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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Pitt County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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