Queens County, NY
FIPS 36081 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Queens County had an annual average of 770,652 jobs across 58,150 establishments, paying $52.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
770,652
+4.5% YoY
Establishments
58,150
Total Wages
$52.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$67,719
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 113,526 | 4,244 | $826 | $4,876.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 53,421 | 1,240 | $686 | $1,907.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 53,290 | 5,698 | $647 | $1,792.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 33,440 | 2,038 | $1,004 | $1,746.5M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 32,772 | 78 | $2,300 | $3,920.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 32,620 | 3,089 | $1,772 | $3,006.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 31,562 | 35 | $2,134 | $3,497.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 26,651 | 204 | $2,930 | $3,296.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 22,810 | 4,729 | $1,467 | $1,739.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 19,075 | 365 | $1,051 | $1,042.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 17,288 | 2,265 | $663 | $596.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 17,184 | 811 | $2,071 | $1,073.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 15,391 | 910 | $1,030 | $824.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 15,062 | 614 | $1,141 | $893.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 14,219 | 2,718 | $1,414 | $1,045.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 13,348 | 3,231 | $1,308 | $855.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 11,307 | 3,262 | $574 | $337.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 10,476 | 1,273 | $1,610 | $877.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 9,603 | 1,043 | $927 | $463.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 8,588 | 1,177 | $1,638 | $731.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 8,461 | 52 | $2,452 | $965.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 8,331 | 1,186 | $1,020 | $441.8M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 7,976 | 293 | $1,081 | $448.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 7,901 | 428 | $654 | $268.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 7,891 | 87 | $2,791 | $792.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 7,521 | 656 | $2,096 | $819.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 6,873 | 60 | $2,332 | $613.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 5,490 | 730 | $585 | $166.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 5,277 | 759 | $813 | $223.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 5,046 | 6,168 | $758 | $198.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,919 | 314 | $946 | $242.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 4,795 | 1,085 | $960 | $239.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 4,693 | 186 | $2,186 | $533.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 4,620 | 70 | $1,397 | $335.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 4,139 | 592 | $1,542 | $331.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 4,132 | 578 | $1,997 | $429.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 4,052 | 284 | $1,492 | $314.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,931 | 113 | $2,920 | $596.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 3,739 | 202 | $1,187 | $230.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,611 | 309 | $914 | $171.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 3,544 | 590 | $1,156 | $213.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 3,109 | 140 | $1,628 | $263.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,966 | 278 | $528 | $81.4M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 2,794 | 341 | $3,467 | $503.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,591 | 24 | $3,040 | $409.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 2,574 | 220 | $1,553 | $208.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,555 | 89 | $2,127 | $282.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,228 | 51 | $2,303 | $227.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 2,131 | 56 | $996 | $110.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 2,017 | 40 | $2,195 | $230.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,925 | 126 | $1,504 | $150.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,850 | 282 | $2,757 | $265.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,516 | 283 | $940 | $74.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,314 | 20 | $1,428 | $97.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,237 | 142 | $1,324 | $85.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,215 | 52 | $1,490 | $94.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 904 | 116 | $1,239 | $58.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 902 | 29 | $1,134 | $49.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 879 | 187 | $1,516 | $69.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 878 | 283 | $1,425 | $65.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 825 | 134 | $1,020 | $43.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 758 | 29 | $2,077 | $81.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 585 | 172 | $2,930 | $89.2M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 560 | 16 | $1,662 | $48.4M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 461 | 70 | $682 | $16.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 453 | 27 | $1,436 | $33.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 431 | 368 | $898 | $20.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 343 | 92 | $2,327 | $41.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 263 | 36 | $1,228 | $16.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 250 | 4 | $2,004 | $26.1M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 191 | 17 | $2,063 | $20.4M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 180 | 21 | $1,076 | $10.1M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 150 | 12 | $903 | $7.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 126 | 15 | $2,258 | $14.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 69 | 8 | $2,729 | $9.7M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 54 | 5 | $2,023 | $5.7M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 36 | 5 | $1,427 | $2.7M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 34 | 9 | $802 | $1.4M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 29 | 10 | $1,540 | $2.3M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 21 | 6 | $1,088 | $1.2M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 16 | 5 | $1,388 | $1.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
13,071
jobs · $96,955 avg pay
State Government
5,618
jobs · $144,164 avg pay
Local Government
102,534
jobs · $96,730 avg pay
Private
649,429
jobs · $61,889 avg pay
NY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.6%
April 2026
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- Monroe County 382,139 jobs
- Bronx County 332,670 jobs