Suffolk County, MA
FIPS 25025 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Suffolk County had an annual average of 713,809 jobs across 33,364 establishments, paying $93.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
713,809
+0.4% YoY
Establishments
33,364
Total Wages
$93.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$131,280
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 35 | — | — |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 105,044 | 42 | $2,450 | $10,783.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 99,592 | 5,597 | $3,999 | $20,707.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 52,707 | 2,313 | $764 | $2,095.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 49,569 | 578 | $1,768 | $4,521.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 34,910 | 1,112 | $7,263 | $13,184.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 30,809 | 1,331 | $1,447 | $2,318.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 24,773 | 985 | $2,466 | $3,162.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 22,473 | 7,678 | $1,947 | $1,101.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 17,668 | 416 | $3,673 | $3,374.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 13,437 | 421 | $4,122 | $2,879.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 13,387 | 690 | $4,139 | $2,881.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 12,595 | 157 | $3,379 | $1,783.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 12,431 | 1,295 | $3,002 | $1,940.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 11,531 | 150 | $1,309 | $784.7M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 10,861 | 50 | $1,946 | $1,098.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 10,538 | 902 | $1,561 | $855.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 9,617 | 710 | $698 | $349.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 8,809 | 229 | $4,178 | $1,913.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 8,463 | 849 | $799 | $351.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 8,165 | 127 | $2,406 | $841.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 7,908 | 681 | $2,051 | $843.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 7,029 | 116 | $2,675 | $666.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 6,297 | 172 | $1,610 | $364.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 5,847 | 67 | $2,252 | $669.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 5,844 | 362 | $2,139 | $650.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 5,586 | 172 | $3,054 | $887.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 5,255 | 343 | $2,895 | $791.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 5,116 | 211 | $1,336 | $352.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 4,992 | 419 | $1,020 | $264.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 4,601 | 355 | $2,536 | $249.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 4,074 | 149 | $2,104 | $243.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 3,824 | 233 | $4,808 | $956.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 3,786 | 148 | $3,431 | $675.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,535 | 447 | $3,124 | $574.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,520 | 115 | $1,068 | $195.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 3,174 | 259 | $895 | $147.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,885 | 86 | $741 | $109.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2,880 | 49 | $2,393 | $294.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,876 | 39 | $1,605 | $240.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 2,546 | 37 | $1,604 | $160.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,503 | 91 | $1,352 | $175.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,449 | 68 | $4,360 | $529.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 2,363 | 137 | $1,418 | $174.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 2,259 | 54 | $1,441 | $169.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,065 | 138 | $2,425 | $260.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,996 | 40 | $3,350 | $347.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,893 | 59 | $2,358 | $232.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,815 | 318 | $1,393 | $131.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,649 | 22 | $3,249 | $278.6M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 1,614 | 10 | $2,696 | $144.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 1,449 | 112 | $1,380 | $104.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,305 | 82 | $1,019 | $69.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,284 | 81 | $1,655 | $110.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,158 | 135 | $2,089 | $125.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,157 | 70 | $1,868 | $112.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 976 | 22 | $2,002 | $101.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 976 | 152 | $7,819 | $396.7M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 931 | 25 | $1,401 | $43.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 900 | 984 | $1,123 | $52.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 752 | 4 | $2,320 | $90.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 735 | 130 | $3,187 | $120.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 605 | 105 | $916 | $28.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 565 | 22 | $3,171 | $93.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 430 | 28 | $1,777 | $39.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 410 | 11 | $4,210 | $89.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 274 | 42 | $2,082 | $29.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 256 | 43 | $1,990 | $26.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 200 | 5 | $1,449 | $15.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 158 | 11 | $1,800 | $14.8M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 140 | 10 | $2,206 | $16.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 126 | 13 | $1,513 | $9.9M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 121 | 9 | $851 | $5.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 99 | 5 | $8,013 | $41.4M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 97 | 10 | $3,081 | $15.5M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 86 | 9 | $1,413 | $6.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 83 | 4 | $1,731 | $7.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 68 | 10 | $2,257 | $8.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 32 | 5 | $652 | $1.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
14,216
jobs · $117,577 avg pay
State Government
38,242
jobs · $103,021 avg pay
Local Government
27,694
jobs · $116,867 avg pay
Private
633,657
jobs · $133,923 avg pay
MA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.7%
April 2026
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