Boone County, NE

FIPS 31011 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Boone County had an annual average of 2,452 jobs across 259 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,452

+0.9% YoY

Establishments

259

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,752

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, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
112 NAICS 112 289 25 $1,097 $16.5M
622 NAICS 622 251 1 $1,039 $13.5M
611 NAICS 611 221 4 $1,648 $9.7M
424 NAICS 424 144 17 $1,012 $7.6M
921 NAICS 921 121 6 $539 $3.4M
238 NAICS 238 113 15 $1,267 $7.5M
621 NAICS 621 100 11 $2,150 $8.4M
722 NAICS 722 99 8 $295 $1.5M
457 NAICS 457 69 6 $424 $1.5M
455 NAICS 455 67 3 $1,267 $4.4M
522 NAICS 522 64 6 $1,165 $3.9M
445 NAICS 445 62 4 $454 $1.5M
311 NAICS 311 39 3 $795 $1.6M
541 NAICS 541 37 8 $1,003 $1.9M
221 NAICS 221 35 8 $1,933 $3.5M
811 NAICS 811 24 12 $830 $1.0M
441 NAICS 441 23 5 $981 $1.2M
926 NAICS 926 19 3 $1,068 $0.7M
491 NAICS 491 14 4 $1,221 $0.9M
925 NAICS 925 6 2 $422 $0.1M
924 NAICS 924 4 2 $1,254 $0.2M
922 NAICS 922 2 2 $1,489 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

24

jobs · $58,665 avg pay

State Government

10

jobs · $65,614 avg pay

Local Government

668

jobs · $50,396 avg pay

Private

1,750

jobs · $50,693 avg pay

NE Unemployment

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

3.0%

April 2026

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