Stanly County, NC

FIPS 37167 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Stanly County had an annual average of 23,093 jobs across 1,703 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

23,093

+6% YoY

Establishments

1,703

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,697

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 Stanly County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 6 $560 $0.0M
722 NAICS 722 2,026 126 $358 $37.7M
611 NAICS 611 1,903 50 $981 $90.3M
326 NAICS 326 1,064 6 $1,170 $64.7M
921 NAICS 921 1,031 12 $2,722 $54.1M
238 NAICS 238 920 169 $1,107 $53.0M
455 NAICS 455 917 35 $555 $26.4M
623 NAICS 623 799 39 $983 $30.9M
321 NAICS 321 766 10 $1,304 $52.0M
445 NAICS 445 633 22 $427 $13.7M
622 NAICS 622 602 5 $1,478 $46.3M
621 NAICS 621 578 62 $3,136 $40.4M
624 NAICS 624 519 61 $603 $14.0M
332 NAICS 332 477 17 $1,052 $26.1M
237 NAICS 237 446 19 $1,549 $35.9M
441 NAICS 441 373 42 $996 $19.3M
541 NAICS 541 350 127 $1,249 $22.8M
444 NAICS 444 347 25 $895 $16.2M
922 NAICS 922 295 3 $1,173 $18.0M
811 NAICS 811 294 63 $835 $12.8M
551 NAICS 551 279 4 $1,489 $21.6M
236 NAICS 236 277 65 $1,269 $18.3M
522 NAICS 522 247 30 $1,135 $14.6M
423 NAICS 423 244 37 $1,106 $14.0M
459 NAICS 459 196 42 $710 $7.3M
926 NAICS 926 186 7 $1,359 $13.1M
337 NAICS 337 185 10 $994 $9.5M
457 NAICS 457 184 41 $523 $5.0M
812 NAICS 812 181 36 $623 $5.9M
333 NAICS 333 166 8 $1,071 $9.3M
484 NAICS 484 148 30 $1,123 $8.6M
456 NAICS 456 140 16 $766 $5.6M
112 NAICS 112 139 12 $783 $5.7M
313 NAICS 313 102 4 $996 $5.3M
491 NAICS 491 95 8 $1,255 $6.2M
327 NAICS 327 92 6 $1,061 $5.1M
813 NAICS 813 89 13 $671 $3.1M
524 NAICS 524 85 35 $905 $4.0M
449 NAICS 449 76 15 $815 $3.2M
517 NAICS 517 74 6 $1,533 $5.9M
458 NAICS 458 69 15 $450 $1.6M
923 NAICS 923 53 4 $1,553 $3.0M
221 NAICS 221 51 5 $2,096 $5.5M
721 NAICS 721 48 7 $392 $1.0M
113 NAICS 113 47 8 $1,046 $2.5M
523 NAICS 523 36 15 $2,647 $5.0M
924 NAICS 924 34 3 $2,254 $1.6M
311 NAICS 311 31 8 $817 $1.3M
928 NAICS 928 26 1 $1,667 $2.3M
814 NAICS 814 24 23 $324 $0.4M
488 NAICS 488 18 10 $935 $0.9M
312 NAICS 312 17 4 $614 $0.6M
513 NAICS 513 14 10 $1,559 $1.1M
561 NAICS 561 1 1 $1,035 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

140

jobs · $71,100 avg pay

State Government

904

jobs · $54,066 avg pay

Local Government

3,013

jobs · $60,277 avg pay

Private

19,036

jobs · $41,592 avg pay

NC Unemployment

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

3.7%

April 2026

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