Colfax County, NE

FIPS 31037 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Colfax County had an annual average of 5,155 jobs across 312 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,155

-0.5% YoY

Establishments

312

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,744

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 Colfax County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 503 11 $1,266 $21.4M
424 NAICS 424 296 21 $1,175 $18.1M
112 NAICS 112 232 19 $1,011 $12.2M
921 NAICS 921 140 6 $703 $5.1M
484 NAICS 484 131 44 $1,069 $7.3M
445 NAICS 445 115 10 $469 $2.8M
238 NAICS 238 97 18 $1,149 $5.8M
457 NAICS 457 97 7 $406 $2.0M
522 NAICS 522 64 6 $956 $3.2M
621 NAICS 621 53 12 $1,299 $3.6M
811 NAICS 811 52 12 $884 $2.4M
624 NAICS 624 49 8 $543 $1.4M
926 NAICS 926 48 5 $1,702 $3.8M
236 NAICS 236 42 9 $1,083 $2.4M
441 NAICS 441 38 10 $771 $1.5M
541 NAICS 541 32 7 $685 $1.2M
455 NAICS 455 31 3 $423 $0.7M
713 NAICS 713 27 4 $286 $0.4M
922 NAICS 922 22 2 $1,284 $0.3M
561 NAICS 561 17 6 $564 $0.5M
111 NAICS 111 16 6 $738 $0.6M
812 NAICS 812 15 5 $400 $0.3M
491 NAICS 491 12 4 $1,207 $0.8M
562 NAICS 562 8 3 $1,438 $0.6M
925 NAICS 925 6 2 $422 $0.1M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,213 $0.1M
221 NAICS 221 2 2 $1,218 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

41

jobs · $79,772 avg pay

State Government

9

jobs · $59,880 avg pay

Local Government

686

jobs · $40,754 avg pay

Private

4,419

jobs · $55,502 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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