Swain County, NC
FIPS 37173 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Swain County had an annual average of 11,309 jobs across 515 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
11,309
+4.9% YoY
Establishments
515
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$46,512
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 | — | 2 | — | — |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,723 | 17 | $925 | $206.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,396 | 6 | $1,186 | $146.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 595 | 51 | $513 | $15.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 594 | 15 | $1,102 | $34.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 294 | 7 | $989 | $15.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 280 | 40 | $491 | $7.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 266 | 8 | $912 | $7.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 171 | 39 | $557 | $4.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 110 | 27 | $993 | $5.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 103 | 10 | $557 | $3.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 90 | 7 | $1,363 | $6.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 89 | 26 | $931 | $4.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 86 | 21 | $636 | $2.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 86 | 19 | $881 | $4.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 76 | 14 | $585 | $2.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 60 | 33 | $1,356 | $4.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 57 | 11 | $850 | $2.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 53 | 9 | $674 | $1.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 52 | 7 | $442 | $1.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 50 | 7 | $838 | $2.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 40 | 4 | $1,342 | $2.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 23 | 4 | $1,452 | $1.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 22 | 3 | $1,375 | $1.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 22 | 3 | $1,316 | $1.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 20 | 6 | $693 | $0.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 12 | 2 | $524 | $0.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 11 | 3 | $979 | $0.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 11 | 1 | $562 | $0.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 10 | 1 | $1,683 | $0.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4 | 3 | $1,604 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
121
jobs · $67,056 avg pay
State Government
61
jobs · $61,492 avg pay
Local Government
6,827
jobs · $52,891 avg pay
Private
4,300
jobs · $35,594 avg pay
NC Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.7%
April 2026
Other NC Counties
The largest counties in NC by total employment.
- Mecklenburg County 788,435 jobs
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- Unknown Or Undefined 242,910 jobs
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- Buncombe County 136,496 jobs
- New Hanover County 130,465 jobs