Rutherford County, NC

FIPS 37161 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Rutherford County had an annual average of 17,994 jobs across 1,498 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

17,994

-1.8% YoY

Establishments

1,498

Total Wages

$0.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,126

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 Rutherford County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 3 $222 $0.0M
611 NAICS 611 1,804 40 $897 $79.8M
722 NAICS 722 1,485 110 $424 $32.8M
921 NAICS 921 1,052 9 $1,486 $45.0M
561 NAICS 561 847 96 $1,150 $35.4M
621 NAICS 621 736 76 $1,144 $43.7M
238 NAICS 238 719 92 $1,268 $47.4M
455 NAICS 455 686 32 $529 $18.9M
623 NAICS 623 685 29 $740 $26.4M
445 NAICS 445 585 23 $467 $14.1M
313 NAICS 313 483 8 $1,230 $30.9M
332 NAICS 332 480 15 $1,309 $32.7M
237 NAICS 237 461 10 $1,677 $40.2M
541 NAICS 541 430 115 $2,572 $27.7M
721 NAICS 721 415 23 $529 $11.4M
321 NAICS 321 407 8 $946 $20.0M
441 NAICS 441 354 38 $980 $18.1M
326 NAICS 326 294 4 $1,159 $17.7M
444 NAICS 444 288 23 $649 $9.7M
457 NAICS 457 260 39 $586 $7.9M
423 NAICS 423 215 41 $913 $10.2M
456 NAICS 456 214 16 $689 $7.7M
484 NAICS 484 200 17 $782 $8.1M
236 NAICS 236 182 50 $1,098 $10.4M
459 NAICS 459 153 34 $425 $3.4M
811 NAICS 811 153 40 $922 $7.3M
522 NAICS 522 151 27 $1,108 $8.7M
812 NAICS 812 151 32 $527 $4.2M
922 NAICS 922 133 4 $1,266 $8.8M
531 NAICS 531 129 60 $879 $5.9M
491 NAICS 491 114 12 $1,169 $6.9M
524 NAICS 524 106 30 $1,331 $7.4M
924 NAICS 924 100 5 $1,557 $4.9M
551 NAICS 551 94 7 $1,949 $9.5M
424 NAICS 424 93 23 $873 $4.2M
622 NAICS 622 90 3 $2,156 $10.1M
713 NAICS 713 88 9 $440 $2.0M
449 NAICS 449 85 18 $689 $3.0M
813 NAICS 813 84 15 $768 $3.4M
458 NAICS 458 83 12 $371 $1.6M
327 NAICS 327 78 3 $1,007 $4.1M
926 NAICS 926 66 6 $1,271 $4.3M
325 NAICS 325 57 8 $1,524 $4.5M
311 NAICS 311 52 8 $2,880 $7.8M
814 NAICS 814 47 40 $497 $1.2M
517 NAICS 517 46 4 $1,356 $3.2M
523 NAICS 523 41 19 $1,394 $3.0M
923 NAICS 923 40 4 $1,206 $2.2M
562 NAICS 562 40 6 $1,181 $2.5M
925 NAICS 925 37 2 $1,014 $2.0M
312 NAICS 312 31 5 $666 $1.1M
532 NAICS 532 28 4 $737 $1.1M
221 NAICS 221 26 2 $1,340 $1.8M
425 NAICS 425 24 6 $1,337 $1.7M
488 NAICS 488 16 7 $844 $0.7M
113 NAICS 113 16 9 $812 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

124

jobs · $61,377 avg pay

State Government

615

jobs · $47,352 avg pay

Local Government

2,520

jobs · $47,435 avg pay

Private

14,735

jobs · $48,164 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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