Oakland County, MI
FIPS 26125 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Oakland County had an annual average of 723,862 jobs across 43,047 establishments, paying $56.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
723,862
-0.3% YoY
Establishments
43,047
Total Wages
$56.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$77,917
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 93,104 | 7,038 | $2,263 | $10,954.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 52,302 | 2,835 | $521 | $1,417.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 48,284 | 2,537 | $1,139 | $2,858.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 45,763 | 3,644 | $1,273 | $3,030.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 34,207 | 804 | $1,235 | $2,001.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 33,664 | 54 | $1,660 | $2,905.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 27,604 | 1,398 | $2,263 | $3,247.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 22,111 | 223 | $2,130 | $2,448.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 21,426 | 786 | $5,622 | $2,086.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 20,908 | 1,718 | $1,766 | $1,920.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 17,587 | 351 | $792 | $724.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 16,181 | 979 | $3,018 | $1,749.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 15,819 | 317 | $2,607 | $2,144.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 15,743 | 1,454 | $1,439 | $1,177.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 14,571 | 75 | $2,440 | $946.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 13,967 | 338 | $638 | $463.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 13,600 | 1,479 | $670 | $473.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 12,128 | 793 | $632 | $398.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 11,151 | 353 | $1,903 | $1,103.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 10,921 | 400 | $1,601 | $909.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 9,371 | 430 | $538 | $262.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 9,348 | 1,272 | $1,426 | $349.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 8,901 | 354 | $1,592 | $736.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 8,446 | 1,110 | $1,937 | $850.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 8,198 | 827 | $637 | $271.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 7,850 | 488 | $2,217 | $904.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 6,569 | 754 | $879 | $300.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 6,551 | 253 | $999 | $340.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 6,357 | 583 | $592 | $195.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 5,878 | 1,024 | $1,176 | $359.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 5,600 | 544 | $1,221 | $355.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 4,946 | 71 | $1,312 | $337.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 4,773 | 224 | $640 | $158.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 4,667 | 678 | $3,759 | $912.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 4,494 | 339 | $1,162 | $271.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 3,891 | 61 | $1,344 | $268.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 3,750 | 413 | $1,288 | $251.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 3,697 | 258 | $2,466 | $474.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 3,687 | 75 | $874 | $167.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 3,404 | 198 | $1,902 | $336.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 3,400 | 152 | $1,718 | $303.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 3,380 | 283 | $1,416 | $248.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 3,329 | 179 | $1,323 | $229.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 3,293 | 113 | $2,336 | $400.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,152 | 122 | $2,126 | $348.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 2,908 | 72 | $1,470 | $222.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 2,767 | 512 | $2,945 | $423.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 2,660 | 767 | $1,158 | $160.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,612 | 72 | $1,069 | $102.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 2,351 | 36 | $2,050 | $250.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,350 | 411 | $638 | $78.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 2,111 | 186 | $2,066 | $226.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,043 | 172 | $952 | $101.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,929 | 167 | $1,254 | $125.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,633 | 70 | $3,461 | $293.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,632 | 48 | $3,003 | $254.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,570 | 130 | $1,352 | $110.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,468 | 207 | $1,985 | $113.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,465 | 207 | $1,052 | $80.2M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,404 | 100 | $2,366 | $172.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 1,273 | 130 | $720 | $47.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,173 | 39 | $1,630 | $99.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,156 | 116 | $1,382 | $83.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 716 | 54 | $805 | $30.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 700 | 680 | $820 | $29.9M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 682 | 22 | $2,369 | $84.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 682 | 52 | $1,615 | $57.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 668 | 40 | $767 | $26.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 458 | 21 | $2,372 | $47.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 386 | 11 | $2,803 | $38.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 361 | 26 | $2,302 | $43.3M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 313 | 12 | $1,951 | $31.8M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 270 | 71 | $3,160 | $44.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 197 | 16 | $2,212 | $10.1M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 181 | 14 | $1,874 | $17.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 163 | 22 | $939 | $8.0M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 161 | 25 | $1,072 | $9.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 142 | 2 | $2,096 | $15.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 123 | 3 | $1,990 | $12.7M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 61 | 12 | $3,154 | $10.0M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 39 | 9 | $937 | $1.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 37 | 15 | $713 | $1.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 25 | 1 | $2,567 | $3.3M |
| 114 | NAICS 114 | 14 | 4 | $864 | $0.6M |
| 521 | NAICS 521 | 8 | 5 | $1,440 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
4,718
jobs · $79,870 avg pay
State Government
3,751
jobs · $70,472 avg pay
Local Government
38,683
jobs · $63,301 avg pay
Private
676,710
jobs · $78,781 avg pay
MI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.0%
April 2026
Other MI Counties
The largest counties in MI by total employment.
- Wayne County 725,504 jobs
- Kent County 415,565 jobs
- Macomb County 336,294 jobs
- Washtenaw County 217,948 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 177,378 jobs
- Ingham County 155,500 jobs
- Genesee County 133,787 jobs
- Kalamazoo County 120,707 jobs