Somerset County, MD

FIPS 24039 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Somerset County had an annual average of 6,964 jobs across 452 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,964

+5.3% YoY

Establishments

452

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$58,157

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 Somerset County, MD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 708 15 $1,117 $40.7M
424 NAICS 424 390 8 $1,467 $29.7M
921 NAICS 921 307 4 $1,060 $16.9M
722 NAICS 722 274 24 $431 $6.1M
445 NAICS 445 256 19 $495 $6.6M
238 NAICS 238 196 34 $974 $9.9M
813 NAICS 813 112 7 $940 $5.5M
311 NAICS 311 111 7 $675 $3.9M
457 NAICS 457 70 8 $627 $2.3M
455 NAICS 455 66 9 $521 $1.8M
524 NAICS 524 53 8 $1,213 $3.3M
484 NAICS 484 50 8 $1,005 $2.6M
441 NAICS 441 47 9 $654 $1.6M
811 NAICS 811 41 11 $833 $1.8M
491 NAICS 491 40 9 $1,128 $2.3M
456 NAICS 456 36 4 $914 $1.7M
721 NAICS 721 24 8 $407 $0.5M
459 NAICS 459 22 7 $872 $1.0M
111 NAICS 111 21 5 $904 $1.0M
926 NAICS 926 7 2 $1,878 $0.7M
485 NAICS 485 7 9 $532 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,316 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

49

jobs · $64,803 avg pay

State Government

1,973

jobs · $77,310 avg pay

Local Government

1,069

jobs · $56,293 avg pay

Private

3,873

jobs · $48,840 avg pay

MD Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.4%

April 2026

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