Cass County, IL

FIPS 17017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Cass County had an annual average of 5,143 jobs across 265 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,143

-5.6% YoY

Establishments

265

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,070

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 Cass County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 463 6 $688 $16.6M
921 NAICS 921 272 10 $847 $12.0M
623 NAICS 623 182 10 $785 $7.4M
522 NAICS 522 176 6 $1,210 $11.1M
722 NAICS 722 138 23 $401 $2.9M
424 NAICS 424 127 18 $1,508 $9.9M
457 NAICS 457 88 10 $425 $1.9M
111 NAICS 111 79 11 $1,076 $4.4M
441 NAICS 441 72 7 $793 $2.9M
811 NAICS 811 63 11 $844 $2.8M
444 NAICS 444 39 6 $464 $0.9M
484 NAICS 484 37 7 $1,061 $2.1M
524 NAICS 524 37 7 $875 $1.7M
491 NAICS 491 35 5 $1,156 $2.1M
813 NAICS 813 24 5 $287 $0.4M
445 NAICS 445 22 3 $383 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 18 3 $1,617 $1.5M
459 NAICS 459 8 3 $414 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 1 1 $1,234 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

54

jobs · $68,090 avg pay

Local Government

782

jobs · $38,027 avg pay

Private

4,307

jobs · $53,219 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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