Whatcom County, WA

FIPS 53073 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Whatcom County had an annual average of 93,430 jobs across 7,357 establishments, paying $6.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

93,430

+0.2% YoY

Establishments

7,357

Total Wages

$6.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$65,174

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 Whatcom County, WA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 8,889 171 $2,100 $617.4M
722 NAICS 722 7,226 524 $531 $199.5M
621 NAICS 621 4,609 396 $1,299 $311.3M
541 NAICS 541 4,447 1,046 $2,425 $415.4M
238 NAICS 238 4,421 491 $1,526 $350.8M
921 NAICS 921 3,713 24 $2,280 $290.6M
561 NAICS 561 3,629 417 $1,695 $176.0M
624 NAICS 624 3,464 177 $1,214 $140.7M
236 NAICS 236 2,547 351 $1,785 $236.5M
111 NAICS 111 2,530 176 $760 $100.1M
445 NAICS 445 2,365 97 $711 $87.5M
311 NAICS 311 2,219 62 $1,031 $119.0M
455 NAICS 455 2,112 30 $728 $79.9M
321 NAICS 321 1,517 20 $1,238 $97.6M
522 NAICS 522 1,489 116 $1,703 $131.9M
423 NAICS 423 1,485 201 $1,409 $108.7M
813 NAICS 813 1,438 183 $979 $73.2M
459 NAICS 459 1,368 184 $611 $43.4M
324 NAICS 324 1,340 4 $3,611 $251.6M
713 NAICS 713 1,281 92 $463 $30.9M
922 NAICS 922 1,221 24 $2,646 $155.0M
444 NAICS 444 1,150 60 $1,009 $60.3M
721 NAICS 721 1,121 52 $719 $41.9M
424 NAICS 424 1,113 124 $1,368 $79.1M
811 NAICS 811 1,086 172 $1,264 $71.4M
441 NAICS 441 1,082 72 $1,154 $64.9M
531 NAICS 531 1,060 208 $1,089 $60.0M
812 NAICS 812 920 153 $636 $29.8M
457 NAICS 457 872 89 $732 $33.2M
484 NAICS 484 779 76 $1,161 $47.1M
513 NAICS 513 734 130 $2,635 $100.6M
339 NAICS 339 680 30 $1,261 $44.6M
524 NAICS 524 666 98 $1,750 $60.6M
449 NAICS 449 598 69 $990 $30.8M
237 NAICS 237 596 36 $2,179 $67.6M
112 NAICS 112 584 76 $844 $25.6M
336 NAICS 336 564 29 $1,110 $32.6M
456 NAICS 456 552 56 $939 $26.9M
458 NAICS 458 544 64 $795 $22.5M
488 NAICS 488 544 52 $1,091 $30.8M
562 NAICS 562 524 25 $1,600 $43.6M
332 NAICS 332 405 43 $1,231 $25.9M
312 NAICS 312 341 27 $743 $13.2M
491 NAICS 491 328 14 $1,282 $21.9M
333 NAICS 333 327 22 $1,459 $24.8M
551 NAICS 551 325 20 $1,690 $28.6M
314 NAICS 314 321 13 $1,242 $20.7M
334 NAICS 334 309 10 $1,121 $18.0M
492 NAICS 492 267 8 $1,191 $16.5M
221 NAICS 221 259 23 $3,497 $36.6M
115 NAICS 115 231 29 $785 $9.4M
923 NAICS 923 230 9 $1,886 $18.1M
493 NAICS 493 227 9 $1,227 $14.5M
926 NAICS 926 212 13 $1,644 $17.0M
711 NAICS 711 211 28 $488 $5.3M
517 NAICS 517 177 23 $1,572 $14.5M
481 NAICS 481 175 3 $1,303 $11.8M
485 NAICS 485 168 8 $761 $6.7M
924 NAICS 924 161 11 $1,846 $12.3M
113 NAICS 113 157 12 $1,317 $10.8M
814 NAICS 814 156 159 $542 $4.4M
326 NAICS 326 155 13 $1,219 $9.8M
327 NAICS 327 147 12 $1,448 $11.0M
928 NAICS 928 134 5 $3,097 $21.6M
425 NAICS 425 134 38 $2,319 $16.1M
512 NAICS 512 107 20 $1,077 $6.0M
325 NAICS 325 105 15 $996 $5.5M
518 NAICS 518 90 24 $2,530 $11.8M
712 NAICS 712 83 9 $1,200 $3.5M
337 NAICS 337 78 8 $949 $3.8M
323 NAICS 323 69 12 $913 $3.3M
516 NAICS 516 67 12 $1,069 $3.7M
519 NAICS 519 20 16 $1,431 $1.5M
925 NAICS 925 13 1 $1,385 $0.9M
487 NAICS 487 12 5 $550 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,576

jobs · $119,214 avg pay

State Government

2,767

jobs · $102,537 avg pay

Local Government

11,200

jobs · $66,905 avg pay

Private

77,887

jobs · $62,504 avg pay

WA Unemployment

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

5.2%

April 2026

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