Orange County, NC

FIPS 37135 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Orange County had an annual average of 78,431 jobs across 5,494 establishments, paying $6.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

78,431

+0.8% YoY

Establishments

5,494

Total Wages

$6.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$79,228

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 Orange County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 22,776 201 $1,915 $2,087.7M
622 NAICS 622 13,165 1 $1,644 $1,125.2M
722 NAICS 722 5,537 321 $503 $144.9M
541 NAICS 541 4,964 1,242 $2,400 $619.5M
621 NAICS 621 3,320 382 $1,677 $289.4M
921 NAICS 921 2,487 4 $1,198 $155.0M
445 NAICS 445 1,949 57 $777 $60.3M
561 NAICS 561 1,910 318 $1,194 $118.3M
459 NAICS 459 1,810 90 $830 $78.1M
624 NAICS 624 1,537 187 $639 $51.1M
713 NAICS 713 1,213 55 $511 $31.4M
238 NAICS 238 1,203 219 $1,281 $80.1M
813 NAICS 813 1,061 121 $1,689 $72.8M
531 NAICS 531 808 240 $1,081 $45.4M
455 NAICS 455 738 24 $543 $20.8M
721 NAICS 721 702 34 $620 $22.6M
423 NAICS 423 566 120 $2,081 $61.2M
332 NAICS 332 552 11 $1,268 $36.4M
513 NAICS 513 533 114 $3,708 $102.7M
812 NAICS 812 514 105 $699 $18.7M
523 NAICS 523 501 138 $6,628 $172.7M
522 NAICS 522 492 68 $2,056 $52.6M
236 NAICS 236 480 133 $1,309 $32.7M
444 NAICS 444 465 25 $705 $17.0M
811 NAICS 811 438 69 $1,091 $23.1M
551 NAICS 551 424 24 $1,592 $35.1M
457 NAICS 457 397 45 $620 $12.8M
441 NAICS 441 390 31 $1,022 $20.7M
237 NAICS 237 382 18 $1,753 $34.9M
456 NAICS 456 343 31 $1,131 $20.2M
424 NAICS 424 322 66 $1,660 $27.8M
814 NAICS 814 314 344 $629 $10.3M
518 NAICS 518 312 44 $4,716 $76.5M
221 NAICS 221 304 13 $2,269 $30.3M
458 NAICS 458 263 35 $625 $8.6M
311 NAICS 311 248 15 $966 $12.5M
449 NAICS 449 225 30 $2,464 $28.8M
491 NAICS 491 207 7 $1,285 $13.8M
111 NAICS 111 182 24 $613 $5.8M
922 NAICS 922 167 6 $2,014 $10.8M
484 NAICS 484 146 23 $997 $7.6M
711 NAICS 711 130 51 $1,119 $7.5M
339 NAICS 339 119 9 $1,015 $6.3M
926 NAICS 926 114 9 $2,344 $10.0M
512 NAICS 512 105 29 $1,407 $7.7M
337 NAICS 337 94 8 $1,402 $6.9M
517 NAICS 517 75 10 $1,862 $7.3M
323 NAICS 323 69 10 $827 $3.0M
712 NAICS 712 68 7 $1,131 $2.2M
313 NAICS 313 57 5 $994 $3.0M
425 NAICS 425 56 18 $3,265 $9.5M
924 NAICS 924 53 5 $2,753 $5.8M
312 NAICS 312 52 8 $495 $1.3M
334 NAICS 334 43 10 $3,324 $7.5M
562 NAICS 562 35 12 $1,015 $1.9M
325 NAICS 325 31 8 $4,358 $6.9M
327 NAICS 327 29 5 $1,476 $2.3M
488 NAICS 488 28 13 $1,008 $1.5M
923 NAICS 923 18 3 $2,560 $1.8M
928 NAICS 928 16 1 $2,123 $1.8M
112 NAICS 112 13 6 $738 $0.5M
115 NAICS 115 12 10 $497 $0.3M
999 NAICS 999 7 18 $1,142 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

309

jobs · $86,906 avg pay

State Government

31,644

jobs · $93,420 avg pay

Local Government

5,865

jobs · $61,190 avg pay

Private

40,613

jobs · $70,718 avg pay

NC Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.7%

April 2026

Compare all state unemployment rates →

Other NC Counties

The largest counties in NC by total employment.