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.
| 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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- Mercer County 264,155 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 234,190 jobs