Adair County, IA

FIPS 19001 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Adair County had an annual average of 3,037 jobs across 332 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,037

+0.1% YoY

Establishments

332

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,161

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 Adair County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 199 19 $274 $2.8M
237 NAICS 237 197 10 $2,092 $21.4M
441 NAICS 441 132 6 $1,072 $7.4M
238 NAICS 238 124 20 $1,095 $7.0M
811 NAICS 811 77 14 $1,165 $4.7M
522 NAICS 522 73 11 $1,436 $5.5M
111 NAICS 111 61 12 $875 $2.8M
561 NAICS 561 52 14 $986 $2.7M
721 NAICS 721 44 6 $303 $0.7M
221 NAICS 221 36 4 $1,843 $3.5M
325 NAICS 325 34 3 $1,345 $2.4M
236 NAICS 236 28 6 $1,148 $1.7M
444 NAICS 444 23 4 $447 $0.5M
524 NAICS 524 23 12 $1,310 $1.6M
115 NAICS 115 20 5 $1,059 $1.1M
491 NAICS 491 19 5 $1,075 $1.1M
456 NAICS 456 14 4 $647 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 6 1 $821 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,386 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

26

jobs · $54,360 avg pay

State Government

30

jobs · $55,115 avg pay

Local Government

395

jobs · $48,413 avg pay

Private

2,586

jobs · $53,821 avg pay

IA Unemployment

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

3.3%

April 2026

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