Somerset County, PA
FIPS 42111 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Somerset County had an annual average of 23,302 jobs across 1,862 establishments, paying $1.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
23,302
-0.6% YoY
Establishments
1,862
Total Wages
$1.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,926
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,500 | 128 | $338 | $26.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,222 | 6 | $1,599 | $101.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,090 | 4 | $1,133 | $64.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,010 | 111 | $1,412 | $74.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 997 | 31 | $812 | $42.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 870 | 27 | $621 | $28.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 755 | 126 | $568 | $22.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 749 | 112 | $1,207 | $47.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 733 | 46 | $1,201 | $45.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 728 | 102 | $1,216 | $46.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 709 | 49 | $1,253 | $26.0M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 666 | 18 | $1,795 | $62.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 595 | 21 | $1,235 | $38.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 545 | 28 | $544 | $15.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 476 | 27 | $470 | $11.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 474 | 63 | $742 | $18.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 438 | 44 | $1,267 | $28.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 435 | 40 | $634 | $14.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 414 | 10 | $1,058 | $22.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 413 | 59 | $1,208 | $26.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 364 | 31 | $1,017 | $19.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 357 | 29 | $966 | $17.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 324 | 56 | $323 | $5.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 289 | 20 | $649 | $9.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 285 | 62 | $1,071 | $15.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 280 | 66 | $822 | $11.9M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 275 | 3 | $1,797 | $25.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 231 | 10 | $409 | $4.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 217 | 50 | $464 | $5.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 216 | 31 | $1,378 | $15.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 204 | 18 | $407 | $4.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 197 | 11 | $1,075 | $11.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 183 | 36 | $804 | $7.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 180 | 11 | $958 | $9.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 168 | 21 | $677 | $5.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 164 | 19 | $849 | $7.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 144 | 29 | $1,149 | $8.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 125 | 28 | $517 | $3.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 115 | 10 | $1,328 | $8.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 104 | 10 | $2,036 | $11.0M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 104 | 14 | $643 | $3.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 91 | 5 | $1,608 | $5.2M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 86 | 8 | $1,480 | $6.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 84 | 8 | $1,312 | $5.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 82 | 11 | $1,605 | $6.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 70 | 14 | $673 | $2.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 64 | 15 | $696 | $2.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 62 | 6 | $815 | $2.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 40 | 7 | $1,255 | $2.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 38 | 6 | $325 | $0.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 36 | 6 | $1,291 | $2.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 36 | 6 | $304 | $0.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 34 | 9 | $585 | $1.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 30 | 7 | $328 | $0.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 21 | 8 | $2,296 | $2.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 19 | 12 | $759 | $0.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 15 | 1 | $1,606 | $1.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 15 | 8 | $2,733 | $2.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 13 | 4 | $568 | $0.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 11 | 3 | $1,417 | $0.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 3 | 1 | $809 | $0.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1 | 1 | $2,257 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
179
jobs · $63,370 avg pay
State Government
1,601
jobs · $77,547 avg pay
Local Government
2,393
jobs · $44,211 avg pay
Private
19,129
jobs · $49,420 avg pay
PA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.2%
April 2026
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