Newport County, RI

FIPS 44005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Newport County had an annual average of 42,622 jobs across 4,447 establishments, paying $2.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

42,622

+1.6% YoY

Establishments

4,447

Total Wages

$2.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$68,656

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 Newport County, RI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — — — —
722 NAICS 722 5,625 318 $643 $188.0M
928 NAICS 928 4,651 5 $2,242 $542.2M
541 NAICS 541 4,573 880 $1,816 $431.8M
721 NAICS 721 2,007 70 $912 $95.2M
561 NAICS 561 1,519 315 $1,025 $81.0M
621 NAICS 621 1,334 150 $1,569 $89.6M
611 NAICS 611 1,324 100 $1,058 $72.9M
623 NAICS 623 1,189 42 $982 $60.7M
238 NAICS 238 1,092 206 $1,321 $75.0M
445 NAICS 445 1,044 77 $932 $34.2M
334 NAICS 334 1,011 14 $2,590 $136.1M
813 NAICS 813 948 120 $845 $41.7M
713 NAICS 713 831 64 $779 $33.6M
236 NAICS 236 714 161 $1,448 $53.8M
441 NAICS 441 596 50 $1,406 $43.5M
455 NAICS 455 578 22 $645 $17.2M
336 NAICS 336 570 17 $2,172 $50.8M
551 NAICS 551 562 22 $1,535 $44.8M
531 NAICS 531 507 129 $1,450 $38.3M
921 NAICS 921 500 22 $1,095 $28.4M
712 NAICS 712 476 18 $909 $22.5M
812 NAICS 812 468 102 $708 $17.2M
459 NAICS 459 467 88 $684 $16.6M
458 NAICS 458 453 84 $630 $14.7M
522 NAICS 522 427 52 $1,694 $37.6M
457 NAICS 457 349 39 $959 $16.8M
444 NAICS 444 329 20 $955 $16.3M
524 NAICS 524 295 57 $2,439 $37.4M
423 NAICS 423 294 124 $1,830 $28.0M
456 NAICS 456 256 32 $771 $10.2M
811 NAICS 811 248 70 $1,152 $14.9M
424 NAICS 424 243 80 $2,117 $26.7M
814 NAICS 814 191 98 $1,341 $13.3M
312 NAICS 312 169 9 $943 $8.3M
449 NAICS 449 166 22 $1,159 $10.0M
111 NAICS 111 166 20 $689 $6.0M
491 NAICS 491 151 9 $1,274 $10.0M
562 NAICS 562 128 19 $1,409 $9.4M
711 NAICS 711 109 32 $1,066 $6.0M
221 NAICS 221 104 15 $2,776 $12.1M
513 NAICS 513 99 62 $5,187 $26.8M
517 NAICS 517 99 7 $2,810 $14.5M
487 NAICS 487 97 28 $1,060 $5.3M
237 NAICS 237 97 15 $2,223 $9.6M
425 NAICS 425 89 51 $2,569 $11.9M
519 NAICS 519 73 13 $1,345 $5.1M
311 NAICS 311 64 11 $569 $1.9M
488 NAICS 488 55 12 $986 $2.8M
337 NAICS 337 45 6 $1,251 $2.9M
314 NAICS 314 42 7 $1,034 $2.2M
512 NAICS 512 37 12 $1,412 $2.7M
518 NAICS 518 35 44 $2,912 $5.2M
112 NAICS 112 34 10 $474 $0.8M
484 NAICS 484 24 16 $1,249 $1.5M
622 NAICS 622 16 1 $2,319 $1.9M
516 NAICS 516 15 8 $1,952 $1.6M
321 NAICS 321 10 3 $1,023 $0.5M
923 NAICS 923 7 1 $1,981 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

5,151

jobs · $111,066 avg pay

State Government

330

jobs · $72,917 avg pay

Local Government

2,836

jobs · $66,758 avg pay

Private

34,305

jobs · $62,403 avg pay

RI Unemployment

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

4.5%

April 2026

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