Blue Earth County, MN

FIPS 27013 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Blue Earth County had an annual average of 41,255 jobs across 2,151 establishments, paying $2.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

41,255

+2.5% YoY

Establishments

2,151

Total Wages

$2.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$56,997

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 Blue Earth County, MN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 3,892 168 $403 $81.6M
611 NAICS 611 3,777 34 $1,573 $235.9M
623 NAICS 623 2,770 71 $733 $105.5M
624 NAICS 624 2,311 180 $1,317 $70.0M
238 NAICS 238 1,316 160 $1,506 $103.1M
541 NAICS 541 1,211 120 $1,776 $111.8M
455 NAICS 455 1,186 18 $567 $35.0M
311 NAICS 311 1,013 11 $1,942 $102.3M
561 NAICS 561 923 65 $1,507 $38.4M
441 NAICS 441 922 43 $1,152 $55.3M
921 NAICS 921 884 29 $1,910 $56.4M
332 NAICS 332 820 20 $1,342 $57.2M
531 NAICS 531 814 71 $803 $34.0M
445 NAICS 445 773 20 $505 $20.3M
459 NAICS 459 768 56 $504 $20.1M
522 NAICS 522 688 28 $1,873 $67.0M
813 NAICS 813 646 38 $644 $21.6M
335 NAICS 335 610 3 $1,401 $44.4M
457 NAICS 457 579 35 $520 $15.6M
423 NAICS 423 540 48 $1,517 $42.6M
811 NAICS 811 522 66 $1,080 $29.3M
444 NAICS 444 508 18 $654 $17.3M
424 NAICS 424 468 34 $1,483 $36.1M
524 NAICS 524 460 66 $2,788 $35.1M
484 NAICS 484 452 47 $1,353 $31.8M
334 NAICS 334 448 3 $1,232 $28.7M
236 NAICS 236 445 62 $1,370 $31.7M
713 NAICS 713 429 28 $352 $7.9M
339 NAICS 339 414 10 $1,243 $26.8M
458 NAICS 458 372 38 $428 $8.3M
812 NAICS 812 354 48 $643 $11.8M
326 NAICS 326 265 5 $1,262 $17.4M
922 NAICS 922 259 10 $3,424 $24.3M
449 NAICS 449 252 33 $825 $10.8M
456 NAICS 456 248 27 $690 $8.9M
485 NAICS 485 232 13 $476 $5.7M
112 NAICS 112 218 19 $892 $10.1M
333 NAICS 333 196 6 $1,629 $16.6M
721 NAICS 721 192 14 $487 $4.9M
237 NAICS 237 188 18 $1,831 $17.7M
221 NAICS 221 183 12 $2,232 $21.2M
492 NAICS 492 176 5 $655 $6.0M
491 NAICS 491 173 12 $1,344 $12.1M
923 NAICS 923 143 8 $1,869 $12.0M
551 NAICS 551 134 11 $2,230 $15.6M
513 NAICS 513 109 7 $941 $5.3M
111 NAICS 111 105 22 $869 $4.8M
523 NAICS 523 99 31 $2,780 $14.3M
516 NAICS 516 91 5 $1,046 $5.0M
323 NAICS 323 75 5 $603 $2.4M
711 NAICS 711 74 12 $286 $1.1M
924 NAICS 924 64 6 $1,735 $4.8M
926 NAICS 926 62 6 $1,870 $5.4M
327 NAICS 327 60 6 $1,353 $4.2M
425 NAICS 425 51 8 $979 $2.6M
562 NAICS 562 43 5 $1,323 $2.9M
512 NAICS 512 40 4 $712 $1.5M
712 NAICS 712 35 4 $676 $1.2M
518 NAICS 518 27 2 $1,656 $2.3M
814 NAICS 814 24 30 $410 $0.5M
519 NAICS 519 23 1 $842 $1.0M
925 NAICS 925 19 2 $1,316 $1.3M
321 NAICS 321 15 4 $1,135 $0.9M
928 NAICS 928 12 2 $1,548 $0.9M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

248

jobs · $77,201 avg pay

State Government

1,794

jobs · $83,685 avg pay

Local Government

2,853

jobs · $59,425 avg pay

Private

36,360

jobs · $55,352 avg pay

MN Unemployment

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

4.5%

April 2026

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