Somerset County, NJ

FIPS 34035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Somerset County had an annual average of 190,467 jobs across 10,950 establishments, paying $20.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

190,467

-0.1% YoY

Establishments

10,950

Total Wages

$20.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$106,418

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, NJ, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
541 NAICS 541 25,628 1,659 $3,857 $4,153.6M
561 NAICS 561 12,826 762 $1,384 $920.4M
611 NAICS 611 12,536 264 $1,510 $888.2M
551 NAICS 551 11,267 96 $4,473 $2,621.0M
722 NAICS 722 10,578 734 $610 $335.5M
621 NAICS 621 10,177 919 $1,424 $753.5M
325 NAICS 325 7,470 69 $2,989 $1,161.0M
623 NAICS 623 6,266 135 $1,346 $342.8M
423 NAICS 423 6,055 308 $2,549 $802.4M
424 NAICS 424 5,002 196 $3,121 $811.8M
445 NAICS 445 4,524 200 $646 $152.1M
517 NAICS 517 4,258 32 $5,042 $1,116.6M
238 NAICS 238 4,240 507 $1,615 $356.0M
921 NAICS 921 3,831 24 $2,027 $296.3M
524 NAICS 524 3,331 153 $3,706 $641.9M
493 NAICS 493 3,282 30 $907 $154.8M
713 NAICS 713 2,988 128 $673 $103.8M
531 NAICS 531 2,967 254 $2,061 $317.9M
455 NAICS 455 2,878 49 $690 $103.2M
812 NAICS 812 2,276 390 $614 $72.6M
236 NAICS 236 2,092 260 $2,187 $237.9M
441 NAICS 441 1,976 71 $1,682 $172.8M
326 NAICS 326 1,896 19 $1,950 $192.2M
456 NAICS 456 1,883 118 $1,082 $105.9M
813 NAICS 813 1,839 139 $1,965 $93.9M
522 NAICS 522 1,740 158 $2,421 $219.1M
458 NAICS 458 1,703 120 $552 $48.9M
523 NAICS 523 1,530 180 $4,083 $324.7M
339 NAICS 339 1,384 26 $3,103 $223.2M
492 NAICS 492 1,318 22 $1,080 $74.0M
721 NAICS 721 1,302 38 $818 $55.4M
459 NAICS 459 1,301 138 $673 $45.5M
518 NAICS 518 1,297 32 $4,377 $295.1M
444 NAICS 444 1,249 59 $777 $50.5M
237 NAICS 237 1,210 45 $2,020 $126.9M
811 NAICS 811 1,189 193 $1,146 $70.8M
622 NAICS 622 1,124 2 $2,051 $119.4M
332 NAICS 332 1,101 39 $1,652 $94.6M
334 NAICS 334 1,062 36 $2,078 $114.8M
484 NAICS 484 1,011 98 $1,230 $64.7M
449 NAICS 449 1,005 90 $1,260 $65.9M
333 NAICS 333 818 31 $1,832 $77.9M
485 NAICS 485 651 27 $1,156 $25.2M
999 NAICS 999 635 496 $1,164 $38.4M
311 NAICS 311 630 36 $1,294 $42.4M
457 NAICS 457 496 75 $672 $17.3M
491 NAICS 491 433 32 $1,357 $30.5M
221 NAICS 221 410 15 $2,467 $50.5M
212 NAICS 212 403 5 $1,872 $39.2M
513 NAICS 513 363 71 $3,109 $58.7M
337 NAICS 337 322 11 $1,210 $20.3M
562 NAICS 562 303 24 $1,366 $21.5M
814 NAICS 814 291 210 $849 $12.8M
425 NAICS 425 290 66 $3,022 $45.6M
922 NAICS 922 227 10 $2,815 $23.5M
488 NAICS 488 227 29 $1,250 $14.7M
335 NAICS 335 220 14 $1,742 $19.9M
512 NAICS 512 203 12 $440 $4.6M
532 NAICS 532 202 28 $1,593 $16.7M
323 NAICS 323 199 16 $1,584 $16.4M
624 NAICS 624 174 5 $2,215 $11.0M
923 NAICS 923 118 5 $2,266 $9.1M
312 NAICS 312 100 9 $1,156 $6.0M
327 NAICS 327 97 7 $1,344 $6.8M
111 NAICS 111 82 16 $1,091 $4.6M
924 NAICS 924 77 5 $2,052 $4.5M
112 NAICS 112 64 15 $840 $2.8M
519 NAICS 519 54 1 $679 $1.9M
712 NAICS 712 54 6 $1,651 $2.4M
321 NAICS 321 45 3 $1,044 $2.5M
926 NAICS 926 34 5 $2,366 $4.0M
115 NAICS 115 30 12 $1,064 $1.7M
315 NAICS 315 22 4 $715 $0.8M
533 NAICS 533 17 4 $2,468 $2.2M
928 NAICS 928 14 2 $1,659 $1.2M
525 NAICS 525 11 4 $2,340 $1.3M
314 NAICS 314 8 5 $1,562 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,675

jobs · $99,137 avg pay

State Government

200

jobs · $101,210 avg pay

Local Government

13,978

jobs · $76,627 avg pay

Private

174,614

jobs · $108,879 avg pay

NJ Unemployment

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

4.8%

April 2026

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