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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Rockingham County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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