Coles County, IL
FIPS 17029 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Coles County had an annual average of 20,189 jobs across 997 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
20,189
+1.4% YoY
Establishments
997
Total Wages
$1.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$52,399
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 3 | — | — |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,301 | 28 | $661 | $79.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,885 | 14 | $941 | $91.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,856 | 106 | $386 | $37.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,418 | 52 | $783 | $57.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,028 | 50 | $1,314 | $70.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 934 | 16 | $527 | $25.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 737 | 10 | $1,446 | $55.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 604 | 13 | $1,047 | $32.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 506 | 14 | $1,072 | $28.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 482 | 66 | $1,252 | $31.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 414 | 16 | $1,090 | $23.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 349 | 27 | $1,580 | $28.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 328 | 16 | $495 | $8.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 309 | 21 | $1,684 | $27.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 307 | 26 | $1,427 | $22.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 245 | 22 | $310 | $4.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 219 | 17 | $683 | $7.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 166 | 6 | $1,073 | $9.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 150 | 6 | $2,450 | $19.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 149 | 23 | $442 | $3.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 140 | 30 | $894 | $6.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 134 | 21 | $1,012 | $7.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 125 | 16 | $627 | $4.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 115 | 9 | $434 | $2.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 107 | 28 | $828 | $4.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 102 | 12 | $434 | $2.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 102 | 23 | $546 | $2.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 82 | 6 | $1,129 | $4.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 74 | 16 | $377 | $1.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 49 | 6 | $1,186 | $3.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 46 | 11 | $696 | $1.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 43 | 9 | $1,617 | $3.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 33 | 5 | $1,034 | $1.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 29 | 1 | $1,848 | $2.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 16 | 5 | $1,174 | $1.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 13 | 19 | $332 | $0.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 10 | 1 | $1,206 | $0.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 9 | 1 | $1,731 | $0.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 9 | 4 | $1,121 | $0.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 8 | 5 | $703 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
139
jobs · $68,851 avg pay
Private
20,050
jobs · $52,284 avg pay
IL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.1%
April 2026
Other IL Counties
The largest counties in IL by total employment.
- Cook County 2,565,567 jobs
- DuPage County 577,376 jobs
- Lake County 294,916 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 232,397 jobs
- Will County 231,904 jobs
- Kane County 183,910 jobs
- Sangamon County 134,376 jobs
- Winnebago County 126,414 jobs