Clare County, MI

FIPS 26035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Clare County had an annual average of 7,261 jobs across 624 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

7,261

+2.8% YoY

Establishments

624

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,952

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 Clare County, MI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
926 NAICS 926 1
722 NAICS 722 720 50 $342 $12.8M
623 NAICS 623 360 11 $730 $13.7M
459 NAICS 459 262 14 $646 $8.8M
813 NAICS 813 256 16 $716 $9.5M
541 NAICS 541 252 33 $1,568 $20.5M
238 NAICS 238 225 38 $1,154 $13.5M
621 NAICS 621 192 51 $1,967 $11.6M
445 NAICS 445 187 21 $487 $4.7M
423 NAICS 423 159 10 $950 $7.9M
333 NAICS 333 152 7 $1,412 $11.2M
457 NAICS 457 116 22 $959 $5.8M
455 NAICS 455 111 18 $456 $2.6M
811 NAICS 811 107 17 $914 $5.1M
713 NAICS 713 105 12 $364 $2.0M
444 NAICS 444 98 8 $572 $2.9M
441 NAICS 441 97 11 $957 $4.8M
721 NAICS 721 92 10 $364 $1.7M
321 NAICS 321 90 3 $1,191 $5.6M
236 NAICS 236 88 27 $963 $4.4M
237 NAICS 237 78 11 $1,020 $4.1M
491 NAICS 491 56 5 $1,108 $3.2M
522 NAICS 522 50 11 $1,095 $2.9M
326 NAICS 326 44 4 $935 $2.1M
812 NAICS 812 37 10 $452 $0.9M
999 NAICS 999 20 6 $542 $0.6M
814 NAICS 814 8 10 $330 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

114

jobs · $80,369 avg pay

State Government

64

jobs · $66,498 avg pay

Local Government

1,340

jobs · $47,394 avg pay

Private

5,743

jobs · $47,227 avg pay

MI Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

5.0%

April 2026

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