Strafford County, NH

FIPS 33017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Strafford County had an annual average of 46,517 jobs across 3,189 establishments, paying $3.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

46,517

-1.4% YoY

Establishments

3,189

Total Wages

$3.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$64,688

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 Strafford County, NH, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 4,122 277 $512 $109.6M
621 NAICS 621 2,911 182 $1,885 $285.4M
541 NAICS 541 1,966 318 $1,797 $183.7M
561 NAICS 561 1,939 242 $1,162 $117.2M
445 NAICS 445 1,900 50 $512 $50.6M
921 NAICS 921 1,421 13 $1,180 $87.2M
624 NAICS 624 1,314 101 $669 $45.7M
238 NAICS 238 1,282 254 $1,383 $92.2M
455 NAICS 455 1,245 18 $548 $35.5M
441 NAICS 441 1,015 66 $1,415 $74.7M
336 NAICS 336 842 13 $1,457 $63.8M
444 NAICS 444 834 28 $908 $39.4M
524 NAICS 524 797 50 $2,529 $104.8M
713 NAICS 713 761 34 $599 $23.7M
326 NAICS 326 761 10 $1,355 $53.6M
457 NAICS 457 760 56 $1,265 $50.0M
332 NAICS 332 706 16 $1,547 $56.8M
313 NAICS 313 700 10 $1,857 $67.6M
812 NAICS 812 654 110 $751 $25.5M
423 NAICS 423 648 72 $1,918 $64.7M
811 NAICS 811 644 118 $1,294 $43.3M
459 NAICS 459 602 79 $746 $23.4M
522 NAICS 522 585 50 $1,840 $56.0M
339 NAICS 339 499 13 $1,305 $33.9M
611 NAICS 611 496 57 $835 $21.5M
333 NAICS 333 469 13 $1,558 $38.0M
424 NAICS 424 381 39 $1,575 $31.2M
721 NAICS 721 319 36 $522 $8.7M
493 NAICS 493 314 11 $4,808 $78.6M
813 NAICS 813 313 50 $540 $8.8M
456 NAICS 456 309 30 $857 $13.8M
531 NAICS 531 302 86 $1,124 $17.7M
236 NAICS 236 268 80 $1,460 $20.4M
334 NAICS 334 263 12 $1,292 $17.7M
323 NAICS 323 253 9 $1,261 $16.6M
425 NAICS 425 200 30 $3,284 $34.2M
491 NAICS 491 200 12 $1,372 $14.3M
562 NAICS 562 193 24 $1,528 $15.3M
485 NAICS 485 193 8 $808 $8.1M
551 NAICS 551 192 23 $1,549 $15.5M
484 NAICS 484 179 18 $1,432 $13.3M
517 NAICS 517 175 9 $1,708 $15.5M
458 NAICS 458 149 18 $622 $4.8M
922 NAICS 922 134 18 $2,024 $8.9M
237 NAICS 237 132 13 $2,032 $13.9M
449 NAICS 449 120 29 $1,071 $6.7M
111 NAICS 111 103 7 $735 $3.9M
331 NAICS 331 95 4 $1,023 $5.0M
925 NAICS 925 93 4 $1,021 $5.0M
311 NAICS 311 90 11 $1,044 $4.9M
924 NAICS 924 76 1 $2,312 $9.1M
532 NAICS 532 76 15 $1,161 $4.6M
337 NAICS 337 72 8 $1,195 $4.5M
999 NAICS 999 70 24 $570 $2.1M
516 NAICS 516 65 7 $1,372 $4.7M
321 NAICS 321 59 7 $1,069 $3.3M
327 NAICS 327 56 5 $1,185 $3.5M
923 NAICS 923 52 20 $1,175 $3.2M
513 NAICS 513 44 23 $4,568 $9.3M
711 NAICS 711 44 7 $628 $1.4M
115 NAICS 115 41 5 $275 $0.6M
312 NAICS 312 40 8 $566 $1.2M
712 NAICS 712 40 7 $746 $1.5M
814 NAICS 814 32 40 $793 $1.3M
335 NAICS 335 25 5 $3,274 $4.2M
928 NAICS 928 24 2 $1,952 $2.5M
112 NAICS 112 20 3 $500 $0.5M
512 NAICS 512 16 6 $715 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 15 4 $1,661 $1.3M
325 NAICS 325 12 3 $1,207 $0.8M
488 NAICS 488 11 6 $1,350 $0.8M
927 NAICS 927 5 1 $2,699 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

341

jobs · $89,944 avg pay

State Government

3,849

jobs · $76,730 avg pay

Local Government

4,491

jobs · $60,232 avg pay

Private

37,836

jobs · $63,763 avg pay

NH Unemployment

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

3.1%

April 2026

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