Brown County, IL

FIPS 17009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Brown County had an annual average of 4,170 jobs across 117 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,170

+2% YoY

Establishments

117

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$63,342

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 Brown County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 115 10 $304 $1.8M
921 NAICS 921 100 7 $681 $3.5M
541 NAICS 541 43 8 $1,664 $2.2M
491 NAICS 491 20 3 $959 $1.0M
811 NAICS 811 19 8 $680 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 7 2 $1,163 $0.4M
812 NAICS 812 6 5 $928 $0.3M
813 NAICS 813 5 3 $384 $0.1M
924 NAICS 924 3 1 $1,348 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

42

jobs · $63,691 avg pay

Private

4,128

jobs · $63,335 avg pay

IL Unemployment

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

5.1%

April 2026

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