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.
| 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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