Washington County, RI

FIPS 44009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Washington County had an annual average of 59,183 jobs across 5,814 establishments, paying $3.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

59,183

+3.4% YoY

Establishments

5,814

Total Wages

$3.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$62,701

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 Washington County, RI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 6,153 411 $554 $177.3M
621 NAICS 621 2,260 282 $1,378 $162.0M
541 NAICS 541 2,110 997 $1,972 $216.3M
561 NAICS 561 2,052 452 $1,065 $113.7M
445 NAICS 445 1,869 80 $661 $64.2M
623 NAICS 623 1,851 45 $924 $89.0M
238 NAICS 238 1,767 348 $1,603 $147.3M
713 NAICS 713 1,517 104 $691 $54.5M
455 NAICS 455 1,219 27 $526 $33.3M
311 NAICS 311 1,143 24 $1,101 $65.4M
444 NAICS 444 968 54 $988 $49.7M
721 NAICS 721 952 73 $920 $45.6M
423 NAICS 423 806 212 $2,048 $85.8M
236 NAICS 236 799 192 $1,448 $60.2M
531 NAICS 531 786 133 $865 $35.3M
611 NAICS 611 748 115 $834 $32.4M
551 NAICS 551 701 31 $1,818 $66.3M
812 NAICS 812 696 130 $622 $22.5M
441 NAICS 441 696 52 $1,354 $49.0M
333 NAICS 333 628 19 $1,345 $43.9M
326 NAICS 326 628 5 $1,731 $56.5M
922 NAICS 922 612 24 $1,616 $51.4M
813 NAICS 813 608 152 $882 $27.9M
921 NAICS 921 599 26 $1,021 $31.8M
459 NAICS 459 576 108 $553 $16.6M
456 NAICS 456 520 48 $714 $19.3M
522 NAICS 522 492 96 $2,910 $39.3M
524 NAICS 524 489 91 $1,794 $45.6M
424 NAICS 424 488 123 $1,711 $43.4M
334 NAICS 334 455 15 $2,048 $48.4M
811 NAICS 811 388 101 $1,099 $22.2M
237 NAICS 237 346 36 $1,867 $26.9M
457 NAICS 457 323 53 $914 $15.4M
449 NAICS 449 271 44 $959 $13.5M
491 NAICS 491 258 18 $1,254 $16.8M
488 NAICS 488 248 21 $1,478 $19.0M
111 NAICS 111 235 35 $1,025 $12.5M
562 NAICS 562 215 28 $1,328 $14.8M
332 NAICS 332 214 13 $1,538 $17.1M
928 NAICS 928 213 3 $1,963 $21.7M
425 NAICS 425 197 84 $2,389 $24.5M
339 NAICS 339 188 14 $1,128 $11.0M
484 NAICS 484 174 25 $1,357 $12.3M
321 NAICS 321 168 8 $1,009 $8.8M
458 NAICS 458 167 54 $795 $6.9M
323 NAICS 323 166 9 $1,455 $12.6M
924 NAICS 924 162 3 $2,564 $21.6M
519 NAICS 519 150 16 $2,375 $14.6M
327 NAICS 327 148 11 $1,422 $11.0M
926 NAICS 926 138 4 $2,037 $11.4M
337 NAICS 337 135 8 $2,051 $14.4M
711 NAICS 711 118 24 $753 $4.6M
312 NAICS 312 110 10 $790 $4.5M
221 NAICS 221 105 8 $2,445 $13.4M
814 NAICS 814 88 73 $739 $3.4M
518 NAICS 518 88 32 $4,123 $19.0M
712 NAICS 712 84 13 $2,501 $3.2M
517 NAICS 517 80 9 $2,105 $8.7M
513 NAICS 513 77 62 $2,791 $11.2M
314 NAICS 314 77 6 $1,277 $5.1M
112 NAICS 112 76 19 $679 $2.7M
481 NAICS 481 66 7 $1,204 $4.1M
512 NAICS 512 45 19 $937 $2.2M
114 NAICS 114 36 13 $2,654 $5.0M
516 NAICS 516 24 10 $1,022 $1.3M
492 NAICS 492 15 5 $1,125 $0.9M
325 NAICS 325 12 6 $2,464 $1.5M
999 NAICS 999 1 2 $444 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

664

jobs · $95,656 avg pay

State Government

3,340

jobs · $83,484 avg pay

Local Government

4,220

jobs · $65,339 avg pay

Private

50,959

jobs · $60,690 avg pay

RI Unemployment

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

4.5%

April 2026

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