Clay County, IA

FIPS 19041 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Clay County had an annual average of 8,533 jobs across 743 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,533

-1.1% YoY

Establishments

743

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,507

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 Clay County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 485 40 $424 $10.7M
621 NAICS 621 465 43 $1,829 $44.2M
423 NAICS 423 424 33 $1,477 $32.6M
624 NAICS 624 388 35 $509 $10.3M
455 NAICS 455 372 9 $572 $11.1M
561 NAICS 561 315 29 $529 $8.7M
238 NAICS 238 315 39 $1,165 $19.1M
921 NAICS 921 269 10 $946 $13.2M
445 NAICS 445 246 6 $525 $6.7M
444 NAICS 444 197 9 $795 $8.1M
332 NAICS 332 194 5 $1,190 $12.0M
112 NAICS 112 154 12 $1,306 $10.5M
441 NAICS 441 136 10 $1,222 $8.6M
522 NAICS 522 112 12 $1,419 $8.3M
236 NAICS 236 109 20 $1,098 $6.2M
457 NAICS 457 109 13 $525 $3.0M
493 NAICS 493 107 4 $892 $5.0M
459 NAICS 459 102 22 $548 $2.9M
812 NAICS 812 95 12 $571 $2.8M
221 NAICS 221 92 5 $1,838 $8.8M
531 NAICS 531 86 20 $1,044 $4.7M
449 NAICS 449 86 15 $841 $3.8M
811 NAICS 811 76 18 $958 $3.8M
713 NAICS 713 75 9 $308 $1.2M
484 NAICS 484 65 18 $1,294 $4.4M
517 NAICS 517 59 8 $1,300 $4.0M
237 NAICS 237 53 6 $1,154 $3.2M
115 NAICS 115 53 8 $947 $2.6M
721 NAICS 721 52 6 $508 $1.4M
458 NAICS 458 50 12 $472 $1.2M
456 NAICS 456 46 8 $861 $2.1M
488 NAICS 488 44 7 $1,493 $3.4M
524 NAICS 524 39 21 $1,053 $2.1M
491 NAICS 491 35 8 $1,213 $2.2M
924 NAICS 924 29 6 $1,412 $2.2M
562 NAICS 562 27 4 $1,024 $1.4M
523 NAICS 523 21 6 $2,008 $2.2M
532 NAICS 532 16 5 $1,208 $1.0M
926 NAICS 926 10 1 $947 $0.5M
923 NAICS 923 7 1 $1,694 $0.6M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

60

jobs · $65,204 avg pay

State Government

105

jobs · $72,671 avg pay

Local Government

1,395

jobs · $54,998 avg pay

Private

6,973

jobs · $52,815 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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