Boone County, IA

FIPS 19015 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Boone County had an annual average of 8,930 jobs across 749 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,930

+0.7% YoY

Establishments

749

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,924

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 Boone County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 512 37 $358 $9.5M
238 NAICS 238 462 56 $1,354 $32.5M
624 NAICS 624 361 31 $679 $12.8M
541 NAICS 541 312 62 $1,795 $29.1M
921 NAICS 921 284 6 $985 $14.5M
455 NAICS 455 252 7 $595 $7.8M
561 NAICS 561 234 30 $765 $9.3M
445 NAICS 445 208 4 $449 $4.8M
423 NAICS 423 203 23 $1,210 $12.8M
111 NAICS 111 175 22 $1,168 $10.6M
325 NAICS 325 164 5 $1,259 $10.8M
457 NAICS 457 160 10 $396 $3.3M
522 NAICS 522 138 18 $1,311 $9.4M
441 NAICS 441 135 10 $1,034 $7.3M
713 NAICS 713 130 8 $330 $2.2M
236 NAICS 236 120 26 $1,109 $6.9M
221 NAICS 221 117 6 $2,163 $13.2M
424 NAICS 424 101 20 $1,597 $8.4M
813 NAICS 813 90 16 $821 $3.8M
444 NAICS 444 88 12 $794 $3.6M
524 NAICS 524 82 20 $1,620 $6.9M
611 NAICS 611 77 8 $345 $1.4M
449 NAICS 449 76 7 $1,119 $4.4M
484 NAICS 484 75 16 $1,014 $4.0M
311 NAICS 311 72 4 $828 $3.1M
237 NAICS 237 70 8 $2,101 $7.6M
334 NAICS 334 70 4 $1,113 $4.1M
562 NAICS 562 67 3 $1,381 $4.8M
551 NAICS 551 66 10 $3,257 $11.3M
531 NAICS 531 62 28 $902 $2.9M
928 NAICS 928 52 1 $1,445 $3.9M
491 NAICS 491 51 6 $1,102 $2.9M
811 NAICS 811 48 24 $1,032 $2.6M
336 NAICS 336 47 4 $837 $2.0M
721 NAICS 721 46 6 $380 $0.9M
812 NAICS 812 42 14 $593 $1.3M
456 NAICS 456 40 9 $1,021 $2.1M
924 NAICS 924 39 7 $1,674 $2.3M
459 NAICS 459 31 7 $827 $1.4M
458 NAICS 458 28 4 $462 $0.7M
517 NAICS 517 21 5 $1,328 $1.4M
115 NAICS 115 16 5 $859 $0.7M
425 NAICS 425 15 5 $1,195 $0.9M
523 NAICS 523 14 8 $1,642 $1.2M
323 NAICS 323 14 3 $669 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 14 1 $1,546 $1.1M
513 NAICS 513 11 7 $2,123 $1.2M
814 NAICS 814 4 3 $168 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

118

jobs · $68,219 avg pay

State Government

641

jobs · $65,488 avg pay

Local Government

1,498

jobs · $52,320 avg pay

Private

6,673

jobs · $52,916 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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