Union County, NJ
FIPS 34039 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Union County had an annual average of 229,010 jobs across 16,571 establishments, paying $19.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
229,010
+0.2% YoY
Establishments
16,571
Total Wages
$19.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$84,322
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 21,269 | 288 | $1,547 | $1,581.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 15,442 | 1,491 | $3,078 | $2,471.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 14,449 | 907 | $1,290 | $780.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 14,124 | 1,174 | $1,446 | $1,062.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 14,121 | 1,192 | $585 | $429.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 8,854 | 57 | $4,516 | $2,079.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 8,737 | 1,841 | $1,989 | $348.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 8,524 | 33 | $2,642 | $689.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 7,883 | 12 | $1,651 | $676.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 7,128 | 265 | $1,831 | $678.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 6,567 | 805 | $1,677 | $572.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,056 | 431 | $688 | $216.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 5,992 | 178 | $2,833 | $861.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 5,295 | 422 | $2,114 | $582.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 4,404 | 88 | $1,666 | $219.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 4,277 | 642 | $764 | $169.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 4,123 | 263 | $586 | $125.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,669 | 99 | $1,187 | $226.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,589 | 94 | $641 | $119.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,075 | 247 | $707 | $113.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,064 | 177 | $1,546 | $246.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,942 | 374 | $1,473 | $225.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,795 | 151 | $612 | $89.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,728 | 113 | $1,422 | $201.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,579 | 408 | $1,291 | $173.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 2,476 | 67 | $1,530 | $197.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 2,306 | 61 | $3,943 | $472.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,277 | 423 | $1,229 | $145.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,265 | 235 | $2,275 | $268.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,242 | 495 | $1,487 | $173.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,111 | 206 | $877 | $96.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,960 | 86 | $820 | $83.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,849 | 34 | $2,764 | $265.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,825 | 46 | $1,271 | $120.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,800 | 198 | $799 | $74.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,704 | 35 | $2,567 | $216.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,625 | 194 | $2,619 | $221.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,601 | 66 | $833 | $69.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,435 | 70 | $1,563 | $116.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,303 | 138 | $1,175 | $79.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,229 | 50 | $835 | $53.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,086 | 143 | $722 | $40.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 976 | 200 | $6,777 | $344.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 967 | 43 | $2,493 | $121.2M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 955 | 814 | $855 | $42.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 930 | 54 | $1,407 | $68.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 881 | 76 | $1,413 | $64.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 876 | 33 | $1,410 | $64.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 851 | 75 | $2,560 | $113.2M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 849 | 3 | $3,541 | $156.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 714 | 50 | $1,423 | $52.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 662 | 8 | $1,185 | $40.8M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 577 | 22 | $1,882 | $56.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 562 | 28 | $1,311 | $38.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 548 | 14 | $2,632 | $55.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 542 | 20 | $2,557 | $54.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 474 | 51 | $1,371 | $33.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 442 | 378 | $831 | $19.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 434 | 12 | $1,253 | $28.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 390 | 83 | $1,885 | $38.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 366 | 29 | $1,171 | $22.3M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 328 | 14 | $1,181 | $20.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 324 | 56 | $757 | $12.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 313 | 24 | $1,989 | $32.4M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 287 | 9 | $1,269 | $18.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 279 | 7 | $1,945 | $14.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 277 | 15 | $2,154 | $22.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 163 | 22 | $2,940 | $25.0M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 152 | 13 | $3,604 | $28.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 143 | 5 | $2,444 | $8.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 136 | 23 | $580 | $4.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 132 | 14 | $1,703 | $11.7M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 77 | 8 | $1,626 | $6.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 70 | 6 | $1,677 | $6.1M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 54 | 11 | $1,133 | $3.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 45 | 5 | $719 | $1.7M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 42 | 5 | $1,682 | $3.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 34 | 4 | $2,315 | $2.4M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 34 | 6 | $1,676 | $3.0M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 23 | 9 | $2,039 | $2.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 10 | 1 | $1,824 | $1.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,328
jobs · $91,264 avg pay
State Government
2,618
jobs · $78,688 avg pay
Local Government
25,887
jobs · $79,549 avg pay
Private
199,177
jobs · $84,970 avg pay
NJ Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.8%
April 2026
Other NJ Counties
The largest counties in NJ by total employment.
- Bergen County 438,240 jobs
- Middlesex County 430,555 jobs
- Essex County 349,077 jobs
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- Monmouth County 273,999 jobs
- Hudson County 273,729 jobs
- Mercer County 264,155 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 234,190 jobs