Unknown Or Undefined, NC
FIPS 37999 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Unknown Or Undefined had an annual average of 242,910 jobs across 37,381 establishments, paying $27.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
242,910
+8.5% YoY
Establishments
37,381
Total Wages
$27.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$113,995
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 | — | — | — | — |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 42,309 | 10,658 | $2,454 | $5,395.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 37,490 | 3,208 | $1,605 | $3,128.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 29,810 | 887 | $5,872 | $3,020.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 15,540 | 3,926 | $2,769 | $2,237.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 12,755 | 587 | $6,033 | $1,680.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 10,113 | 343 | $2,536 | $1,333.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 9,450 | 1,741 | $3,509 | $1,724.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 6,922 | 1,226 | $1,569 | $562.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 6,705 | 1,037 | $3,283 | $1,144.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 5,857 | 797 | $1,954 | $349.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 5,392 | 1,279 | $3,648 | $1,022.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 5,129 | 21 | $4,305 | $563.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 3,695 | 1,178 | $1,522 | $292.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 3,545 | 487 | $2,225 | $410.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,491 | 492 | $840 | $152.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 2,592 | 746 | $4,009 | $540.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,289 | 763 | $1,666 | $198.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,152 | 502 | $1,231 | $136.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,109 | 818 | $2,544 | $195.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,097 | 168 | $2,385 | $260.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,082 | 757 | $2,133 | $231.0M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,987 | 30 | $2,980 | $307.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,790 | 574 | $1,316 | $122.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,634 | 129 | $2,010 | $170.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,499 | 112 | $1,919 | $149.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,440 | 282 | $682 | $51.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,282 | 54 | $1,629 | $108.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,138 | 67 | $2,084 | $123.3M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,137 | 23 | $2,044 | $120.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,088 | 102 | $1,095 | $61.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,075 | 124 | $2,036 | $113.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 998 | 338 | $1,515 | $78.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 781 | 207 | $1,774 | $72.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 719 | 176 | $1,372 | $51.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 678 | 48 | $1,673 | $59.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 638 | 167 | $1,147 | $27.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 576 | 81 | $3,518 | $105.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 550 | 168 | $3,281 | $93.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 538 | 75 | $1,529 | $42.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 506 | 80 | $2,396 | $63.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 476 | 86 | $1,406 | $34.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 454 | 167 | $1,573 | $37.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 419 | 198 | $1,846 | $40.2M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 416 | 52 | $1,739 | $37.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 404 | 80 | $1,675 | $35.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 396 | 124 | $1,042 | $21.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 372 | 50 | $1,555 | $30.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 355 | 20 | $2,185 | $40.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 323 | 86 | $2,517 | $38.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 318 | 28 | $1,508 | $25.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 301 | 62 | $2,494 | $28.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 275 | 17 | $1,951 | $27.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 270 | 84 | $4,673 | $65.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 266 | 31 | $2,376 | $32.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 250 | 90 | $2,082 | $27.1M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 200 | 15 | $2,634 | $27.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 197 | 16 | $2,145 | $22.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 197 | 7 | $2,093 | $21.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 168 | 81 | $1,879 | $16.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 162 | 16 | $2,460 | $20.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 159 | 60 | $2,518 | $20.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 151 | 54 | $2,849 | $22.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 125 | 71 | $2,034 | $13.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 120 | 10 | $1,944 | $12.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 115 | 24 | $2,569 | $15.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 112 | 1 | $1,945 | $11.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 90 | 37 | $3,278 | $15.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 66 | 31 | $1,521 | $5.2M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 64 | 58 | $3,756 | $12.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 60 | 11 | $14,542 | $45.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 57 | 24 | $1,710 | $5.1M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 56 | 10 | $1,913 | $5.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 49 | 14 | $4,666 | $11.9M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 46 | 8 | $2,832 | $6.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 34 | 23 | $1,273 | $2.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 33 | 4 | $1,938 | $3.4M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 26 | 2 | $2,801 | $3.7M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 5 | 4 | $2,056 | $0.5M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 4 | 1 | $4,194 | $0.9M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
6,716
jobs · $110,030 avg pay
State Government
478
jobs · $59,466 avg pay
Local Government
1,142
jobs · $64,752 avg pay
Private
234,574
jobs · $114,459 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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- Guilford County 287,996 jobs
- Durham County 236,749 jobs
- Forsyth County 192,586 jobs
- Buncombe County 136,496 jobs
- New Hanover County 130,465 jobs
- Cumberland County 122,995 jobs