Onslow County, NC

FIPS 37133 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Onslow County had an annual average of 54,121 jobs across 4,377 establishments, paying $2.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

54,121

+1.2% YoY

Establishments

4,377

Total Wages

$2.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,885

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 Onslow County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 8,509 425 $423 $187.4M
611 NAICS 611 5,471 164 $1,231 $278.6M
455 NAICS 455 4,368 60 $779 $149.0M
561 NAICS 561 3,506 332 $1,055 $156.8M
621 NAICS 621 3,205 292 $1,642 $187.7M
541 NAICS 541 2,866 541 $1,881 $186.5M
928 NAICS 928 2,385 4 $1,578 $195.8M
921 NAICS 921 2,224 7 $1,939 $116.2M
622 NAICS 622 1,902 3 $1,570 $137.2M
238 NAICS 238 1,680 241 $1,102 $96.3M
441 NAICS 441 1,382 92 $1,237 $88.9M
445 NAICS 445 1,241 55 $959 $35.4M
624 NAICS 624 1,050 129 $614 $33.5M
236 NAICS 236 959 168 $1,371 $68.4M
444 NAICS 444 823 37 $717 $30.7M
459 NAICS 459 792 140 $476 $19.6M
531 NAICS 531 602 227 $863 $27.0M
812 NAICS 812 600 112 $588 $18.4M
721 NAICS 721 596 42 $421 $13.1M
522 NAICS 522 554 77 $1,289 $37.1M
811 NAICS 811 546 100 $901 $25.6M
458 NAICS 458 496 61 $414 $10.7M
713 NAICS 713 492 49 $339 $8.7M
449 NAICS 449 489 48 $805 $20.5M
457 NAICS 457 484 74 $522 $13.1M
456 NAICS 456 452 52 $743 $17.5M
237 NAICS 237 413 34 $1,116 $24.0M
524 NAICS 524 364 99 $1,532 $29.0M
423 NAICS 423 326 86 $1,181 $20.0M
488 NAICS 488 321 20 $1,703 $28.4M
484 NAICS 484 306 71 $826 $13.2M
551 NAICS 551 286 17 $1,245 $18.5M
491 NAICS 491 282 11 $1,357 $19.9M
336 NAICS 336 255 4 $1,198 $15.9M
813 NAICS 813 203 41 $794 $8.4M
922 NAICS 922 192 6 $1,205 $12.0M
311 NAICS 311 169 13 $745 $6.6M
221 NAICS 221 169 1 $1,180 $10.4M
562 NAICS 562 169 24 $1,004 $8.8M
339 NAICS 339 169 8 $941 $8.3M
424 NAICS 424 162 30 $985 $8.3M
926 NAICS 926 139 8 $1,495 $9.4M
327 NAICS 327 119 8 $1,087 $6.7M
485 NAICS 485 97 10 $611 $3.1M
111 NAICS 111 60 7 $777 $2.4M
814 NAICS 814 56 71 $580 $1.7M
513 NAICS 513 44 33 $1,739 $4.0M
923 NAICS 923 40 3 $919 $1.9M
924 NAICS 924 26 3 $925 $1.2M
321 NAICS 321 26 3 $747 $1.0M
332 NAICS 332 17 5 $734 $0.6M
518 NAICS 518 15 13 $1,696 $1.4M
337 NAICS 337 14 6 $671 $0.5M
113 NAICS 113 12 6 $1,008 $0.6M
999 NAICS 999 1 16 $738 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

6,558

jobs · $66,027 avg pay

State Government

926

jobs · $44,578 avg pay

Local Government

7,392

jobs · $54,547 avg pay

Private

39,245

jobs · $42,297 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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