Robeson County, NC

FIPS 37155 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Robeson County had an annual average of 38,483 jobs across 2,176 establishments, paying $1.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

38,483

+1% YoY

Establishments

2,176

Total Wages

$1.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,958

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 Robeson County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
311 NAICS 311 5,372 32 $1,041 $290.9M
611 NAICS 611 4,480 53 $1,093 $234.6M
722 NAICS 722 3,221 170 $357 $59.9M
621 NAICS 621 2,580 187 $1,227 $128.0M
624 NAICS 624 2,326 138 $1,021 $71.0M
921 NAICS 921 1,795 12 $984 $91.9M
561 NAICS 561 1,527 91 $1,121 $58.0M
455 NAICS 455 1,330 57 $496 $34.3M
445 NAICS 445 884 67 $417 $18.4M
238 NAICS 238 845 117 $999 $43.9M
441 NAICS 441 811 65 $905 $38.1M
424 NAICS 424 645 31 $1,052 $35.3M
457 NAICS 457 631 87 $693 $22.7M
522 NAICS 522 621 46 $1,667 $36.0M
541 NAICS 541 607 132 $1,058 $33.4M
922 NAICS 922 466 4 $1,232 $29.8M
459 NAICS 459 414 34 $807 $17.4M
332 NAICS 332 373 9 $1,286 $24.9M
444 NAICS 444 355 20 $708 $13.1M
484 NAICS 484 349 52 $1,212 $22.0M
456 NAICS 456 276 35 $738 $10.6M
236 NAICS 236 230 51 $994 $11.9M
811 NAICS 811 216 57 $890 $10.0M
926 NAICS 926 206 10 $1,488 $12.9M
488 NAICS 488 189 8 $692 $4.8M
321 NAICS 321 188 7 $894 $8.7M
458 NAICS 458 188 28 $379 $3.7M
531 NAICS 531 170 58 $779 $6.9M
812 NAICS 812 168 31 $607 $5.3M
491 NAICS 491 165 14 $1,180 $10.1M
551 NAICS 551 160 7 $2,497 $20.8M
221 NAICS 221 158 11 $1,974 $16.2M
524 NAICS 524 151 46 $866 $6.8M
492 NAICS 492 147 8 $985 $7.5M
237 NAICS 237 124 7 $1,187 $7.7M
111 NAICS 111 119 25 $814 $5.1M
313 NAICS 313 118 8 $809 $5.0M
532 NAICS 532 115 10 $1,155 $6.9M
449 NAICS 449 113 25 $809 $4.7M
112 NAICS 112 105 16 $899 $4.9M
562 NAICS 562 86 10 $961 $4.3M
493 NAICS 493 85 3 $982 $4.3M
925 NAICS 925 79 4 $956 $3.9M
115 NAICS 115 75 9 $961 $3.7M
517 NAICS 517 73 6 $1,276 $4.9M
813 NAICS 813 64 15 $1,354 $4.5M
327 NAICS 327 59 3 $982 $3.0M
814 NAICS 814 55 61 $598 $1.7M
325 NAICS 325 46 3 $2,641 $6.3M
923 NAICS 923 45 3 $1,837 $3.9M
519 NAICS 519 26 1 $624 $0.8M
622 NAICS 622 22 3 $1,616 $1.9M
323 NAICS 323 19 4 $433 $0.4M
712 NAICS 712 14 1 $946 $0.7M
928 NAICS 928 12 1 $1,509 $0.9M
924 NAICS 924 5 2 $1,404 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 2 6 $317 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

287

jobs · $69,889 avg pay

State Government

2,125

jobs · $58,092 avg pay

Local Government

5,148

jobs · $50,974 avg pay

Private

30,923

jobs · $44,066 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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