Bureau County, IL
FIPS 17011 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Bureau County had an annual average of 10,031 jobs across 771 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
10,031
-4.4% YoY
Establishments
771
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,301
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 610 | 10 | $1,182 | $37.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 421 | 7 | $2,388 | $52.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 387 | 34 | $1,232 | $24.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 361 | 30 | $904 | $17.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 304 | 33 | $1,212 | $19.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 247 | 19 | $560 | $7.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 239 | 34 | $1,091 | $13.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 204 | 27 | $1,280 | $13.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 204 | 15 | $747 | $7.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 193 | 44 | $1,123 | $11.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 186 | 19 | $2,060 | $17.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 178 | 4 | $731 | $6.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 162 | 13 | $526 | $4.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 162 | 34 | $1,257 | $10.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 152 | 11 | $1,156 | $9.1M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 134 | 11 | $1,512 | $10.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 129 | 28 | $796 | $5.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 126 | 12 | $1,968 | $7.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 108 | 21 | $993 | $5.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 99 | 28 | $948 | $4.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 94 | 9 | $608 | $3.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 61 | 23 | $1,124 | $3.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 59 | 12 | $1,158 | $3.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 58 | 10 | $304 | $0.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 58 | 14 | $426 | $1.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 48 | 16 | $546 | $1.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 45 | 12 | $362 | $0.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 36 | 10 | $805 | $1.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 36 | 4 | $289 | $0.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 35 | 7 | $580 | $1.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 24 | 1 | $2,819 | $3.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 20 | 4 | $1,119 | $1.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 11 | 6 | $1,122 | $0.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 11 | 3 | $1,410 | $0.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 3 | 1 | $1,715 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
104
jobs · $83,423 avg pay
Local Government
1,553
jobs · $39,662 avg pay
Private
8,374
jobs · $55,450 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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