Wayne County, NC

FIPS 37191 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wayne County had an annual average of 41,880 jobs across 2,558 establishments, paying $2.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

41,880

+1.7% YoY

Establishments

2,558

Total Wages

$2.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,087

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 Wayne County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 4 $192 $0.0M
722 NAICS 722 4,090 221 $550 $79.5M
611 NAICS 611 3,364 68 $980 $160.2M
311 NAICS 311 2,933 17 $970 $148.0M
455 NAICS 455 1,951 48 $516 $51.7M
621 NAICS 621 1,796 168 $1,111 $103.8M
622 NAICS 622 1,586 2 $1,456 $96.9M
921 NAICS 921 1,537 9 $982 $78.5M
238 NAICS 238 1,411 157 $1,154 $84.7M
561 NAICS 561 1,329 148 $1,013 $50.2M
623 NAICS 623 1,143 40 $726 $43.2M
441 NAICS 441 1,025 74 $999 $52.7M
541 NAICS 541 944 187 $2,192 $68.2M
445 NAICS 445 922 49 $791 $24.8M
484 NAICS 484 805 55 $1,495 $62.6M
236 NAICS 236 664 64 $1,611 $55.6M
928 NAICS 928 663 3 $1,607 $55.4M
524 NAICS 524 638 55 $1,329 $44.1M
423 NAICS 423 637 72 $1,370 $45.3M
459 NAICS 459 596 86 $499 $15.5M
335 NAICS 335 532 6 $1,363 $37.7M
112 NAICS 112 507 22 $1,000 $26.4M
444 NAICS 444 506 28 $902 $23.7M
531 NAICS 531 456 77 $977 $23.2M
551 NAICS 551 443 12 $1,479 $34.1M
457 NAICS 457 428 65 $518 $11.5M
811 NAICS 811 412 92 $1,181 $16.7M
111 NAICS 111 382 44 $742 $14.7M
332 NAICS 332 377 16 $1,162 $22.8M
922 NAICS 922 365 4 $1,224 $23.2M
456 NAICS 456 353 34 $698 $12.8M
812 NAICS 812 350 60 $679 $12.4M
522 NAICS 522 336 54 $1,168 $20.4M
458 NAICS 458 330 45 $400 $6.9M
721 NAICS 721 310 25 $662 $7.3M
449 NAICS 449 295 38 $770 $11.8M
713 NAICS 713 286 28 $536 $5.5M
221 NAICS 221 268 17 $2,224 $27.5M
813 NAICS 813 191 24 $475 $4.7M
339 NAICS 339 188 8 $1,060 $10.4M
926 NAICS 926 158 9 $1,594 $9.4M
237 NAICS 237 158 13 $1,848 $15.2M
491 NAICS 491 145 7 $1,242 $9.4M
485 NAICS 485 115 4 $577 $3.4M
532 NAICS 532 85 13 $990 $4.4M
115 NAICS 115 84 11 $858 $3.8M
925 NAICS 925 82 3 $1,079 $4.6M
923 NAICS 923 82 3 $1,813 $4.0M
488 NAICS 488 66 11 $1,105 $3.8M
624 NAICS 624 53 1 $623 $1.7M
325 NAICS 325 42 5 $1,678 $3.7M
924 NAICS 924 39 4 $1,740 $2.3M
562 NAICS 562 37 10 $808 $1.6M
327 NAICS 327 30 5 $1,262 $2.0M
814 NAICS 814 29 30 $415 $0.6M
523 NAICS 523 28 18 $2,003 $2.9M
513 NAICS 513 24 10 $1,635 $2.0M
323 NAICS 323 18 4 $613 $0.6M
517 NAICS 517 18 4 $1,073 $1.0M
337 NAICS 337 17 5 $718 $0.6M
519 NAICS 519 6 1 $1,022 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,172

jobs · $69,980 avg pay

State Government

2,583

jobs · $56,188 avg pay

Local Government

4,092

jobs · $50,328 avg pay

Private

34,033

jobs · $47,680 avg pay

NC Unemployment

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

3.7%

April 2026

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