Ramsey County, MN
FIPS 27123 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Ramsey County had an annual average of 325,225 jobs across 15,457 establishments, paying $25.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
325,225
+0.2% YoY
Establishments
15,457
Total Wages
$25.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$77,909
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 | 31,141 | 480 | $1,432 | $2,020.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 23,189 | 1,433 | $1,528 | $952.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 21,404 | 970 | $1,645 | $1,831.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 20,870 | 1,182 | $560 | $607.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 14,366 | 1,728 | $3,391 | $1,587.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 14,244 | 166 | $3,330 | $2,466.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 14,145 | 624 | $1,487 | $689.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 14,042 | 30 | $2,916 | $1,207.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 12,385 | 400 | $1,427 | $556.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 9,754 | 84 | $2,544 | $868.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 8,650 | 553 | $1,857 | $835.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 8,186 | 47 | $2,565 | $1,091.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 7,695 | 81 | $1,737 | $675.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 6,945 | 420 | $2,040 | $736.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 6,935 | 281 | $2,491 | $885.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 6,412 | 216 | $2,045 | $644.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 6,069 | 71 | $2,397 | $570.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 5,859 | 557 | $1,776 | $390.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 5,175 | 255 | $640 | $172.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,902 | 202 | $1,841 | $469.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 4,451 | 78 | $586 | $135.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3,613 | 613 | $1,383 | $259.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 3,428 | 110 | $1,916 | $341.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 3,297 | 55 | $1,919 | $278.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,112 | 130 | $1,346 | $217.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,011 | 372 | $744 | $116.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,797 | 153 | $1,644 | $65.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 2,664 | 82 | $1,565 | $216.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,610 | 273 | $552 | $75.0M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 2,574 | 140 | $1,289 | $172.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 2,556 | 41 | $1,814 | $241.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,378 | 318 | $1,297 | $160.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,234 | 106 | $1,528 | $177.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,080 | 237 | $1,896 | $205.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2,066 | 21 | $2,070 | $188.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,969 | 24 | $1,598 | $163.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,960 | 40 | $1,319 | $134.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,902 | 47 | $1,743 | $103.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,842 | 113 | $1,387 | $132.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,819 | 29 | $1,891 | $169.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,772 | 108 | $2,245 | $206.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,758 | 77 | $1,159 | $106.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,732 | 181 | $552 | $49.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,688 | 175 | $990 | $86.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,571 | 58 | $725 | $59.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 1,559 | 17 | $1,887 | $152.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,502 | 125 | $1,159 | $90.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,486 | 16 | $2,316 | $170.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,174 | 31 | $2,515 | $153.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,101 | 136 | $609 | $34.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1,074 | 19 | $1,027 | $56.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,006 | 26 | $1,058 | $55.3M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,005 | 15 | $1,656 | $86.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 965 | 52 | $3,741 | $187.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 887 | 32 | $1,841 | $84.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 810 | 38 | $1,621 | $68.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 766 | 38 | $2,335 | $92.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 762 | 97 | $1,930 | $76.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 685 | 51 | $2,275 | $54.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 642 | 860 | $492 | $16.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 641 | 18 | $1,503 | $50.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 544 | 8 | $1,437 | $40.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 514 | 53 | $2,570 | $39.7M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 381 | 24 | $1,370 | $27.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 369 | 20 | $1,301 | $25.0M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 352 | 10 | $2,751 | $50.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 347 | 20 | $793 | $14.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 259 | 16 | $1,989 | $26.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 201 | 26 | $580 | $6.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 176 | 6 | $1,346 | $12.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 173 | 11 | $1,686 | $15.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 146 | 26 | $1,113 | $8.4M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 121 | 1 | $1,628 | $10.3M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 114 | 5 | $3,251 | $19.3M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 39 | 6 | $850 | $1.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 35 | 7 | $599 | $1.1M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 19 | 4 | $1,500 | $1.5M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 17 | 6 | $1,166 | $1.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,394
jobs · $99,212 avg pay
State Government
27,918
jobs · $87,123 avg pay
Local Government
23,926
jobs · $78,663 avg pay
Private
270,987
jobs · $76,704 avg pay
MN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.5%
April 2026
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