Williams County, ND

FIPS 38105 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Williams County had an annual average of 27,125 jobs across 2,228 establishments, paying $2.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

27,125

+3.4% YoY

Establishments

2,228

Total Wages

$2.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$91,464

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 Williams County, ND, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
213 NAICS 213 6,937 211 $2,605 $939.6M
722 NAICS 722 1,709 103 $516 $45.9M
238 NAICS 238 1,460 147 $1,957 $148.5M
611 NAICS 611 1,360 17 $1,224 $74.0M
423 NAICS 423 1,185 134 $1,868 $115.1M
484 NAICS 484 936 138 $1,908 $92.9M
237 NAICS 237 917 43 $2,252 $105.2M
541 NAICS 541 789 270 $1,922 $78.6M
921 NAICS 921 761 11 $1,402 $55.5M
561 NAICS 561 699 97 $1,314 $47.6M
621 NAICS 621 590 75 $1,314 $39.9M
532 NAICS 532 535 46 $2,245 $62.5M
811 NAICS 811 471 91 $1,426 $34.9M
624 NAICS 624 463 54 $1,138 $14.8M
721 NAICS 721 441 36 $654 $15.0M
457 NAICS 457 412 21 $884 $18.9M
441 NAICS 441 374 24 $1,310 $25.5M
445 NAICS 445 343 14 $646 $11.5M
713 NAICS 713 322 6 $763 $12.8M
486 NAICS 486 317 21 $2,613 $43.1M
221 NAICS 221 302 20 $2,649 $34.8M
444 NAICS 444 298 16 $893 $13.8M
522 NAICS 522 287 27 $1,507 $22.5M
488 NAICS 488 217 11 $1,495 $16.8M
812 NAICS 812 175 32 $695 $6.3M
492 NAICS 492 169 7 $1,112 $9.7M
236 NAICS 236 159 48 $1,441 $11.9M
459 NAICS 459 138 21 $707 $5.1M
449 NAICS 449 123 19 $940 $6.0M
562 NAICS 562 122 15 $1,852 $11.8M
327 NAICS 327 76 5 $1,723 $6.8M
517 NAICS 517 73 4 $1,787 $6.8M
458 NAICS 458 73 15 $529 $2.0M
524 NAICS 524 59 31 $1,140 $3.5M
332 NAICS 332 53 9 $1,576 $4.3M
922 NAICS 922 47 5 $2,850 $3.6M
523 NAICS 523 46 28 $1,628 $3.9M
491 NAICS 491 45 10 $1,361 $3.2M
924 NAICS 924 41 5 $1,586 $2.2M
926 NAICS 926 30 6 $1,316 $1.9M
551 NAICS 551 28 20 $1,732 $2.5M
712 NAICS 712 26 3 $1,329 $1.2M
333 NAICS 333 21 5 $1,921 $2.1M
323 NAICS 323 21 5 $840 $0.9M
513 NAICS 513 19 12 $1,076 $1.1M
531 NAICS 531 18 2 $687 $0.7M
923 NAICS 923 4 4 $1,437 $0.3M
925 NAICS 925 3 1 $1,266 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

91

jobs · $74,101 avg pay

State Government

327

jobs · $64,157 avg pay

Local Government

2,383

jobs · $58,985 avg pay

Private

24,324

jobs · $95,078 avg pay

ND Unemployment

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

2.4%

April 2026

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