Wayne County, PA
FIPS 42127 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Wayne County had an annual average of 15,463 jobs across 1,444 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
15,463
+1.5% YoY
Establishments
1,444
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$52,858
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 970 | 59 | $760 | $38.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 958 | 104 | $412 | $20.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 884 | 22 | $1,310 | $55.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 803 | 88 | $1,379 | $57.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 734 | 112 | $1,341 | $51.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 674 | 29 | $1,367 | $26.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 563 | 19 | $910 | $26.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 531 | 29 | $516 | $14.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 509 | 16 | $588 | $15.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 482 | 71 | $509 | $12.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 409 | 27 | $1,428 | $30.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 407 | 25 | $569 | $12.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 404 | 1 | $2,071 | $43.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 366 | 100 | $1,180 | $22.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 360 | 21 | $895 | $16.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 248 | 32 | $735 | $9.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 245 | 18 | $1,343 | $17.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 236 | 19 | $1,125 | $13.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 235 | 55 | $1,003 | $12.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 222 | 9 | $1,361 | $15.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 205 | 56 | $958 | $10.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 184 | 30 | $317 | $3.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 160 | 24 | $2,266 | $18.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 143 | 28 | $484 | $3.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 136 | 11 | $2,092 | $12.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 134 | 12 | $961 | $6.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 116 | 24 | $989 | $6.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 116 | 7 | $1,583 | $9.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 103 | 9 | $2,274 | $12.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 101 | 7 | $623 | $3.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 99 | 20 | $1,281 | $6.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 81 | 24 | $566 | $2.4M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 78 | 11 | $1,066 | $4.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 70 | 6 | $1,104 | $4.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 68 | 30 | $789 | $2.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 66 | 18 | $942 | $3.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 58 | 9 | $773 | $2.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 56 | 4 | $800 | $2.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 54 | 11 | $1,047 | $2.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 53 | 5 | $981 | $2.7M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 45 | 3 | $2,100 | $4.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 41 | 6 | $760 | $1.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 39 | 4 | $1,013 | $2.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 31 | 10 | $2,059 | $3.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 29 | 8 | $885 | $1.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 27 | 8 | $488 | $0.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 20 | 11 | $1,558 | $1.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 20 | 6 | $580 | $0.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 18 | 6 | $824 | $0.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 16 | 3 | $2,091 | $1.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 16 | 4 | $834 | $0.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 10 | 2 | $1,963 | $1.0M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 8 | 4 | $793 | $0.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 8 | 5 | $675 | $0.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 4 | 4 | $1,366 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
518
jobs · $99,243 avg pay
State Government
956
jobs · $76,119 avg pay
Local Government
1,569
jobs · $53,587 avg pay
Private
12,420
jobs · $49,046 avg pay
PA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.2%
April 2026
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