Cedar County, NE

FIPS 31027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Cedar County had an annual average of 2,788 jobs across 342 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,788

+1.9% YoY

Establishments

342

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,578

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 Cedar County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 331 6 $1,401 $14.8M
112 NAICS 112 180 17 $785 $7.3M
424 NAICS 424 153 22 $1,239 $9.9M
921 NAICS 921 130 7 $564 $3.8M
238 NAICS 238 118 21 $961 $5.9M
457 NAICS 457 117 12 $568 $3.5M
541 NAICS 541 115 11 $1,768 $7.5M
484 NAICS 484 114 23 $883 $5.2M
522 NAICS 522 101 10 $1,312 $6.9M
445 NAICS 445 80 6 $267 $1.1M
111 NAICS 111 74 22 $934 $3.6M
811 NAICS 811 72 17 $818 $3.1M
623 NAICS 623 59 1 $593 $1.8M
237 NAICS 237 57 9 $1,416 $3.7M
455 NAICS 455 40 5 $437 $0.9M
444 NAICS 444 38 5 $401 $0.8M
221 NAICS 221 37 3 $1,548 $3.0M
926 NAICS 926 34 3 $1,228 $2.1M
236 NAICS 236 32 12 $899 $1.5M
441 NAICS 441 30 5 $906 $1.4M
561 NAICS 561 30 8 $673 $1.0M
311 NAICS 311 27 4 $434 $0.6M
491 NAICS 491 26 9 $878 $1.2M
924 NAICS 924 22 2 $1,338 $1.1M
456 NAICS 456 20 3 $463 $0.5M
485 NAICS 485 18 1 $474 $0.4M
925 NAICS 925 3 1 $310 $0.0M
922 NAICS 922 2 1 $1,061 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

91

jobs · $73,302 avg pay

State Government

26

jobs · $60,488 avg pay

Local Government

613

jobs · $41,898 avg pay

Private

2,058

jobs · $43,880 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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