Ada County, ID
FIPS 16001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Ada County had an annual average of 288,011 jobs across 26,886 establishments, paying $20.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
288,011
+2.1% YoY
Establishments
26,886
Total Wages
$20.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$70,588
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 22,880 | 1,328 | $477 | $566.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 21,304 | 4,543 | $1,895 | $2,095.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 19,659 | 1,687 | $1,122 | $1,072.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 19,642 | 619 | $933 | $913.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 18,708 | 2,619 | $1,270 | $1,235.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 15,647 | 48 | $1,948 | $1,398.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 13,456 | 1,892 | $1,299 | $908.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 8,581 | 902 | $2,243 | $1,000.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 7,764 | 106 | $4,066 | $1,641.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 6,693 | 32 | $2,090 | $487.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 6,369 | 694 | $1,868 | $613.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 6,309 | 838 | $1,273 | $208.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 5,889 | 183 | $795 | $241.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 5,742 | 892 | $1,671 | $498.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 5,310 | 414 | $1,674 | $462.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 5,278 | 224 | $3,127 | $858.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 5,214 | 136 | $678 | $183.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,989 | 238 | $1,042 | $151.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 4,755 | 127 | $801 | $198.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 4,707 | 528 | $2,051 | $419.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 4,342 | 493 | $682 | $154.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,883 | 219 | $1,346 | $271.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3,434 | 1,369 | $1,308 | $232.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,204 | 175 | $1,746 | $282.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,954 | 620 | $705 | $108.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,880 | 29 | $2,290 | $230.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,833 | 139 | $956 | $140.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,650 | 494 | $1,156 | $157.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,631 | 377 | $1,178 | $120.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,585 | 111 | $850 | $85.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2,264 | 19 | $2,113 | $228.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 2,253 | 62 | $826 | $96.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,161 | 82 | $1,670 | $187.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 2,129 | 40 | $1,802 | $148.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,017 | 285 | $1,189 | $124.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,944 | 204 | $1,271 | $128.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,927 | 243 | $516 | $51.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,921 | 16 | $1,811 | $137.6M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,907 | 393 | $3,220 | $312.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,874 | 219 | $892 | $86.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,486 | 128 | $658 | $50.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,457 | 119 | $1,244 | $94.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,389 | 82 | $1,424 | $101.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,389 | 117 | $1,999 | $94.9M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 1,202 | 25 | $1,469 | $91.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,175 | 4 | $1,456 | $86.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,172 | 45 | $1,256 | $76.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,166 | 114 | $1,115 | $67.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,155 | 158 | $509 | $30.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,069 | 112 | $1,168 | $64.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,055 | 319 | $2,575 | $141.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,046 | 35 | $1,180 | $38.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,037 | 81 | $1,389 | $74.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,011 | 37 | $1,173 | $61.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 958 | 61 | $1,340 | $66.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 907 | 50 | $1,147 | $54.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 885 | 13 | $1,410 | $64.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 640 | 201 | $3,091 | $102.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 588 | 92 | $3,021 | $64.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 582 | 159 | $2,330 | $70.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 561 | 47 | $668 | $19.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 500 | 88 | $1,863 | $48.5M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 492 | 36 | $1,071 | $27.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 445 | 28 | $1,317 | $30.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 420 | 50 | $1,301 | $28.4M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 413 | 55 | $1,472 | $29.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 348 | 60 | $635 | $11.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 322 | 49 | $908 | $15.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 302 | 13 | $2,339 | $17.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 300 | 432 | $599 | $9.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 295 | 43 | $916 | $14.0M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 238 | 16 | $1,623 | $20.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 206 | 42 | $1,033 | $11.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 181 | 16 | $1,199 | $11.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 149 | 44 | $1,567 | $12.1M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 147 | 74 | $2,662 | $20.3M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 104 | 35 | $2,025 | $11.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 97 | 7 | $2,350 | $7.5M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 92 | 14 | $1,598 | $7.7M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 57 | 8 | $853 | $2.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 41 | 67 | $1,513 | $3.3M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 36 | 4 | $2,972 | $5.5M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 32 | 9 | $1,670 | $2.8M |
| 521 | NAICS 521 | 12 | 9 | $6,016 | $3.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
6,449
jobs · $96,477 avg pay
State Government
14,716
jobs · $60,278 avg pay
Local Government
16,904
jobs · $55,634 avg pay
Private
249,942
jobs · $71,538 avg pay
ID Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.6%
April 2026
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