Perquimans County, NC

FIPS 37143 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Perquimans County had an annual average of 2,412 jobs across 278 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,412

+0.3% YoY

Establishments

278

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,886

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 Perquimans County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 294 5 $941 $14.4M
921 NAICS 921 219 3 $700 $8.0M
445 NAICS 445 136 7 $397 $2.7M
926 NAICS 926 97 6 $1,286 $5.4M
623 NAICS 623 97 3 $721 $3.6M
492 NAICS 492 94 3 $504 $2.5M
541 NAICS 541 90 27 $1,510 $7.1M
238 NAICS 238 73 16 $992 $3.8M
455 NAICS 455 54 10 $500 $1.4M
111 NAICS 111 50 12 $939 $2.4M
444 NAICS 444 44 5 $839 $1.9M
811 NAICS 811 38 8 $941 $1.9M
522 NAICS 522 29 4 $988 $1.5M
491 NAICS 491 27 3 $1,271 $1.8M
922 NAICS 922 22 4 $1,185 $1.3M
813 NAICS 813 15 6 $648 $0.5M
524 NAICS 524 11 6 $1,089 $0.6M
459 NAICS 459 9 5 $354 $0.2M
923 NAICS 923 6 4 $1,168 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 6 1 $1,052 $0.3M
925 NAICS 925 6 1 $1,049 $0.3M
519 NAICS 519 5 1 $536 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

37

jobs · $66,333 avg pay

State Government

86

jobs · $57,646 avg pay

Local Government

568

jobs · $43,800 avg pay

Private

1,721

jobs · $44,153 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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