Philadelphia County, PA
FIPS 42101 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Philadelphia County had an annual average of 714,504 jobs across 33,642 establishments, paying $59.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
714,504
+1.8% YoY
Establishments
33,642
Total Wages
$59.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$83,187
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 | 86,085 | 1,098 | $1,969 | $7,899.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 66,927 | 3,832 | $972 | $2,932.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 64,904 | 49 | $2,296 | $5,906.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 58,233 | 3,926 | $2,882 | $8,699.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 51,855 | 3,850 | $585 | $1,577.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 49,017 | 2,139 | $2,206 | $3,800.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 27,024 | 1,106 | $954 | $1,339.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 17,428 | 22 | $2,455 | $1,739.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 15,146 | 657 | $904 | $711.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 13,686 | 1,346 | $599 | $426.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 13,271 | 452 | $3,195 | $1,927.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 12,374 | 329 | $3,415 | $2,197.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 11,332 | 1,024 | $1,333 | $785.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 9,575 | 39 | $1,601 | $783.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 9,277 | 1,478 | $649 | $313.0M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 8,832 | 20 | $2,113 | $970.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 8,504 | 1,376 | $1,634 | $722.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 7,959 | 318 | $537 | $222.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 7,864 | 107 | $1,039 | $424.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 7,858 | 22 | $2,133 | $871.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 7,360 | 314 | $1,762 | $674.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 7,314 | 540 | $2,209 | $840.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 7,008 | 849 | $1,818 | $662.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 6,633 | 281 | $2,917 | $1,006.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 6,210 | 246 | $665 | $214.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 5,936 | 24 | $1,954 | $566.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 5,170 | 576 | $913 | $245.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 5,119 | 64 | $1,411 | $375.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 5,081 | 31 | $3,131 | $580.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 4,865 | 48 | $989 | $250.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,801 | 156 | $1,170 | $292.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 4,664 | 312 | $5,289 | $1,282.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,379 | 419 | $1,768 | $402.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 4,183 | 534 | $753 | $163.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 3,991 | 120 | $1,277 | $264.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,500 | 727 | $1,911 | $347.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,483 | 514 | $811 | $147.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,182 | 712 | $1,088 | $180.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 3,094 | 56 | $986 | $158.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,599 | 99 | $1,170 | $115.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 2,583 | 243 | $2,452 | $329.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,541 | 227 | $1,145 | $151.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 2,487 | 66 | $1,783 | $156.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,414 | 47 | $1,999 | $250.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,301 | 118 | $826 | $98.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 2,277 | 153 | $1,219 | $144.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,175 | 66 | $1,438 | $162.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,120 | 324 | $933 | $102.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 1,797 | 6 | $2,596 | $156.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,797 | 49 | $1,982 | $185.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,752 | 221 | $618 | $56.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,743 | 45 | $2,341 | $212.2M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,690 | 22 | $2,027 | $178.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,647 | 25 | $2,044 | $174.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,622 | 656 | $918 | $77.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,201 | 73 | $1,861 | $95.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,123 | 62 | $1,564 | $91.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 946 | 63 | $1,758 | $86.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 908 | 26 | $1,273 | $60.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 815 | 40 | $1,677 | $71.1M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 791 | 10 | $1,679 | $69.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 694 | 2 | $2,459 | $88.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 675 | 16 | $1,321 | $46.4M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 626 | 101 | $2,801 | $91.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 623 | 178 | $2,696 | $87.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 596 | 25 | $1,291 | $40.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 493 | 94 | $1,021 | $26.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 469 | 486 | $854 | $20.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 356 | 29 | $1,665 | $30.9M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 345 | 8 | $1,561 | $28.0M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 330 | 30 | $867 | $14.9M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 322 | 16 | $1,059 | $17.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 242 | 16 | $1,151 | $14.5M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 196 | 8 | $604 | $6.2M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 193 | 12 | $1,001 | $10.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 91 | 15 | $983 | $4.7M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 68 | 5 | $2,349 | $8.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 33 | 6 | $1,076 | $1.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 26 | 10 | $600 | $0.8M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 7 | 4 | $3,808 | $1.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 6 | 1 | $2,475 | $0.8M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
30,893
jobs · $100,622 avg pay
State Government
10,123
jobs · $83,872 avg pay
Local Government
63,681
jobs · $79,940 avg pay
Private
609,807
jobs · $82,631 avg pay
PA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.2%
April 2026
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