Norfolk County, MA
FIPS 25021 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Norfolk County had an annual average of 346,328 jobs across 26,155 establishments, paying $29.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
346,328
+0.4% YoY
Establishments
26,155
Total Wages
$29.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$84,497
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 22 | — | — |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 31,371 | 534 | $1,464 | $2,262.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 25,199 | 1,480 | $615 | $805.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 24,457 | 1,553 | $2,588 | $1,888.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 23,809 | 3,539 | $3,037 | $3,759.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 20,620 | 1,173 | $1,540 | $1,382.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 16,289 | 1,534 | $2,019 | $1,710.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 13,692 | 3,998 | $1,550 | $569.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 12,119 | 416 | $3,864 | $1,491.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 10,059 | 245 | $1,403 | $560.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 9,833 | 431 | $699 | $357.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 9,427 | 611 | $2,911 | $1,426.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 8,090 | 22 | $1,665 | $700.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 7,692 | 169 | $2,342 | $936.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 6,345 | 264 | $642 | $211.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,321 | 95 | $621 | $204.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 6,200 | 379 | $2,478 | $799.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 5,642 | 114 | $2,388 | $639.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 5,234 | 857 | $1,119 | $204.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 5,151 | 818 | $1,741 | $466.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,009 | 197 | $1,731 | $450.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 4,455 | 324 | $677 | $156.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,351 | 327 | $2,059 | $465.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 4,064 | 314 | $2,641 | $558.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 3,851 | 100 | $1,724 | $345.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,612 | 114 | $2,207 | $380.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,523 | 627 | $2,198 | $402.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,305 | 502 | $1,496 | $257.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 3,086 | 61 | $3,025 | $485.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,037 | 286 | $626 | $98.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,022 | 74 | $1,515 | $238.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 2,987 | 121 | $2,976 | $462.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 2,976 | 442 | $3,949 | $611.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,935 | 264 | $1,031 | $157.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,853 | 113 | $3,411 | $190.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,836 | 150 | $968 | $142.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,641 | 358 | $1,291 | $177.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 2,462 | 38 | $1,618 | $207.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,266 | 92 | $2,385 | $281.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,248 | 177 | $1,249 | $146.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 2,071 | 36 | $1,067 | $114.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,997 | 102 | $896 | $93.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,954 | 79 | $948 | $96.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,930 | 246 | $1,195 | $120.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,619 | 104 | $1,955 | $163.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,539 | 173 | $1,320 | $105.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,507 | 60 | $2,062 | $161.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,366 | 22 | $2,044 | $145.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,321 | 43 | $2,298 | $127.4M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,278 | 118 | $1,691 | $112.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,102 | 242 | $3,004 | $172.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,040 | 42 | $1,517 | $82.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 1,038 | 1,088 | $980 | $52.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 979 | 89 | $2,755 | $63.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 969 | 18 | $1,266 | $63.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 853 | 18 | $847 | $37.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 786 | 14 | $1,780 | $72.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 770 | 29 | $1,818 | $72.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 729 | 57 | $1,201 | $45.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 726 | 38 | $3,280 | $108.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 662 | 75 | $1,392 | $47.9M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 631 | 60 | $2,138 | $70.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 580 | 15 | $2,305 | $50.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 579 | 104 | $2,621 | $78.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 565 | 30 | $1,641 | $48.3M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 497 | 52 | $955 | $24.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 462 | 15 | $1,643 | $39.5M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 445 | 9 | $2,302 | $53.3M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 341 | 28 | $1,473 | $26.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 282 | 16 | $1,731 | $25.4M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 277 | 5 | $2,491 | $35.9M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 219 | 6 | $1,496 | $17.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 148 | 13 | $1,611 | $7.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 143 | 11 | $1,207 | $9.0M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 124 | 8 | $1,700 | $11.0M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 120 | 11 | $2,502 | $15.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 54 | 19 | $980 | $2.7M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 54 | 5 | $1,678 | $4.7M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 52 | 6 | $1,677 | $4.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 43 | 3 | $2,350 | $5.3M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 36 | 5 | $1,316 | $2.5M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 29 | 24 | $5,583 | $8.4M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 20 | 5 | $2,778 | $2.8M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 17 | 4 | $1,980 | $1.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,448
jobs · $96,637 avg pay
State Government
5,500
jobs · $89,062 avg pay
Local Government
29,184
jobs · $79,693 avg pay
Private
310,196
jobs · $84,812 avg pay
MA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.7%
April 2026
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