Passaic County, NJ
FIPS 34031 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Passaic County had an annual average of 170,830 jobs across 15,191 establishments, paying $10.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
170,830
-0.3% YoY
Establishments
15,191
Total Wages
$10.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$63,668
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 17,908 | 203 | $1,569 | $1,342.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 12,369 | 805 | $1,254 | $565.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 12,204 | 1,104 | $1,186 | $752.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 11,080 | 1,004 | $567 | $326.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 8,622 | 3,058 | $1,945 | $301.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 6,375 | 1,065 | $1,990 | $610.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 5,990 | 27 | $2,792 | $449.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 5,258 | 761 | $1,615 | $441.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 5,241 | 492 | $665 | $181.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,818 | 302 | $1,417 | $355.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,590 | 124 | $1,039 | $247.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,050 | 336 | $1,634 | $344.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,551 | 544 | $1,145 | $120.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,342 | 106 | $709 | $123.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,936 | 148 | $1,499 | $228.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,483 | 211 | $543 | $70.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 2,462 | 35 | $2,360 | $302.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,204 | 230 | $829 | $95.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,203 | 172 | $1,936 | $221.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,916 | 73 | $905 | $90.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,912 | 401 | $1,492 | $148.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,830 | 74 | $1,731 | $92.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,783 | 168 | $696 | $64.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,777 | 332 | $1,001 | $92.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,681 | 90 | $588 | $51.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,681 | 138 | $1,118 | $97.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,638 | 103 | $1,526 | $130.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,471 | 32 | $1,352 | $103.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,470 | 333 | $1,283 | $98.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,457 | 203 | $1,014 | $76.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,304 | 38 | $916 | $62.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,249 | 61 | $1,222 | $79.3M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,160 | 45 | $595 | $35.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,157 | 206 | $1,098 | $66.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,079 | 40 | $1,658 | $93.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,026 | 29 | $3,225 | $172.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 935 | 767 | $778 | $37.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 900 | 120 | $820 | $38.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 830 | 147 | $1,709 | $73.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 824 | 11 | $2,808 | $96.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 809 | 22 | $1,636 | $68.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 740 | 42 | $1,222 | $47.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 727 | 36 | $2,226 | $83.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 713 | 43 | $1,806 | $67.0M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 696 | 11 | $1,495 | $54.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 686 | 28 | $1,394 | $49.8M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 685 | 17 | $1,256 | $44.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 654 | 69 | $1,612 | $54.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 598 | 38 | $2,136 | $66.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 463 | 5 | $1,636 | $32.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 416 | 22 | $1,379 | $29.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 401 | 4 | $1,795 | $37.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 314 | 21 | $665 | $10.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 289 | 73 | $1,402 | $21.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 269 | 8 | $2,058 | $23.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 256 | 51 | $1,126 | $15.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 234 | 26 | $519 | $6.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 233 | 25 | $2,681 | $32.5M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 229 | 13 | $922 | $11.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 218 | 35 | $1,820 | $20.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 211 | 6 | $1,205 | $13.2M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 189 | 14 | $1,423 | $14.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 170 | 7 | $1,653 | $11.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 150 | 67 | $584 | $4.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 147 | 36 | $1,022 | $7.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 135 | 8 | $2,112 | $14.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 118 | 9 | $727 | $4.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 106 | 7 | $1,112 | $6.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 97 | 3 | $1,127 | $5.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 88 | 8 | $1,124 | $5.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 84 | 15 | $1,298 | $5.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 60 | 10 | $1,482 | $2.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 42 | 4 | $1,147 | $2.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 40 | 2 | $2,134 | $4.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 35 | 3 | $721 | $1.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
945
jobs · $85,536 avg pay
State Government
2,597
jobs · $87,580 avg pay
Local Government
21,777
jobs · $78,673 avg pay
Private
145,511
jobs · $60,853 avg pay
NJ Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.8%
April 2026
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- Mercer County 264,155 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 234,190 jobs