Wilson County, NC

FIPS 37195 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wilson County had an annual average of 35,117 jobs across 2,155 establishments, paying $1.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

35,117

-1.8% YoY

Establishments

2,155

Total Wages

$1.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,643

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 Wilson County, NC, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 5 $1,385 $0.0M
561 NAICS 561 — 2 $1,975 $0.0M
722 NAICS 722 3,016 158 $409 $64.2M
611 NAICS 611 2,505 49 $1,048 $114.5M
621 NAICS 621 2,053 139 $1,153 $108.8M
921 NAICS 921 1,746 9 $1,558 $95.6M
238 NAICS 238 1,477 151 $1,204 $92.4M
237 NAICS 237 1,474 18 $1,548 $118.7M
522 NAICS 522 1,376 36 $1,483 $106.1M
455 NAICS 455 995 34 $476 $24.6M
312 NAICS 312 948 10 $1,100 $54.3M
541 NAICS 541 911 183 $1,485 $70.4M
624 NAICS 624 810 77 $571 $24.0M
441 NAICS 441 720 48 $952 $35.7M
456 NAICS 456 618 24 $986 $31.7M
445 NAICS 445 603 46 $642 $15.9M
423 NAICS 423 601 81 $1,301 $40.6M
424 NAICS 424 552 45 $1,307 $37.5M
811 NAICS 811 515 74 $1,076 $28.8M
484 NAICS 484 509 46 $1,147 $30.3M
332 NAICS 332 433 11 $1,177 $26.5M
111 NAICS 111 349 35 $778 $14.1M
457 NAICS 457 326 54 $522 $8.9M
444 NAICS 444 314 18 $838 $13.7M
623 NAICS 623 302 1 $1,107 $17.4M
713 NAICS 713 253 16 $458 $6.0M
531 NAICS 531 248 78 $904 $11.7M
459 NAICS 459 242 53 $532 $6.7M
721 NAICS 721 230 24 $374 $4.5M
926 NAICS 926 218 11 $1,595 $14.7M
236 NAICS 236 206 59 $1,152 $12.3M
812 NAICS 812 190 38 $1,033 $4.9M
337 NAICS 337 161 8 $1,103 $9.3M
449 NAICS 449 158 25 $769 $6.3M
524 NAICS 524 145 47 $1,171 $8.8M
923 NAICS 923 138 3 $1,677 $6.5M
458 NAICS 458 130 21 $467 $3.2M
115 NAICS 115 128 16 $618 $4.1M
333 NAICS 333 124 5 $1,139 $7.4M
551 NAICS 551 123 14 $2,181 $13.9M
425 NAICS 425 107 10 $1,206 $6.7M
327 NAICS 327 103 6 $1,546 $8.3M
488 NAICS 488 101 12 $1,204 $6.3M
491 NAICS 491 98 7 $1,361 $7.0M
339 NAICS 339 86 4 $1,251 $5.6M
922 NAICS 922 84 4 $1,223 $5.4M
485 NAICS 485 70 1 $742 $2.7M
532 NAICS 532 69 9 $1,097 $3.9M
493 NAICS 493 67 8 $894 $3.1M
813 NAICS 813 53 18 $1,050 $2.9M
925 NAICS 925 38 1 $1,010 $2.0M
113 NAICS 113 35 4 $1,209 $2.2M
314 NAICS 314 30 3 $996 $1.5M
523 NAICS 523 25 17 $1,516 $1.9M
323 NAICS 323 19 4 $573 $0.6M
814 NAICS 814 16 31 $476 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 3 2 $1,250 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

127

jobs · $73,774 avg pay

State Government

1,001

jobs · $51,927 avg pay

Local Government

3,218

jobs · $54,041 avg pay

Private

30,771

jobs · $54,715 avg pay

NC Unemployment

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

3.7%

April 2026

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