Plymouth County, MA
FIPS 25023 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Plymouth County had an annual average of 194,985 jobs across 16,845 establishments, paying $13.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
194,985
+0.7% YoY
Establishments
16,845
Total Wages
$13.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$69,858
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 12 | — | — |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 19,422 | 271 | $1,416 | $1,346.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 19,299 | 1,038 | $571 | $572.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 12,934 | 737 | $1,353 | $909.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 11,958 | 1,383 | $1,871 | $1,163.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 8,425 | 381 | $729 | $319.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 7,843 | 193 | $1,398 | $421.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 7,554 | 2,917 | $1,725 | $279.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 7,436 | 1,740 | $2,740 | $836.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 6,885 | 20 | $2,089 | $619.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 6,520 | 813 | $1,712 | $379.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 4,964 | 111 | $2,684 | $519.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,165 | 248 | $644 | $132.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 4,137 | 224 | $1,643 | $353.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,680 | 86 | $542 | $103.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,558 | 504 | $1,162 | $141.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,446 | 93 | $2,816 | $504.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,349 | 207 | $1,510 | $263.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,346 | 360 | $2,141 | $372.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,290 | 224 | $633 | $108.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,850 | 140 | $907 | $134.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,736 | 192 | $2,764 | $393.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,700 | 238 | $769 | $108.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,557 | 511 | $1,829 | $243.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,239 | 438 | $1,217 | $141.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,996 | 98 | $1,526 | $158.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,967 | 239 | $1,960 | $200.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,952 | 107 | $2,111 | $192.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,866 | 93 | $2,471 | $234.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,745 | 60 | $1,080 | $98.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,698 | 87 | $854 | $75.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,583 | 113 | $2,383 | $100.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,515 | 144 | $640 | $50.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,494 | 158 | $794 | $61.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,490 | 160 | $1,376 | $106.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,445 | 207 | $941 | $70.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,288 | 30 | $878 | $58.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,190 | 358 | $1,679 | $103.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,176 | 60 | $899 | $54.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,161 | 50 | $1,403 | $84.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,117 | 30 | $1,979 | $115.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,030 | 44 | $2,602 | $127.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 845 | 37 | $1,958 | $67.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 771 | 104 | $1,182 | $47.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 745 | 49 | $1,674 | $64.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 700 | 145 | $2,290 | $83.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 680 | 40 | $1,250 | $44.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 604 | 52 | $1,995 | $62.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 584 | 32 | $1,703 | $51.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 514 | 15 | $1,783 | $47.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 430 | 12 | $1,480 | $33.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 411 | 107 | $2,672 | $57.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 400 | 16 | $1,563 | $32.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 384 | 44 | $1,136 | $22.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 349 | 60 | $1,405 | $25.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 340 | 39 | $2,582 | $45.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 290 | 14 | $1,788 | $26.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 282 | 18 | $1,177 | $17.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 251 | 246 | $835 | $10.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 247 | 30 | $1,193 | $15.3M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 229 | 54 | $668 | $8.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 228 | 14 | $702 | $8.3M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 214 | 6 | $1,342 | $14.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 206 | 19 | $1,983 | $18.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 174 | 27 | $514 | $4.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 166 | 14 | $1,911 | $16.4M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 141 | 12 | $1,255 | $9.2M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 136 | 21 | $805 | $5.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 128 | 29 | $4,496 | $30.0M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 110 | 10 | $837 | $4.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 101 | 10 | $1,362 | $7.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 93 | 10 | $643 | $3.1M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 93 | 6 | $1,557 | $7.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 87 | 17 | $1,371 | $6.2M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 73 | 5 | $599 | $2.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 65 | 12 | $1,309 | $4.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 57 | 15 | $460 | $1.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 37 | 1 | $1,366 | $2.6M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 33 | 6 | $1,347 | $2.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,921
jobs · $94,504 avg pay
State Government
6,346
jobs · $82,720 avg pay
Local Government
21,001
jobs · $75,631 avg pay
Private
164,717
jobs · $68,190 avg pay
MA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.7%
April 2026
Other MA Counties
The largest counties in MA by total employment.
- Middlesex County 926,105 jobs
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- Essex County 323,694 jobs
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- Hampden County 202,129 jobs
- Barnstable County 96,279 jobs