Sampson County, NC

FIPS 37163 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Sampson County had an annual average of 17,091 jobs across 1,257 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

17,091

-0.3% YoY

Establishments

1,257

Total Wages

$0.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,871

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 Sampson County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 3 — —
611 NAICS 611 1,904 34 $988 $93.3M
722 NAICS 722 1,210 88 $364 $22.9M
112 NAICS 112 1,173 60 $1,073 $65.4M
921 NAICS 921 832 9 $910 $39.4M
621 NAICS 621 808 68 $1,065 $44.8M
332 NAICS 332 769 9 $1,819 $72.7M
561 NAICS 561 705 56 $1,181 $26.0M
111 NAICS 111 587 63 $892 $27.2M
455 NAICS 455 511 26 $492 $13.1M
622 NAICS 622 499 2 $1,398 $36.3M
238 NAICS 238 456 90 $1,025 $24.3M
445 NAICS 445 417 18 $484 $9.3M
624 NAICS 624 380 38 $423 $8.4M
444 NAICS 444 342 19 $807 $14.4M
623 NAICS 623 337 12 $778 $13.6M
457 NAICS 457 334 40 $708 $12.3M
922 NAICS 922 314 4 $1,174 $19.2M
811 NAICS 811 303 51 $915 $14.4M
423 NAICS 423 298 24 $1,188 $18.4M
441 NAICS 441 291 29 $931 $14.1M
115 NAICS 115 237 25 $743 $9.2M
456 NAICS 456 157 13 $651 $5.3M
484 NAICS 484 131 44 $1,208 $8.3M
522 NAICS 522 119 24 $1,051 $6.5M
926 NAICS 926 116 8 $1,600 $7.2M
459 NAICS 459 111 19 $673 $3.9M
321 NAICS 321 107 4 $867 $4.8M
562 NAICS 562 89 7 $1,127 $5.2M
524 NAICS 524 88 26 $830 $3.8M
327 NAICS 327 87 5 $1,257 $5.7M
237 NAICS 237 86 8 $1,173 $5.2M
236 NAICS 236 84 26 $823 $3.6M
449 NAICS 449 79 17 $812 $3.3M
491 NAICS 491 74 9 $1,174 $4.5M
458 NAICS 458 66 9 $274 $0.9M
337 NAICS 337 62 5 $683 $2.2M
812 NAICS 812 55 13 $673 $1.9M
488 NAICS 488 54 7 $658 $1.8M
721 NAICS 721 45 5 $422 $1.0M
531 NAICS 531 37 20 $803 $1.6M
923 NAICS 923 34 3 $664 $1.2M
814 NAICS 814 33 23 $501 $0.9M
221 NAICS 221 32 3 $1,457 $2.4M
813 NAICS 813 26 12 $642 $0.9M
532 NAICS 532 23 4 $519 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 7 3 $1,272 $0.4M
928 NAICS 928 2 1 $691 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

110

jobs · $66,932 avg pay

State Government

706

jobs · $51,158 avg pay

Local Government

2,894

jobs · $53,759 avg pay

Private

13,381

jobs · $48,824 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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