Clay County, IL

FIPS 17025 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Clay County had an annual average of 4,625 jobs across 313 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,625

+0.6% YoY

Establishments

313

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,798

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, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
623 NAICS 623 169 6 $593 $5.2M
921 NAICS 921 152 11 $1,031 $8.2M
424 NAICS 424 138 9 $1,327 $9.5M
484 NAICS 484 138 11 $1,167 $8.4M
522 NAICS 522 84 4 $934 $4.1M
561 NAICS 561 78 10 $527 $2.1M
624 NAICS 624 76 9 $648 $2.6M
111 NAICS 111 71 16 $887 $3.3M
213 NAICS 213 70 13 $1,012 $3.7M
445 NAICS 445 63 6 $499 $1.6M
459 NAICS 459 57 8 $419 $1.2M
621 NAICS 621 56 11 $1,219 $3.6M
441 NAICS 441 51 7 $1,014 $2.7M
811 NAICS 811 42 16 $737 $1.6M
713 NAICS 713 31 4 $345 $0.6M
491 NAICS 491 30 5 $1,178 $1.9M
444 NAICS 444 30 5 $674 $1.0M
813 NAICS 813 30 8 $318 $0.5M
238 NAICS 238 27 10 $849 $1.2M
541 NAICS 541 27 13 $1,336 $1.9M
423 NAICS 423 26 6 $582 $0.8M
456 NAICS 456 16 3 $652 $0.5M
211 NAICS 211 9 6 $933 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 6 2 $1,255 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

37

jobs · $61,928 avg pay

Local Government

894

jobs · $51,380 avg pay

Private

3,694

jobs · $50,545 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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