Brown County, NE

FIPS 31017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Brown County had an annual average of 1,388 jobs across 167 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,388

+0.9% YoY

Establishments

167

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,505

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, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
112 NAICS 112 250 8 $988 $12.9M
611 NAICS 611 138 3 $1,144 $8.2M
622 NAICS 622 87 1 $1,099 $5.0M
921 NAICS 921 77 4 $609 $2.4M
221 NAICS 221 50 4 $1,387 $3.6M
238 NAICS 238 48 10 $806 $2.0M
424 NAICS 424 46 5 $1,302 $3.1M
926 NAICS 926 41 3 $1,288 $2.5M
722 NAICS 722 38 8 $323 $0.6M
457 NAICS 457 33 5 $537 $0.9M
423 NAICS 423 32 5 $1,292 $2.2M
522 NAICS 522 26 3 $1,293 $1.7M
441 NAICS 441 25 3 $858 $1.1M
541 NAICS 541 21 8 $900 $1.0M
484 NAICS 484 21 9 $805 $0.9M
111 NAICS 111 12 7 $1,057 $0.7M
524 NAICS 524 12 4 $695 $0.4M
444 NAICS 444 11 3 $744 $0.4M
491 NAICS 491 8 3 $1,154 $0.5M
624 NAICS 624 4 1 $994 $0.2M
922 NAICS 922 3 1 $1,090 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,528 $0.1M
925 NAICS 925 1 1 $576 $0.0M
488 NAICS 488 1 1 $1,395 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

17

jobs · $53,744 avg pay

State Government

46

jobs · $63,665 avg pay

Local Government

349

jobs · $54,530 avg pay

Private

976

jobs · $42,682 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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