Northumberland County, PA

FIPS 42097 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Northumberland County had an annual average of 26,980 jobs across 1,813 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

26,980

-0.4% YoY

Establishments

1,813

Total Wages

$1.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,034

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 Northumberland County, PA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
623 NAICS 623 1,663 50 $940 $81.3M
311 NAICS 311 1,393 19 $1,303 $94.4M
484 NAICS 484 1,221 62 $1,456 $92.4M
493 NAICS 493 900 14 $1,049 $49.1M
921 NAICS 921 821 42 $1,578 $34.7M
445 NAICS 445 729 48 $437 $16.6M
561 NAICS 561 601 64 $653 $20.4M
238 NAICS 238 551 94 $1,105 $31.7M
236 NAICS 236 525 60 $1,236 $33.7M
441 NAICS 441 516 36 $1,119 $30.0M
336 NAICS 336 491 5 $1,026 $26.2M
813 NAICS 813 486 70 $349 $8.8M
221 NAICS 221 454 16 $1,852 $39.5M
424 NAICS 424 449 31 $1,172 $27.4M
455 NAICS 455 427 18 $585 $13.0M
423 NAICS 423 383 40 $1,151 $22.9M
326 NAICS 326 368 5 $975 $18.7M
321 NAICS 321 323 9 $1,125 $18.9M
457 NAICS 457 308 42 $568 $9.1M
811 NAICS 811 294 60 $917 $14.0M
522 NAICS 522 281 38 $1,180 $17.3M
332 NAICS 332 269 14 $1,097 $15.4M
325 NAICS 325 252 4 $2,386 $31.2M
112 NAICS 112 248 11 $874 $11.3M
339 NAICS 339 240 9 $1,194 $14.9M
322 NAICS 322 236 4 $1,138 $14.0M
444 NAICS 444 233 28 $593 $7.2M
485 NAICS 485 223 9 $345 $4.0M
812 NAICS 812 223 43 $617 $7.1M
562 NAICS 562 207 18 $1,214 $13.1M
456 NAICS 456 195 20 $860 $8.7M
524 NAICS 524 169 31 $2,479 $21.8M
491 NAICS 491 145 19 $1,243 $9.4M
327 NAICS 327 143 5 $1,133 $8.4M
333 NAICS 333 141 5 $1,243 $9.1M
111 NAICS 111 139 16 $834 $6.0M
611 NAICS 611 137 10 $617 $4.4M
531 NAICS 531 136 27 $820 $5.8M
459 NAICS 459 123 28 $646 $4.1M
513 NAICS 513 87 4 $657 $3.0M
922 NAICS 922 74 6 $377 $1.5M
449 NAICS 449 62 9 $864 $2.8M
532 NAICS 532 61 9 $983 $3.1M
237 NAICS 237 37 6 $1,227 $2.4M
519 NAICS 519 35 6 $349 $0.6M
458 NAICS 458 33 10 $347 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 24 5 $1,403 $1.3M
926 NAICS 926 21 6 $1,671 $1.7M
523 NAICS 523 17 5 $1,362 $1.2M
814 NAICS 814 7 5 $479 $0.2M
425 NAICS 425 4 4 $1,620 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

160

jobs · $66,437 avg pay

State Government

844

jobs · $76,678 avg pay

Local Government

2,805

jobs · $50,382 avg pay

Private

23,171

jobs · $52,402 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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