2,293 | $1,763 | $1,813.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 18,222 | 649 | $934 | $885.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 17,652 | 1,055 | $2,053 | $1,884.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 16,579 | 730 | $4,890 | $4,216.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 16,454 | 1,148 | $2,809 | $2,403.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 14,985 | 1,211 | $1,620 | $1,262.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 14,517 | 289 | $2,415 | $988.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 14,254 | 278 | $1,411 | $1,046.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 13,958 | 123 | $3,005 | $1,383.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 11,741 | 130 | $3,388 | $1,334.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 11,457 | 8,604 | $1,258 | $749.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 10,698 | 85 | $3,665 | $1,557.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 10,071 | 217 | $2,065 | $871.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 10,012 | 747 | $1,848 | $962.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 7,611 | 232 | $2,642 | $776.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 7,296 | 9,430 | $2,382 | $903.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 7,200 | 93 | $2,659 | $709.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 7,198 | 260 | $3,432 | $1,284.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 7,033 | 147 | $1,134 | $414.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 6,982 | 75 | $3,356 | $1,218.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 5,529 | 64 | $1,447 | $415.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 4,291 | 686 | $2,638 | $588.6M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 3,963 | 410 | $1,728 | $356.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,175 | 265 | $856 | $141.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 3,156 | 233 | $1,629 | $267.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 2,953 | 404 | $1,757 | $269.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 2,696 | 165 | $2,630 | $368.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,287 | 245 | $1,322 | $157.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,226 | 422 | $1,195 | $138.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,980 | 84 | $2,492 | $256.5M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,648 | 82 | $5,914 | $506.7M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 1,627 | 101 | $3,902 | $330.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,445 | 184 | $2,143 | $161.0M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,268 | 35 | $792 | $52.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,112 | 71 | $2,163 | $125.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,090 | 98 | $3,647 | $206.7M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 868 | 58 | $3,018 | $136.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 858 | 124 | $1,504 | $67.1M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 853 | 38 | $1,143 | $50.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 714 | 5 | $2,382 | $88.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 321 | 28 | $1,524 | $25.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 293 | 42 | $1,936 | $29.5M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 290 | 37 | $2,121 | $31.9M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 235 | 39 | $2,516 | $30.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 215 | 40 | $1,643 | $18.4M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 177 | 29 | $1,602 | $14.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 176 | 49 | $1,418 | $13.0M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 169 | 27 | $2,304 | $20.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 162 | 10 | $2,059 | $17.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 139 | 18 | $1,952 | $14.1M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 122 | 22 | $2,742 | $17.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 107 | 12 | $3,224 | $17.9M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 85 | 14 | $1,248 | $5.5M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 47 | 1 | $3,188 | $7.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 41 | 10 | $1,284 | $2.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 39 | 16 | $1,759 | $3.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 26 | 8 | $1,821 | $2.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 11 | 6 | $6,150 | $3.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
20,379
jobs · $122,956 avg pay
State Government
14,266
jobs · $162,775 avg pay
Local Government
191,461
jobs · $96,946 avg pay
Private
2,240,692
jobs · $171,306 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.
- Kings County 923,681 jobs
- Queens County 770,652 jobs
- Suffolk County 679,593 jobs
- Nassau County 631,563 jobs
- Erie County 466,138 jobs
- Westchester County 429,582 jobs
- Monroe County 382,139 jobs
- Bronx County 332,670 jobs