Clay County, NE

FIPS 31035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Clay County had an annual average of 2,077 jobs across 276 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,077

+0.6% YoY

Establishments

276

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,775

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, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
624 NAICS 624 — 1 — —
611 NAICS 611 409 5 $1,067 $18.9M
921 NAICS 921 131 9 $698 $4.7M
424 NAICS 424 120 20 $1,124 $7.0M
926 NAICS 926 110 3 $1,936 $11.0M
111 NAICS 111 96 35 $973 $4.9M
441 NAICS 441 71 3 $1,060 $3.9M
423 NAICS 423 68 9 $1,183 $4.2M
112 NAICS 112 58 8 $1,351 $4.1M
522 NAICS 522 52 9 $867 $2.3M
321 NAICS 321 50 3 $1,165 $3.0M
238 NAICS 238 48 13 $958 $2.4M
445 NAICS 445 43 3 $410 $0.9M
621 NAICS 621 34 10 $855 $1.5M
811 NAICS 811 32 6 $851 $1.4M
541 NAICS 541 30 12 $1,392 $2.2M
491 NAICS 491 22 8 $1,078 $1.2M
713 NAICS 713 20 3 $401 $0.4M
925 NAICS 925 8 4 $570 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 6 2 $1,154 $0.3M
493 NAICS 493 6 1 $1,952 $0.6M
813 NAICS 813 3 1 $366 $0.1M
922 NAICS 922 2 1 $1,065 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

136

jobs · $92,001 avg pay

State Government

135

jobs · $55,509 avg pay

Local Government

426

jobs · $40,475 avg pay

Private

1,380

jobs · $50,934 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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