Orange County, CA
FIPS 06059 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Orange County had an annual average of 1,661,276 jobs across 148,394 establishments, paying $135.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
1,661,276
+1% YoY
Establishments
148,394
Total Wages
$135.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$81,403
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 | 147,947 | 8,145 | $648 | $4,763.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 137,310 | 19,978 | $2,340 | $16,703.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 132,820 | 5,317 | $1,632 | $7,456.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 123,969 | 2,929 | $2,163 | $9,022.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 105,057 | 12,030 | $2,247 | $8,248.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 73,178 | 5,185 | $1,659 | $6,314.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 59,884 | 37,798 | $952 | $1,707.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 52,755 | 937 | $746 | $2,042.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 48,332 | 3,880 | $2,260 | $5,679.7M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 42,888 | 118 | $2,407 | $4,192.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 35,887 | 554 | $2,914 | $5,438.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 34,845 | 7,058 | $1,944 | $3,521.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 33,347 | 604 | $3,462 | $6,003.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 31,096 | 1,373 | $781 | $1,263.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 29,621 | 985 | $1,052 | $1,619.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 28,548 | 2,118 | $3,162 | $3,697.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 27,279 | 586 | $799 | $1,133.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 26,606 | 611 | $998 | $1,379.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 25,778 | 2,152 | $1,721 | $2,306.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 25,491 | 644 | $1,909 | $2,530.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 23,918 | 2,900 | $2,033 | $2,528.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 20,559 | 2,270 | $3,477 | $2,650.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 20,254 | 904 | $1,462 | $1,540.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 20,114 | 80 | $2,496 | $1,773.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 19,179 | 3,390 | $1,747 | $657.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 17,925 | 264 | $2,849 | $2,655.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 17,238 | 993 | $1,629 | $1,460.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 15,795 | 2,364 | $1,399 | $1,017.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 15,231 | 57 | $2,829 | $2,059.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 14,931 | 1,418 | $801 | $621.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 14,921 | 1,253 | $2,963 | $800.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 14,194 | 1,895 | $823 | $607.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 14,087 | 1,453 | $1,106 | $810.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 11,771 | 2,022 | $5,057 | $3,095.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 10,359 | 516 | $1,113 | $599.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 9,596 | 242 | $1,034 | $515.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 9,440 | 988 | $1,121 | $550.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 8,743 | 327 | $2,756 | $1,208.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 8,473 | 505 | $3,783 | $1,666.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 8,240 | 388 | $1,165 | $499.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 8,212 | 310 | $1,894 | $808.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 8,057 | 170 | $1,544 | $642.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 7,529 | 876 | $1,525 | $570.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 6,980 | 364 | $1,919 | $696.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 6,979 | 176 | $3,028 | $964.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 5,932 | 174 | $1,754 | $541.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 5,781 | 455 | $1,210 | $363.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 5,706 | 904 | $1,199 | $355.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 5,699 | 530 | $1,650 | $489.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 5,385 | 547 | $1,008 | $222.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 5,352 | 260 | $3,005 | $836.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 5,162 | 73 | $1,351 | $362.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 5,158 | 227 | $1,794 | $462.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 4,997 | 179 | $1,636 | $334.0M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 4,881 | 179 | $1,848 | $469.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 4,797 | 992 | $1,997 | $498.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 4,480 | 197 | $1,366 | $318.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 4,170 | 477 | $2,209 | $326.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 3,748 | 43 | $2,361 | $381.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 2,684 | 111 | $1,209 | $168.7M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 2,624 | 173 | $1,485 | $202.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 2,497 | 115 | $1,995 | $252.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 2,462 | 245 | $2,575 | $311.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 2,287 | 13 | $2,135 | $253.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 2,262 | 1,576 | $868 | $102.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 2,225 | 344 | $923 | $106.7M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,945 | 55 | $1,666 | $168.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,792 | 52 | $7,702 | $511.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,606 | 176 | $2,728 | $227.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 1,232 | 83 | $1,222 | $78.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,143 | 106 | $1,407 | $83.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 1,137 | 83 | $972 | $57.5M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 1,091 | 36 | $1,776 | $100.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1,089 | 23 | $2,333 | $75.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 888 | 86 | $1,171 | $54.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 878 | 52 | $1,572 | $71.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 697 | 40 | $928 | $33.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 516 | 52 | $1,033 | $27.7M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 490 | 9 | $2,698 | $41.8M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 429 | 26 | $1,234 | $27.5M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 421 | 33 | $781 | $17.1M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 401 | 23 | $1,423 | $29.6M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 257 | 45 | $2,648 | $35.4M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 224 | 17 | $2,575 | $30.0M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 143 | 15 | $924 | $6.9M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 111 | 244 | $1,260 | $7.3M |
| 114 | NAICS 114 | 25 | 10 | $1,086 | $1.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 24 | 18 | $1,338 | $1.7M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 14 | 1 | $3,086 | $2.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
10,868
jobs · $95,916 avg pay
State Government
29,719
jobs · $108,642 avg pay
Local Government
118,402
jobs · $85,152 avg pay
Private
1,502,287
jobs · $80,463 avg pay
CA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.3%
April 2026
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