Wayne County, OH
FIPS 39169 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Wayne County had an annual average of 48,515 jobs across 3,024 establishments, paying $2.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
48,515
+0.5% YoY
Establishments
3,024
Total Wages
$2.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,609
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,014 | 59 | $1,023 | $190.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,204 | 183 | $393 | $65.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 2,719 | 12 | $1,481 | $209.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,663 | 32 | $1,331 | $184.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,338 | 160 | $8,379 | $162.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,928 | 37 | $774 | $74.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,824 | 52 | $1,274 | $120.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,628 | 18 | $2,671 | $226.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,538 | 268 | $1,221 | $97.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,436 | 247 | $1,475 | $91.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,220 | 39 | $536 | $34.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,091 | 1 | $1,053 | $59.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 993 | 103 | $1,363 | $70.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 934 | 53 | $442 | $21.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 870 | 47 | $1,019 | $46.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 827 | 54 | $822 | $35.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 800 | 18 | $1,375 | $57.2M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 793 | 8 | $1,452 | $59.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 777 | 99 | $1,246 | $50.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 736 | 16 | $970 | $37.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 733 | 52 | $1,151 | $43.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 723 | 128 | $709 | $26.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 709 | 56 | $1,452 | $53.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 688 | 12 | $1,045 | $37.4M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 674 | 77 | $1,065 | $37.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 661 | 14 | $1,571 | $54.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 647 | 83 | $1,216 | $40.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 590 | 51 | $1,347 | $41.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 582 | 99 | $977 | $29.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 515 | 50 | $842 | $22.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 501 | 68 | $541 | $14.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 498 | 18 | $1,892 | $33.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 460 | 32 | $439 | $7.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 401 | 37 | $810 | $16.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 396 | 15 | $1,283 | $26.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 392 | 54 | $1,228 | $25.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 380 | 29 | $951 | $18.8M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 375 | 6 | $1,893 | $36.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 360 | 6 | $1,533 | $28.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 349 | 37 | $557 | $10.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 311 | 38 | $1,292 | $11.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 300 | 22 | $1,619 | $23.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 258 | 25 | $612 | $8.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 252 | 3 | $960 | $12.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 250 | 24 | $675 | $8.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 240 | 33 | $1,058 | $13.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 236 | 9 | $1,163 | $14.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 213 | 15 | $2,040 | $20.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 167 | 17 | $609 | $5.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 151 | 14 | $1,336 | $10.5M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 150 | 21 | $1,679 | $13.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 146 | 2 | $488 | $3.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 133 | 22 | $436 | $3.0M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 130 | 19 | $823 | $5.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 130 | 55 | $815 | $5.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 109 | 8 | $1,584 | $8.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 88 | 5 | $1,586 | $4.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 79 | 11 | $788 | $3.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 70 | 7 | $1,324 | $4.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 56 | 24 | $2,513 | $7.3M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 52 | 4 | $1,108 | $3.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 51 | 5 | $310 | $0.8M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 45 | 5 | $1,968 | $4.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 41 | 6 | $748 | $1.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 41 | 15 | $1,513 | $3.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 36 | 9 | $810 | $1.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 35 | 19 | $1,903 | $3.4M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 28 | 8 | $1,182 | $1.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 20 | 3 | $2,286 | $1.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 16 | 26 | $386 | $0.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 10 | 3 | $1,245 | $0.6M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 9 | 3 | $474 | $0.2M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1 | 1 | $1,617 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
252
jobs · $73,241 avg pay
State Government
637
jobs · $64,693 avg pay
Local Government
5,671
jobs · $50,472 avg pay
Private
41,955
jobs · $58,372 avg pay
OH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
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