Bremer County, IA
FIPS 19017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Bremer County had an annual average of 9,686 jobs across 748 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
9,686
-1% YoY
Establishments
748
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$52,551
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 762 | 44 | $1,797 | $71.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 547 | 40 | $317 | $9.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 525 | 45 | $1,064 | $29.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 470 | 9 | $711 | $17.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 406 | 9 | $875 | $18.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 361 | 42 | $478 | $9.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 338 | 7 | $567 | $10.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 308 | 9 | $1,389 | $22.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 278 | 44 | $1,041 | $15.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 261 | 7 | $434 | $5.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 250 | 6 | $1,460 | $19.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 245 | 14 | $495 | $6.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 170 | 68 | $1,908 | $16.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 143 | 13 | $1,210 | $9.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 126 | 18 | $939 | $6.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 109 | 11 | $719 | $4.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 100 | 18 | $1,756 | $9.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 98 | 7 | $1,010 | $5.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 81 | 23 | $933 | $3.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 78 | 15 | $2,232 | $9.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 73 | 17 | $602 | $2.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 66 | 6 | $796 | $2.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 59 | 6 | $317 | $1.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 56 | 15 | $1,393 | $4.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 55 | 4 | $921 | $2.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 50 | 10 | $885 | $2.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 48 | 6 | $766 | $1.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 44 | 8 | $1,152 | $2.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 37 | 10 | $1,146 | $2.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 36 | 4 | $364 | $0.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 25 | 5 | $1,907 | $2.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 24 | 6 | $795 | $1.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 21 | 3 | $1,439 | $1.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 14 | 7 | $1,103 | $0.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 13 | 9 | $2,272 | $1.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 11 | 5 | $1,600 | $0.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 9 | 4 | $433 | $0.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 7 | 1 | $1,295 | $0.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2 | 1 | $1,517 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
58
jobs · $63,606 avg pay
State Government
30
jobs · $56,303 avg pay
Local Government
1,877
jobs · $51,977 avg pay
Private
7,721
jobs · $52,598 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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