Butler County, IA

FIPS 19023 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Butler County had an annual average of 3,690 jobs across 425 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,690

-3.3% YoY

Establishments

425

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,226

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 Butler County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
623 NAICS 623 292 7 $648 $9.8M
921 NAICS 921 204 11 $755 $8.0M
311 NAICS 311 132 4 $1,833 $12.6M
332 NAICS 332 112 12 $1,109 $6.5M
424 NAICS 424 110 20 $1,252 $7.2M
238 NAICS 238 86 22 $1,173 $5.2M
621 NAICS 621 78 15 $1,131 $4.6M
441 NAICS 441 75 9 $948 $3.7M
522 NAICS 522 73 14 $1,240 $4.7M
111 NAICS 111 55 13 $1,172 $3.4M
484 NAICS 484 46 18 $1,147 $2.8M
445 NAICS 445 45 6 $388 $0.9M
444 NAICS 444 40 7 $700 $1.5M
811 NAICS 811 34 14 $1,003 $1.8M
237 NAICS 237 31 9 $1,092 $1.8M
491 NAICS 491 29 8 $1,237 $1.9M
112 NAICS 112 27 7 $756 $1.1M
236 NAICS 236 23 8 $943 $1.1M
115 NAICS 115 20 8 $648 $0.7M
812 NAICS 812 11 6 $550 $0.3M
449 NAICS 449 10 5 $2,450 $1.3M
459 NAICS 459 9 4 $482 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 7 1 $1,038 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,433 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

38

jobs · $62,818 avg pay

State Government

29

jobs · $56,665 avg pay

Local Government

674

jobs · $42,416 avg pay

Private

2,949

jobs · $55,520 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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