Worcester County, MA
FIPS 25027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Worcester County had an annual average of 351,476 jobs across 27,743 establishments, paying $25.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
351,476
+16.9% YoY
Establishments
27,743
Total Wages
$25.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$71,642
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 24 | — | — |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 43,252 | 450 | $1,410 | $2,921.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 23,624 | 1,525 | $553 | $679.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 20,000 | 48 | $1,834 | $1,907.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 19,766 | 1,271 | $3,206 | $1,612.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 18,695 | 7,676 | $719 | $699.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 17,681 | 2,462 | $2,272 | $2,085.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 16,313 | 1,134 | $1,141 | $806.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 15,092 | 416 | $1,254 | $811.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 11,824 | 1,802 | $1,630 | $1,002.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 10,093 | 512 | $592 | $310.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 7,440 | 134 | $589 | $227.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 7,438 | 209 | $2,443 | $760.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 7,188 | 296 | $2,363 | $883.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 6,460 | 589 | $1,964 | $659.6M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 5,835 | 65 | $2,260 | $685.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,193 | 306 | $1,421 | $383.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 4,651 | 177 | $1,544 | $373.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 4,063 | 46 | $2,548 | $538.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 3,880 | 246 | $1,734 | $349.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,740 | 628 | $1,974 | $383.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,726 | 114 | $2,402 | $465.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 3,688 | 83 | $1,914 | $367.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 3,624 | 383 | $2,327 | $335.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 3,600 | 66 | $1,412 | $264.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,583 | 664 | $1,218 | $226.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,530 | 222 | $499 | $91.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,507 | 332 | $666 | $121.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,240 | 187 | $961 | $161.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,133 | 544 | $643 | $104.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 3,125 | 273 | $1,443 | $234.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,015 | 323 | $1,014 | $111.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,995 | 58 | $2,845 | $443.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,813 | 206 | $2,566 | $154.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,719 | 157 | $2,026 | $243.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,594 | 239 | $933 | $125.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,571 | 316 | $888 | $118.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,350 | 98 | $805 | $98.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,209 | 70 | $693 | $79.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 2,206 | 29 | $1,621 | $185.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 2,133 | 36 | $1,150 | $127.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 2,060 | 144 | $1,719 | $181.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,985 | 84 | $1,826 | $172.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,903 | 48 | $1,666 | $164.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,824 | 81 | $1,320 | $125.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 1,732 | 28 | $1,186 | $106.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,673 | 72 | $970 | $84.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,673 | 537 | $1,367 | $118.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 1,421 | 40 | $1,273 | $94.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 1,344 | 54 | $826 | $57.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,309 | 142 | $641 | $43.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,279 | 34 | $1,214 | $80.8M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,149 | 31 | $1,886 | $112.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,144 | 91 | $1,745 | $103.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,111 | 140 | $873 | $50.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,025 | 62 | $1,628 | $86.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 962 | 84 | $667 | $33.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 866 | 148 | $3,234 | $145.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 830 | 24 | $1,374 | $59.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 806 | 190 | $2,343 | $98.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 784 | 17 | $739 | $30.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 541 | 45 | $1,288 | $36.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 524 | 48 | $1,637 | $43.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 519 | 66 | $2,676 | $34.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 458 | 51 | $1,124 | $26.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 373 | 38 | $869 | $16.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 369 | 54 | $4,686 | $90.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 362 | 22 | $1,640 | $29.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 255 | 246 | $681 | $9.0M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 244 | 17 | $1,396 | $17.7M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 241 | 11 | $1,468 | $18.4M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 239 | 5 | $1,308 | $16.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 189 | 18 | $698 | $6.9M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 182 | 12 | $2,128 | $20.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 179 | 3 | $1,612 | $15.0M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 163 | 31 | $937 | $7.9M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 152 | 23 | $989 | $7.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 138 | 38 | $2,172 | $15.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 81 | 8 | $1,425 | $6.0M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 42 | 8 | $2,141 | $4.6M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 24 | 11 | $1,164 | $1.4M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 18 | 4 | $1,474 | $1.4M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 13 | 1 | $3,330 | $2.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,961
jobs · $84,459 avg pay
State Government
17,024
jobs · $83,915 avg pay
Local Government
34,726
jobs · $69,042 avg pay
Private
296,765
jobs · $71,114 avg pay
MA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.7%
April 2026
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The largest counties in MA by total employment.
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- Bristol County 227,972 jobs
- Hampden County 202,129 jobs
- Plymouth County 194,985 jobs
- Barnstable County 96,279 jobs