Shelby County, TX
FIPS 48419 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Shelby County had an annual average of 8,677 jobs across 611 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
8,677
+0.1% YoY
Establishments
611
Total Wages
$0.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$51,301
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 456 | 24 | $1,315 | $31.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 358 | 12 | $605 | $11.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 334 | 30 | $354 | $6.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 273 | 35 | $1,344 | $19.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 259 | 18 | $1,346 | $17.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 253 | 28 | $880 | $11.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 224 | 6 | $658 | $7.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 207 | 13 | $1,165 | $12.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 175 | 26 | $903 | $8.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 162 | 17 | $937 | $7.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 151 | 29 | $922 | $7.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 142 | 16 | $1,361 | $10.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 140 | 25 | $1,030 | $7.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 139 | 6 | $1,091 | $7.9M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 138 | 17 | $982 | $7.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 137 | 11 | $465 | $3.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 111 | 11 | $468 | $2.7M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 98 | 11 | $772 | $3.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 92 | 4 | $913 | $4.4M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 80 | 4 | $1,701 | $7.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 75 | 7 | $968 | $3.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 74 | 9 | $889 | $3.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 67 | 6 | $664 | $2.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 65 | 8 | $1,241 | $4.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 57 | 4 | $324 | $1.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 57 | 13 | $827 | $2.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 50 | 5 | $1,048 | $2.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 35 | 7 | $1,231 | $2.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 32 | 6 | $804 | $1.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 29 | 9 | $401 | $0.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 29 | 4 | $821 | $1.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 26 | 6 | $928 | $1.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 23 | 14 | $661 | $0.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 20 | 4 | $948 | $1.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 20 | 6 | $584 | $0.6M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 18 | 7 | $1,692 | $1.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 17 | 5 | $1,657 | $1.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 14 | 2 | $1,743 | $1.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 10 | 4 | $508 | $0.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 6 | 1 | $268 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
64
jobs · $62,447 avg pay
State Government
70
jobs · $57,700 avg pay
Local Government
1,296
jobs · $46,280 avg pay
Private
7,247
jobs · $52,035 avg pay
TX Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.3%
April 2026
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