Clay County, MN

FIPS 27027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Clay County had an annual average of 19,702 jobs across 1,519 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

19,702

-0.1% YoY

Establishments

1,519

Total Wages

$1.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,697

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, MN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 3,509 45 $1,465 $198.9M
722 NAICS 722 1,565 103 $388 $31.6M
624 NAICS 624 1,365 84 $1,596 $47.4M
921 NAICS 921 1,233 16 $1,570 $78.5M
621 NAICS 621 1,138 59 $1,260 $74.5M
238 NAICS 238 674 124 $1,114 $39.0M
455 NAICS 455 595 10 $595 $18.4M
541 NAICS 541 594 100 $1,557 $48.1M
445 NAICS 445 592 20 $480 $14.8M
424 NAICS 424 567 25 $1,674 $49.3M
311 NAICS 311 395 8 $1,542 $31.7M
457 NAICS 457 311 23 $544 $8.8M
713 NAICS 713 275 20 $456 $6.5M
522 NAICS 522 251 20 $1,223 $16.0M
484 NAICS 484 249 46 $1,301 $16.9M
444 NAICS 444 245 15 $685 $8.7M
812 NAICS 812 245 48 $707 $9.0M
561 NAICS 561 243 47 $1,647 $11.2M
456 NAICS 456 240 18 $951 $11.9M
441 NAICS 441 234 22 $1,263 $15.4M
813 NAICS 813 218 19 $828 $9.4M
236 NAICS 236 217 61 $1,518 $17.1M
111 NAICS 111 216 70 $1,079 $12.1M
237 NAICS 237 214 16 $1,899 $20.1M
811 NAICS 811 179 55 $1,055 $9.8M
485 NAICS 485 175 12 $1,304 $8.6M
721 NAICS 721 136 6 $406 $2.9M
531 NAICS 531 129 40 $1,362 $8.7M
513 NAICS 513 126 7 $910 $6.0M
333 NAICS 333 121 6 $1,583 $10.0M
551 NAICS 551 113 8 $3,369 $19.7M
524 NAICS 524 101 46 $1,151 $6.1M
449 NAICS 449 98 11 $1,338 $6.9M
459 NAICS 459 94 25 $501 $2.5M
491 NAICS 491 84 10 $1,303 $5.7M
115 NAICS 115 75 9 $1,436 $5.6M
623 NAICS 623 67 1 $789 $2.8M
221 NAICS 221 66 1 $1,922 $6.6M
337 NAICS 337 59 6 $1,008 $3.1M
519 NAICS 519 56 11 $1,503 $2.3M
922 NAICS 922 53 4 $1,325 $3.6M
532 NAICS 532 46 7 $815 $1.9M
814 NAICS 814 40 52 $334 $0.7M
112 NAICS 112 36 10 $975 $1.8M
562 NAICS 562 35 5 $1,219 $2.2M
923 NAICS 923 26 6 $1,585 $2.1M
488 NAICS 488 25 4 $1,084 $1.4M
518 NAICS 518 20 1 $1,388 $1.4M
323 NAICS 323 19 4 $609 $0.6M
458 NAICS 458 19 10 $272 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 18 3 $1,371 $1.2M
926 NAICS 926 16 5 $1,349 $1.0M
332 NAICS 332 15 5 $667 $0.5M
712 NAICS 712 5 1 $1,088 $0.3M
928 NAICS 928 3 1 $1,515 $0.3M
925 NAICS 925 2 1 $496 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

106

jobs · $68,590 avg pay

State Government

903

jobs · $75,397 avg pay

Local Government

3,251

jobs · $59,759 avg pay

Private

15,442

jobs · $51,051 avg pay

MN Unemployment

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

4.5%

April 2026

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