Pender County, NC

FIPS 37141 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Pender County had an annual average of 14,704 jobs across 1,963 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

14,704

+3.7% YoY

Establishments

1,963

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,159

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 Pender County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 8 $1,118 $0.0M
722 NAICS 722 1,906 136 $399 $39.5M
611 NAICS 611 1,279 44 $1,173 $76.2M
621 NAICS 621 985 112 $1,109 $56.8M
238 NAICS 238 839 164 $1,072 $46.7M
921 NAICS 921 827 6 $934 $40.2M
445 NAICS 445 755 26 $1,121 $20.0M
541 NAICS 541 650 263 $1,498 $50.6M
561 NAICS 561 526 163 $1,179 $25.3M
455 NAICS 455 412 26 $524 $11.2M
713 NAICS 713 404 28 $353 $7.4M
623 NAICS 623 368 10 $802 $15.3M
444 NAICS 444 365 25 $729 $13.8M
236 NAICS 236 305 118 $1,218 $19.3M
812 NAICS 812 304 42 $584 $9.2M
423 NAICS 423 273 53 $1,275 $18.1M
111 NAICS 111 273 20 $758 $10.8M
531 NAICS 531 249 106 $1,008 $13.0M
484 NAICS 484 242 29 $1,152 $14.5M
622 NAICS 622 215 2 $1,170 $13.1M
311 NAICS 311 214 10 $832 $9.2M
922 NAICS 922 202 4 $1,347 $14.1M
532 NAICS 532 201 10 $1,698 $17.7M
424 NAICS 424 194 18 $956 $9.6M
441 NAICS 441 167 24 $1,093 $9.5M
459 NAICS 459 148 30 $528 $4.1M
811 NAICS 811 141 40 $891 $6.5M
332 NAICS 332 135 7 $1,257 $8.8M
237 NAICS 237 130 30 $1,244 $8.4M
524 NAICS 524 102 40 $1,567 $8.3M
457 NAICS 457 101 16 $524 $2.8M
522 NAICS 522 101 21 $1,147 $6.0M
491 NAICS 491 92 8 $1,292 $6.2M
456 NAICS 456 91 15 $1,345 $6.4M
112 NAICS 112 86 13 $801 $3.6M
926 NAICS 926 67 6 $1,079 $3.7M
814 NAICS 814 54 51 $667 $1.9M
458 NAICS 458 53 22 $441 $1.2M
721 NAICS 721 40 6 $562 $1.2M
813 NAICS 813 38 17 $834 $1.6M
449 NAICS 449 29 9 $636 $0.9M
321 NAICS 321 28 4 $754 $1.1M
924 NAICS 924 18 3 $1,132 $1.0M
523 NAICS 523 17 15 $1,446 $1.3M
425 NAICS 425 16 10 $1,748 $1.5M
327 NAICS 327 16 3 $1,621 $1.4M
513 NAICS 513 15 12 $3,723 $2.9M
516 NAICS 516 11 5 $667 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 9 3 $729 $0.3M
712 NAICS 712 9 1 $1,039 $0.5M
518 NAICS 518 7 6 $2,065 $0.8M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

106

jobs · $65,215 avg pay

State Government

311

jobs · $64,220 avg pay

Local Government

2,232

jobs · $56,318 avg pay

Private

12,055

jobs · $44,865 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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