Johnston County is a dynamic and diverse place. Depending on where you look, you’ll find small, close knit communities near fast-growing subdivisions. The only constant across this county is that change is happening. And thanks to many recent business expansions and relocations, most people will tell you that the change is more than OK.
Retail Trade Employees
Manufacturing Employees
Educational Services Employees
Health Care and Social Assistance Employees
The largest industry sectors in Johnston County (based on employment) are manufacturing, retail trade, education and health services. These four sectors combine to employ almost 25,000 people. To learn more about, click the industry name below.
2021, Q3 Employment: 52,880
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $867
2020, Employment: 50,968
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $852
2021, Q3 Employment: 5,596
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $364
2020, Employment: 5,235
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $316
2021, Q3 Employment: 4,413
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $748
2020, Employment: 3,747
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $688
2021, Q3 Employment: 566
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $582
2020, Employment: 542
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $564
2021, Q3 Employment: 682
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $298
2020, Employment: 411
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $353
2021, Q3 Employment: 5,037
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $1,023
2020, Employment: 4,789
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $984
2021, Q3 Employment: 4,608
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $894
2020, Employment: 5,162
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $881
2021, Q3 Employment: 806
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $1,324
2020, Employment: 738
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $1,207
2021, Q3 Employment: 5,953
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $967
2020, Employment: 5,786
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $851
2021, Q3 Employment: 156
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $1,033
2020, Employment: 0
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $0
2021, Q3 Employment: 194
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $2,044
2020, Employment: 180
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $2,322
2021, Q3 Employment: 7,567
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $1,226
2020, Employment: 7,495
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $1,344
2021, Q3 Employment: 65
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $1,321
2020, Employment: 65
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $1,158
2021, Q3 Employment: 1,233
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $665
2020, Employment: 1,158
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $643
2021, Q3 Employment: 2,768
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $853
2020, Employment: 2,740
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $846
2021, Q3 Employment: 559
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $957
2020, Employment: 484
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $843
2021, Q3 Employment: 7,651
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $556
2020, Employment: 7,353
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $522
2021, Q3 Employment: 1,888
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $1,119
2020, Employment: 1,979
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $992
2021, Q3 Employment: 1,847
2021, Q3 Average Weekly Wage: $1,300
2020, Employment: 1,656
2020, Average Weekly Wage: $1,344
Johnston County EDC
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