Calhoun County, IA

FIPS 19025 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Calhoun County had an annual average of 2,788 jobs across 325 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,788

+0.8% YoY

Establishments

325

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,073

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 Calhoun County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
623 NAICS 623 391 14 $705 $14.3M
611 NAICS 611 298 6 $887 $13.7M
921 NAICS 921 192 10 $783 $7.8M
424 NAICS 424 173 16 $1,424 $12.8M
457 NAICS 457 123 11 $470 $3.0M
484 NAICS 484 122 21 $1,070 $6.8M
722 NAICS 722 116 16 $282 $1.7M
441 NAICS 441 86 8 $1,095 $4.9M
522 NAICS 522 73 10 $1,168 $4.4M
445 NAICS 445 73 6 $370 $1.4M
621 NAICS 621 73 16 $1,010 $3.8M
238 NAICS 238 67 17 $1,070 $3.7M
541 NAICS 541 63 20 $872 $2.9M
624 NAICS 624 39 11 $300 $0.6M
524 NAICS 524 36 9 $1,149 $2.1M
237 NAICS 237 35 7 $1,061 $1.9M
811 NAICS 811 34 7 $1,095 $1.9M
491 NAICS 491 22 7 $1,033 $1.2M
236 NAICS 236 20 7 $805 $0.8M
561 NAICS 561 11 7 $1,185 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 6 1 $1,205 $0.4M
551 NAICS 551 4 5 $3,176 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,538 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

30

jobs · $57,128 avg pay

State Government

119

jobs · $59,996 avg pay

Local Government

521

jobs · $42,463 avg pay

Private

2,118

jobs · $48,659 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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