Rockingham County, NC
FIPS 37157 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Rockingham County had an annual average of 24,908 jobs across 1,908 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
24,908
+1.2% YoY
Establishments
1,908
Total Wages
$1.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$45,428
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 | 2,180 | 147 | $391 | $44.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,097 | 45 | $943 | $98.2M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 1,532 | 13 | $887 | $70.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,372 | 38 | $575 | $41.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,294 | 7 | $927 | $62.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,215 | 140 | $957 | $42.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 941 | 161 | $1,144 | $56.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 781 | 94 | $940 | $38.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 753 | 14 | $1,252 | $49.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 725 | 30 | $918 | $34.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 662 | 26 | $721 | $24.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 644 | 5 | $1,268 | $42.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 594 | 21 | $1,248 | $38.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 576 | 37 | $954 | $28.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 568 | 32 | $660 | $11.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 511 | 120 | $1,052 | $28.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 439 | 22 | $596 | $13.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 404 | 7 | $1,032 | $21.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 384 | 33 | $947 | $18.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 363 | 68 | $516 | $9.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 318 | 29 | $773 | $12.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 293 | 41 | $1,063 | $16.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 278 | 44 | $685 | $9.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 267 | 37 | $971 | $13.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 245 | 4 | $1,187 | $15.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 238 | 68 | $793 | $9.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 189 | 4 | $1,402 | $13.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 166 | 21 | $377 | $3.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 156 | 19 | $387 | $3.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 151 | 34 | $624 | $4.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 150 | 4 | $1,225 | $9.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 143 | 54 | $1,159 | $8.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 132 | 12 | $1,050 | $7.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 127 | 65 | $790 | $5.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 124 | 19 | $2,421 | $15.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 119 | 7 | $1,254 | $7.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 118 | 21 | $342 | $2.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 114 | 16 | $380 | $2.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 96 | 23 | $834 | $4.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 92 | 7 | $1,892 | $5.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 73 | 6 | $1,677 | $6.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 72 | 32 | $845 | $3.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 64 | 7 | $766 | $2.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 39 | 4 | $450 | $0.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 31 | 42 | $622 | $1.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 29 | 7 | $950 | $1.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 28 | 9 | $1,952 | $2.8M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 26 | 7 | $839 | $1.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 26 | 5 | $1,704 | $1.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 22 | 9 | $807 | $0.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 21 | 3 | $954 | $1.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 13 | 7 | $420 | $0.3M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 11 | 6 | $825 | $0.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 9 | 6 | $605 | $0.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 8 | 8 | $1,788 | $0.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 8 | 5 | $1,176 | $0.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 2 | 6 | $1,538 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
139
jobs · $69,008 avg pay
State Government
559
jobs · $49,156 avg pay
Local Government
3,000
jobs · $48,431 avg pay
Private
21,210
jobs · $44,750 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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