Washtenaw County, MI
FIPS 26161 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Washtenaw County had an annual average of 217,948 jobs across 9,619 establishments, paying $16.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
217,948
+0.5% YoY
Establishments
9,619
Total Wages
$16.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$74,298
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 17,908 | 1,510 | $2,262 | $2,106.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 13,194 | 627 | $1,720 | $1,179.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 12,582 | 677 | $522 | $341.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 6,765 | 444 | $937 | $329.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 4,118 | 38 | $2,557 | $271.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,044 | 211 | $1,963 | $412.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,590 | 192 | $849 | $158.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 3,193 | 1 | $2,077 | $344.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 3,117 | 344 | $1,540 | $249.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,067 | 57 | $635 | $101.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 3,058 | 156 | $612 | $97.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 2,566 | 23 | $1,680 | $224.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,259 | 219 | $1,023 | $120.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,166 | 284 | $1,204 | $135.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,032 | 209 | $594 | $62.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,030 | 103 | $459 | $48.4M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 1,856 | 8 | $2,228 | $215.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,845 | 50 | $3,100 | $297.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,604 | 236 | $1,347 | $112.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,579 | 143 | $2,230 | $145.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,555 | 72 | $1,499 | $121.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,507 | 74 | $1,441 | $112.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,450 | 110 | $2,418 | $182.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,428 | 74 | $1,939 | $144.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,304 | 56 | $1,008 | $68.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,294 | 245 | $693 | $46.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,209 | 56 | $671 | $42.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,209 | 75 | $1,050 | $66.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,146 | 95 | $638 | $38.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,138 | 146 | $788 | $46.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,085 | 32 | $1,089 | $61.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,056 | 49 | $1,076 | $59.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,054 | 68 | $1,985 | $108.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,037 | 58 | $4,164 | $199.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,020 | 52 | $1,341 | $71.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 994 | 55 | $1,622 | $83.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 989 | 139 | $2,445 | $125.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 975 | 60 | $2,308 | $117.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 913 | 83 | $1,481 | $70.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 840 | 175 | $1,145 | $50.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 725 | 52 | $1,680 | $63.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 651 | 9 | $1,939 | $65.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 595 | 16 | $1,345 | $38.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 594 | 16 | $1,005 | $31.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 580 | 26 | $1,792 | $54.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 564 | 74 | $602 | $17.7M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 524 | 81 | $768 | $20.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 508 | 467 | $547 | $14.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 496 | 34 | $2,299 | $33.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 478 | 146 | $1,261 | $31.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 438 | 10 | $2,299 | $49.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 430 | 32 | $1,581 | $35.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 430 | 5 | $2,478 | $55.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 411 | 32 | $1,430 | $30.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 401 | 42 | $718 | $15.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 397 | 19 | $3,717 | $76.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 333 | 11 | $1,792 | $31.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 251 | 11 | $825 | $10.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 240 | 12 | $1,655 | $20.6M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 220 | 9 | $1,530 | $17.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 215 | 16 | $1,708 | $19.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 195 | 23 | $1,178 | $11.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 186 | 17 | $2,087 | $20.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 141 | 18 | $1,012 | $7.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 130 | 14 | $609 | $4.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 126 | 18 | $1,220 | $8.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 102 | 4 | $1,831 | $9.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 87 | 10 | $635 | $2.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 83 | 7 | $1,161 | $5.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 63 | 7 | $2,284 | $7.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 59 | 1 | $1,667 | $5.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 52 | 25 | $1,422 | $3.8M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 49 | 4 | $2,172 | $5.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 48 | 13 | $562 | $1.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 21 | 1 | $1,845 | $2.0M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 9 | 4 | $836 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
4,735
jobs · $106,983 avg pay
State Government
67,242
jobs · $78,258 avg pay
Local Government
12,303
jobs · $61,151 avg pay
Private
133,668
jobs · $72,358 avg pay
MI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.0%
April 2026
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