Randolph County, NC
FIPS 37151 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Randolph County had an annual average of 44,094 jobs across 3,042 establishments, paying $2.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
44,094
+3.9% YoY
Establishments
3,042
Total Wages
$2.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$51,662
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,725 | 204 | $391 | $75.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,309 | 61 | $984 | $159.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,685 | 272 | $1,545 | $215.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 2,685 | 52 | $913 | $127.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,289 | 195 | $1,459 | $83.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 2,007 | 14 | $1,170 | $122.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,812 | 9 | $994 | $93.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,773 | 7 | $1,648 | $152.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,696 | 134 | $1,456 | $128.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,609 | 166 | $1,110 | $92.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,257 | 55 | $1,076 | $70.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,172 | 35 | $528 | $32.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 962 | 26 | $696 | $34.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 882 | 49 | $481 | $21.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 874 | 235 | $1,533 | $69.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 706 | 63 | $1,030 | $37.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 619 | 120 | $964 | $31.0M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 555 | 13 | $621 | $17.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 525 | 44 | $1,187 | $32.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 497 | 15 | $987 | $25.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 484 | 16 | $1,374 | $34.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 476 | 100 | $1,275 | $31.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 429 | 72 | $562 | $12.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 409 | 12 | $1,419 | $30.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 400 | 83 | $1,160 | $24.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 397 | 24 | $296 | $6.1M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 378 | 10 | $708 | $13.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 364 | 26 | $736 | $13.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 337 | 20 | $1,403 | $24.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 336 | 34 | $688 | $12.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 336 | 43 | $1,639 | $26.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 329 | 4 | $1,608 | $13.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 322 | 17 | $937 | $15.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 313 | 37 | $935 | $15.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 308 | 8 | $1,289 | $20.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 306 | 12 | $1,502 | $23.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 284 | 5 | $2,335 | $18.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 275 | 14 | $1,307 | $18.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 238 | 52 | $591 | $7.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 229 | 24 | $1,150 | $13.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 219 | 18 | $444 | $5.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 210 | 30 | $380 | $4.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 204 | 64 | $1,121 | $11.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 197 | 44 | $542 | $5.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 190 | 8 | $1,016 | $10.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 187 | 83 | $965 | $9.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 178 | 11 | $2,015 | $18.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 154 | 11 | $1,223 | $9.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 132 | 8 | $1,383 | $8.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 116 | 11 | $511 | $3.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 109 | 24 | $1,847 | $10.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 107 | 14 | $955 | $5.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 105 | 3 | $1,815 | $3.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 100 | 17 | $747 | $3.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 96 | 11 | $1,173 | $5.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 96 | 8 | $1,415 | $7.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 93 | 4 | $1,349 | $6.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 72 | 24 | $666 | $2.5M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 68 | 10 | $1,009 | $3.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 53 | 44 | $821 | $2.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 35 | 13 | $2,217 | $4.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 11 | 10 | $538 | $0.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 9 | — | $1,055 | $0.5M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 5 | 1 | $1,029 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
193
jobs · $67,747 avg pay
State Government
1,276
jobs · $45,640 avg pay
Local Government
4,421
jobs · $51,207 avg pay
Private
38,204
jobs · $51,836 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
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- Guilford County 287,996 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 242,910 jobs
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- Forsyth County 192,586 jobs
- Buncombe County 136,496 jobs
- New Hanover County 130,465 jobs