Pitt County, NC
FIPS 37147 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Pitt County had an annual average of 81,371 jobs across 4,498 establishments, paying $4.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
81,371
+1.5% YoY
Establishments
4,498
Total Wages
$4.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$59,866
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 | 10,430 | 98 | $1,582 | $732.7M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 8,819 | 2 | $1,483 | $680.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 8,223 | 391 | $387 | $165.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 7,511 | 363 | $2,010 | $535.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 5,523 | 284 | $1,594 | $433.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 3,071 | 14 | $1,751 | $279.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,606 | 257 | $1,171 | $158.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,554 | 16 | $1,658 | $143.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,511 | 464 | $1,705 | $222.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,126 | 68 | $486 | $53.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,063 | 159 | $588 | $63.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,501 | 92 | $1,029 | $80.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,492 | 61 | $660 | $36.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,413 | 157 | $1,470 | $108.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 887 | 92 | $665 | $30.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 862 | 24 | $2,225 | $99.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 848 | 91 | $1,615 | $66.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 837 | 107 | $1,010 | $41.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 785 | 220 | $892 | $36.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 782 | 107 | $1,413 | $57.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 761 | 58 | $1,185 | $46.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 759 | 42 | $923 | $36.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 733 | 14 | $1,675 | $55.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 645 | 53 | $1,085 | $36.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 627 | 58 | $763 | $24.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 610 | 74 | $390 | $12.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 594 | 76 | $578 | $17.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 586 | 15 | $730 | $22.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 549 | 48 | $332 | $9.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 549 | 110 | $720 | $20.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 481 | 32 | $371 | $9.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 447 | 8 | $2,006 | $32.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 417 | 3 | $1,379 | $29.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 386 | 53 | $594 | $11.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 340 | 104 | $1,160 | $20.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 310 | 60 | $1,024 | $16.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 300 | 18 | $1,474 | $23.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 246 | 14 | $1,256 | $16.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 239 | 20 | $1,277 | $15.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 226 | 18 | $1,217 | $14.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 222 | 9 | $1,298 | $14.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 189 | 15 | $761 | $7.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 159 | 32 | $752 | $6.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 143 | 20 | $825 | $6.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 142 | 22 | $2,791 | $20.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 113 | 8 | $931 | $5.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 112 | 8 | $737 | $4.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 110 | 16 | $1,007 | $5.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 105 | 4 | $866 | $4.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 105 | 105 | $515 | $2.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 92 | 8 | $940 | $4.5M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 85 | 12 | $987 | $4.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 79 | 6 | $869 | $3.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 77 | 4 | $1,688 | $4.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 72 | 13 | $810 | $3.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 58 | 12 | $722 | $2.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 52 | 2 | $1,049 | $2.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 52 | 14 | $652 | $1.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 46 | 1 | $533 | $1.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 46 | 13 | $716 | $1.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 46 | 10 | $466 | $1.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 28 | 2 | $1,408 | $2.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 12 | 3 | $1,754 | $0.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 6 | 1 | $1,020 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
770
jobs · $87,322 avg pay
State Government
7,654
jobs · $80,315 avg pay
Local Government
16,700
jobs · $67,395 avg pay
Private
56,247
jobs · $54,472 avg pay
NC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.7%
April 2026
Other NC Counties
The largest counties in NC by total employment.
- Mecklenburg County 788,435 jobs
- Wake County 653,152 jobs
- Guilford County 287,996 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 242,910 jobs
- Durham County 236,749 jobs
- Forsyth County 192,586 jobs
- Buncombe County 136,496 jobs
- New Hanover County 130,465 jobs