Wayne County, MI
FIPS 26163 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Wayne County had an annual average of 725,504 jobs across 36,727 establishments, paying $55.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
725,504
+0.8% YoY
Establishments
36,727
Total Wages
$55.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$76,411
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 | 54,228 | 3,471 | $2,377 | $6,693.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 53,755 | 75 | $2,026 | $4,725.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 51,552 | 3,194 | $502 | $1,345.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 50,583 | 192 | $1,855 | $4,878.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 39,376 | 728 | $1,295 | $2,478.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 35,627 | 1,716 | $1,077 | $1,995.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 33,563 | 2,397 | $1,354 | $2,362.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 23,962 | 71 | $2,045 | $1,771.4M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 23,339 | 98 | $1,051 | $1,276.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 19,605 | 218 | $3,162 | $3,223.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 18,368 | 2,774 | $1,333 | $788.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 16,273 | 448 | $802 | $531.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 15,762 | 641 | $2,927 | $1,755.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 15,689 | 1,398 | $1,672 | $1,364.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 15,459 | 402 | $847 | $680.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 15,401 | 878 | $2,090 | $1,673.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 13,216 | 1,158 | $643 | $441.9M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 10,448 | 34 | $2,403 | $1,305.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 10,288 | 1,262 | $1,389 | $742.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 9,929 | 491 | $4,748 | $940.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 9,272 | 531 | $1,413 | $681.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 8,546 | 180 | $950 | $422.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 8,105 | 420 | $1,614 | $680.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 8,030 | 336 | $1,450 | $605.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 7,560 | 1,450 | $1,022 | $402.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 7,516 | 999 | $668 | $261.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 7,267 | 210 | $1,866 | $705.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 7,154 | 296 | $3,140 | $428.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 7,066 | 718 | $1,064 | $390.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 5,662 | 848 | $873 | $257.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 5,649 | 214 | $813 | $238.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 5,416 | 748 | $590 | $166.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 5,254 | 758 | $1,762 | $481.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 5,088 | 65 | $1,324 | $347.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 4,986 | 96 | $954 | $247.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,410 | 261 | $609 | $139.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 4,350 | 139 | $4,092 | $925.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,168 | 215 | $963 | $208.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 4,085 | 891 | $1,369 | $290.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 4,028 | 44 | $2,530 | $468.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 3,497 | 88 | $2,022 | $367.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 3,482 | 830 | $542 | $98.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,264 | 446 | $502 | $85.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 3,162 | 136 | $1,442 | $237.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 3,119 | 208 | $1,341 | $217.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,727 | 76 | $1,985 | $281.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 2,434 | 45 | $1,885 | $220.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 2,101 | 35 | $1,972 | $215.4M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 2,101 | 25 | $1,159 | $126.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1,988 | 28 | $807 | $83.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,889 | 79 | $1,899 | $186.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,853 | 288 | $1,010 | $97.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,682 | 156 | $1,327 | $116.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1,680 | 519 | $1,176 | $84.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 1,603 | 35 | $1,171 | $97.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,542 | 40 | $1,547 | $124.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,492 | 129 | $1,839 | $142.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,425 | 108 | $876 | $64.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,393 | 266 | $3,773 | $273.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,248 | 127 | $2,164 | $140.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,232 | 85 | $1,975 | $126.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,044 | 43 | $2,311 | $125.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 977 | 10 | $1,938 | $98.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 886 | 88 | $1,177 | $54.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 820 | 88 | $946 | $40.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 804 | 856 | $509 | $21.3M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 767 | 18 | $2,720 | $108.5M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 707 | 32 | $1,769 | $65.1M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 686 | 18 | $2,914 | $103.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 669 | 112 | $2,923 | $101.7M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 524 | 17 | $2,589 | $70.6M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 516 | 16 | $2,102 | $56.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 495 | 6 | $2,535 | $65.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 452 | 50 | $795 | $18.7M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 439 | 37 | $1,726 | $39.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 414 | 30 | $1,090 | $23.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 376 | 28 | $1,792 | $35.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 289 | 6 | $2,457 | $28.2M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 218 | 18 | $1,408 | $16.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 104 | 5 | $1,728 | $8.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 95 | 10 | $1,025 | $5.1M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 68 | 14 | $1,563 | $5.6M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 34 | 8 | $1,948 | $3.4M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 32 | 3 | $1,614 | $2.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
14,870
jobs · $99,478 avg pay
State Government
13,742
jobs · $72,981 avg pay
Local Government
55,625
jobs · $69,507 avg pay
Private
641,267
jobs · $76,549 avg pay
MI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.0%
April 2026
Other MI Counties
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- Unknown Or Undefined 177,378 jobs
- Ingham County 155,500 jobs
- Genesee County 133,787 jobs
- Kalamazoo County 120,707 jobs