Richmond County, NC

FIPS 37153 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Richmond County had an annual average of 14,036 jobs across 928 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

14,036

-1.6% YoY

Establishments

928

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,814

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 Richmond County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — — — —
611 NAICS 611 1,461 24 $1,249 $68.4M
722 NAICS 722 1,012 72 $302 $15.9M
621 NAICS 621 792 63 $1,141 $47.0M
921 NAICS 921 759 7 $869 $34.1M
322 NAICS 322 613 7 $1,265 $40.3M
326 NAICS 326 606 5 $985 $31.0M
561 NAICS 561 555 42 $1,168 $33.3M
455 NAICS 455 540 23 $479 $13.5M
238 NAICS 238 340 54 $1,242 $22.0M
445 NAICS 445 326 18 $380 $6.4M
922 NAICS 922 297 4 $1,879 $18.9M
441 NAICS 441 294 24 $989 $15.1M
444 NAICS 444 182 11 $587 $5.6M
457 NAICS 457 179 42 $536 $5.0M
212 NAICS 212 165 3 $1,680 $14.4M
456 NAICS 456 138 12 $826 $5.9M
811 NAICS 811 132 38 $828 $5.7M
325 NAICS 325 125 3 $2,381 $15.5M
459 NAICS 459 124 24 $439 $2.8M
522 NAICS 522 122 20 $1,222 $6.8M
221 NAICS 221 111 9 $2,519 $14.6M
423 NAICS 423 97 17 $959 $4.8M
458 NAICS 458 88 12 $369 $1.7M
236 NAICS 236 84 26 $1,169 $5.1M
721 NAICS 721 74 13 $417 $1.6M
484 NAICS 484 72 23 $1,248 $4.7M
531 NAICS 531 69 32 $1,080 $3.3M
926 NAICS 926 65 6 $1,579 $4.1M
491 NAICS 491 60 6 $1,382 $4.3M
713 NAICS 713 60 8 $435 $1.4M
532 NAICS 532 55 4 $787 $2.2M
113 NAICS 113 50 12 $989 $2.6M
812 NAICS 812 49 12 $560 $1.4M
449 NAICS 449 47 10 $864 $2.1M
112 NAICS 112 45 12 $695 $1.6M
327 NAICS 327 34 4 $1,053 $1.9M
923 NAICS 923 33 3 $1,686 $2.3M
562 NAICS 562 27 8 $483 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 15 1 $1,008 $0.8M
813 NAICS 813 13 6 $1,022 $0.7M
925 NAICS 925 12 1 $902 $0.6M
237 NAICS 237 9 3 $941 $0.5M
513 NAICS 513 8 4 $1,492 $0.7M
519 NAICS 519 8 1 $953 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

94

jobs · $76,786 avg pay

State Government

754

jobs · $52,289 avg pay

Local Government

1,882

jobs · $46,097 avg pay

Private

11,306

jobs · $46,318 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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