Northampton County, NC

FIPS 37131 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Northampton County had an annual average of 4,859 jobs across 366 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,859

-1.8% YoY

Establishments

366

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,463

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 Northampton County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 2 — —
921 NAICS 921 448 9 $822 $19.2M
611 NAICS 611 397 9 $865 $17.9M
623 NAICS 623 186 6 $723 $7.0M
321 NAICS 321 179 3 $1,076 $10.0M
621 NAICS 621 155 17 $703 $5.7M
238 NAICS 238 152 22 $1,436 $11.3M
722 NAICS 722 101 12 $401 $2.1M
457 NAICS 457 95 11 $529 $2.6M
445 NAICS 445 55 8 $386 $1.0M
111 NAICS 111 49 16 $720 $1.8M
926 NAICS 926 48 5 $1,099 $2.6M
811 NAICS 811 42 10 $940 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 30 13 $1,121 $1.8M
925 NAICS 925 27 1 $955 $1.3M
922 NAICS 922 21 3 $1,260 $1.4M
115 NAICS 115 18 4 $1,932 $1.8M
113 NAICS 113 17 6 $1,018 $0.9M
814 NAICS 814 12 8 $469 $0.3M
531 NAICS 531 10 5 $399 $0.2M
923 NAICS 923 6 3 $629 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 1 1 $1,008 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

37

jobs · $58,099 avg pay

State Government

69

jobs · $56,120 avg pay

Local Government

885

jobs · $43,569 avg pay

Private

3,868

jobs · $50,606 avg pay

NC Unemployment

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

3.7%

April 2026

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