Northampton County, PA
FIPS 42095 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Northampton County had an annual average of 120,976 jobs across 7,087 establishments, paying $7.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
120,976
-0.2% YoY
Establishments
7,087
Total Wages
$7.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$60,298
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 9,544 | 665 | $459 | $228.0M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 9,295 | 59 | $1,047 | $506.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 5,915 | 500 | $1,588 | $488.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 5,032 | 374 | $824 | $215.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,841 | 102 | $1,437 | $361.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 4,166 | 328 | $678 | $146.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 4,081 | 22 | $883 | $187.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 3,803 | 127 | $521 | $103.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3,661 | 642 | $1,729 | $329.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,074 | 45 | $2,625 | $198.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 3,012 | 405 | $1,428 | $223.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,401 | 38 | $1,488 | $185.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,384 | 36 | $1,026 | $127.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,358 | 141 | $1,592 | $195.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 2,114 | 26 | $1,636 | $179.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,896 | 30 | $1,958 | $193.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,895 | 77 | $1,357 | $133.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,864 | 100 | $1,264 | $122.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,746 | 164 | $1,340 | $121.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,698 | 50 | $538 | $47.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,698 | 8 | $2,081 | $183.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,654 | 286 | $630 | $54.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,586 | 74 | $1,542 | $127.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,327 | 158 | $718 | $49.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,298 | 23 | $1,392 | $94.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,268 | 77 | $418 | $27.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,237 | 68 | $1,903 | $122.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,185 | 36 | $1,913 | $117.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,135 | 25 | $1,756 | $103.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,045 | 113 | $621 | $33.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,030 | 150 | $555 | $29.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,014 | 115 | $1,986 | $104.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 992 | 197 | $1,269 | $65.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 978 | 22 | $1,342 | $68.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 861 | 49 | $823 | $36.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 853 | 94 | $803 | $35.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 785 | 137 | $1,542 | $63.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 762 | 184 | $1,624 | $64.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 760 | 223 | $1,138 | $45.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 750 | 17 | $1,078 | $36.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 746 | 30 | $1,749 | $67.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 740 | 44 | $1,444 | $55.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 605 | 29 | $1,942 | $61.1M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 574 | 10 | $945 | $28.2M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 547 | 15 | $1,644 | $46.7M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 509 | 36 | $576 | $15.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 463 | 27 | $2,679 | $53.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 441 | 16 | $1,249 | $28.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 347 | 18 | $2,315 | $41.7M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 328 | 5 | $1,668 | $28.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 320 | 58 | $575 | $9.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 319 | 66 | $838 | $13.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 301 | 95 | $2,917 | $45.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 290 | 15 | $1,241 | $18.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 288 | 16 | $845 | $12.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 228 | 66 | $2,590 | $30.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 202 | 14 | $740 | $7.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 192 | 15 | $781 | $7.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 182 | 26 | $1,223 | $11.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 164 | 15 | $2,387 | $9.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 134 | 32 | $2,084 | $14.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 125 | 9 | $579 | $3.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 120 | 13 | $2,118 | $13.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 101 | 12 | $692 | $3.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 100 | 6 | $1,181 | $6.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 61 | 13 | $952 | $3.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 43 | 42 | $668 | $1.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 39 | 5 | $1,773 | $2.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 38 | 3 | $1,602 | $3.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 30 | 6 | $1,427 | $2.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 21 | 1 | $1,992 | $2.2M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 12 | 4 | $2,320 | $1.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,118
jobs · $74,825 avg pay
State Government
501
jobs · $61,803 avg pay
Local Government
12,447
jobs · $61,614 avg pay
Private
106,910
jobs · $59,986 avg pay
PA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.2%
April 2026
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