Talbot County, MD

FIPS 24041 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Talbot County had an annual average of 18,220 jobs across 1,596 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

18,220

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

1,596

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$56,684

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 Talbot County, MD, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,804 113 $535 $50.2M
621 NAICS 621 1,372 106 $1,479 $105.5M
541 NAICS 541 1,201 185 $2,425 $88.4M
561 NAICS 561 1,103 96 $960 $55.1M
611 NAICS 611 994 27 $1,226 $60.1M
238 NAICS 238 718 100 $1,163 $43.4M
445 NAICS 445 670 39 $657 $22.9M
921 NAICS 921 609 5 $3,361 $38.3M
721 NAICS 721 516 23 $781 $20.9M
455 NAICS 455 502 15 $507 $13.2M
713 NAICS 713 477 23 $701 $17.4M
424 NAICS 424 358 21 $1,150 $21.4M
441 NAICS 441 355 23 $1,076 $19.9M
444 NAICS 444 337 18 $855 $15.0M
811 NAICS 811 312 52 $1,051 $17.1M
236 NAICS 236 309 69 $1,209 $19.4M
459 NAICS 459 278 45 $578 $8.4M
813 NAICS 813 222 41 $1,076 $12.4M
423 NAICS 423 204 28 $1,634 $17.4M
458 NAICS 458 196 16 $842 $8.6M
812 NAICS 812 177 44 $622 $5.7M
491 NAICS 491 177 13 $1,373 $12.7M
531 NAICS 531 165 65 $1,182 $10.2M
524 NAICS 524 146 20 $1,416 $10.8M
551 NAICS 551 142 10 $1,452 $10.7M
237 NAICS 237 140 14 $1,319 $9.6M
522 NAICS 522 139 23 $1,565 $11.3M
814 NAICS 814 122 60 $997 $6.3M
457 NAICS 457 120 16 $645 $4.0M
456 NAICS 456 112 14 $766 $4.5M
712 NAICS 712 94 6 $912 $4.5M
488 NAICS 488 84 9 $1,437 $6.3M
311 NAICS 311 76 7 $1,350 $5.4M
312 NAICS 312 62 5 $985 $3.2M
449 NAICS 449 62 16 $810 $2.6M
325 NAICS 325 60 6 $1,544 $4.8M
484 NAICS 484 55 15 $958 $2.8M
922 NAICS 922 36 3 $1,126 $2.1M
115 NAICS 115 32 10 $933 $1.5M
711 NAICS 711 29 10 $1,616 $2.4M
111 NAICS 111 26 6 $1,039 $1.4M
425 NAICS 425 20 10 $1,887 $2.0M
562 NAICS 562 17 5 $1,111 $1.0M
926 NAICS 926 10 3 $1,837 $1.0M
924 NAICS 924 5 1 $1,800 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 1 2 $363 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

214

jobs · $79,113 avg pay

State Government

242

jobs · $68,768 avg pay

Local Government

1,634

jobs · $66,456 avg pay

Private

16,130

jobs · $55,214 avg pay

MD Unemployment

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

4.4%

April 2026

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