Wayne County, NY
FIPS 36117 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Wayne County had an annual average of 28,230 jobs across 2,114 establishments, paying $1.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
28,230
+1% YoY
Establishments
2,114
Total Wages
$1.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$56,983
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,644 | 141 | $415 | $35.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,552 | 20 | $1,024 | $82.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 1,218 | 108 | $684 | $43.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,162 | 11 | $1,498 | $90.5M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,122 | 10 | $1,393 | $81.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 969 | 54 | $608 | $30.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 962 | 43 | $2,345 | $67.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 865 | 179 | $1,202 | $54.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 798 | 26 | $614 | $25.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 751 | 125 | $956 | $37.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 698 | 16 | $1,365 | $49.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 681 | 34 | $571 | $20.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 574 | 42 | $1,155 | $34.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 551 | 8 | $1,217 | $34.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 548 | 15 | $1,136 | $32.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 510 | 34 | $777 | $20.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 496 | 45 | $1,072 | $27.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 422 | 52 | $1,708 | $37.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 400 | 44 | $729 | $15.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 350 | 96 | $1,523 | $27.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 303 | 92 | $1,186 | $18.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 302 | 9 | $1,001 | $15.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 277 | 24 | $1,382 | $19.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 268 | 75 | $917 | $12.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 229 | 18 | $1,541 | $18.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 203 | 41 | $1,084 | $11.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 195 | 30 | $440 | $4.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 189 | 12 | $1,273 | $12.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 183 | 19 | $726 | $6.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 179 | 13 | $942 | $8.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 173 | 50 | $417 | $3.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 149 | 19 | $1,212 | $9.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 140 | 34 | $1,450 | $10.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 129 | 35 | $633 | $4.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 114 | 9 | $1,708 | $10.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 94 | 132 | $680 | $3.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 93 | 29 | $1,279 | $6.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 91 | 8 | $793 | $3.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 89 | 5 | $1,364 | $6.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 80 | 9 | $1,105 | $4.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 76 | 4 | $1,283 | $5.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 72 | 11 | $1,019 | $3.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 71 | 21 | $734 | $2.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 62 | 9 | $1,111 | $3.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 54 | 11 | $900 | $2.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 51 | 5 | $378 | $1.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 42 | 7 | $719 | $1.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 37 | 10 | $358 | $0.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 31 | 8 | $430 | $0.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 29 | 9 | $2,504 | $3.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 27 | 9 | $542 | $0.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 26 | 5 | $482 | $0.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 20 | 5 | $894 | $0.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 16 | 12 | $419 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 13 | 5 | $2,736 | $1.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 7 | 3 | $1,474 | $0.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 7 | 3 | $386 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
163
jobs · $64,478 avg pay
State Government
637
jobs · $129,064 avg pay
Local Government
6,126
jobs · $53,112 avg pay
Private
21,304
jobs · $55,886 avg pay
NY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.6%
April 2026
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