Union County, OH
FIPS 39159 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Union County had an annual average of 34,660 jobs across 1,580 establishments, paying $2.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
34,660
+1.6% YoY
Establishments
1,580
Total Wages
$2.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$74,039
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,869 | 87 | $422 | $41.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,773 | 35 | $1,221 | $103.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,394 | 110 | $1,840 | $133.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 904 | 84 | $9,722 | $73.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 837 | 13 | $1,680 | $67.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 836 | 1 | $1,256 | $54.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 704 | 82 | $1,584 | $58.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 687 | 21 | $579 | $20.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 594 | 34 | $1,317 | $40.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 558 | 12 | $596 | $17.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 554 | 11 | $2,200 | $23.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 523 | 6 | $1,351 | $36.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 494 | 25 | $1,504 | $38.7M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 480 | 7 | $1,027 | $25.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 422 | 15 | $616 | $13.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 419 | 64 | $1,250 | $27.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 326 | 25 | $1,392 | $23.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 316 | 10 | $518 | $8.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 242 | 14 | $942 | $11.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 225 | 20 | $443 | $5.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 224 | 21 | $1,109 | $12.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 207 | 13 | $942 | $10.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 205 | 15 | $1,468 | $15.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 189 | 29 | $1,523 | $14.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 188 | 2 | $1,052 | $10.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 160 | 32 | $530 | $4.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 154 | 38 | $1,832 | $14.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 147 | 13 | $477 | $3.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 144 | 10 | $2,406 | $15.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 135 | 11 | $476 | $3.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 132 | 17 | $665 | $4.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 124 | 13 | $1,167 | $7.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 116 | 48 | $1,184 | $7.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 111 | 12 | $876 | $5.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 111 | 13 | $1,497 | $8.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 109 | 6 | $1,099 | $6.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 98 | 11 | $919 | $4.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 70 | 6 | $1,484 | $5.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 69 | 4 | $1,159 | $4.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 66 | 6 | $2,322 | $4.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 60 | 6 | $1,222 | $3.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 48 | 2 | $604 | $1.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 46 | 11 | $1,138 | $2.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 46 | 2 | $1,030 | $2.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 45 | 3 | $1,860 | $3.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 44 | 6 | $1,296 | $2.8M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 40 | 5 | $528 | $1.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 32 | 2 | $923 | $1.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 32 | 5 | $940 | $1.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 26 | 10 | $1,851 | $2.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 24 | 30 | $594 | $0.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 19 | 3 | $1,930 | $1.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 19 | 5 | $1,101 | $1.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 17 | 3 | $2,024 | $1.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 16 | 1 | $1,286 | $1.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 14 | 4 | $748 | $0.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $862 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
75
jobs · $63,936 avg pay
State Government
546
jobs · $87,469 avg pay
Local Government
3,630
jobs · $62,645 avg pay
Private
30,409
jobs · $75,182 avg pay
OH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
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