Cook County, IL

FIPS 17031 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Cook County had an annual average of 2,565,567 jobs across 137,804 establishments, paying $223.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,565,567

+0.2% YoY

Establishments

137,804

Total Wages

$223.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$86,931

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 Cook County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
541 NAICS 541 239,581 21,698 $2,764 $34,428.2M
611 NAICS 611 212,692 2,663 $1,532 $15,674.9M
722 NAICS 722 205,522 11,278 $652 $6,966.7M
561 NAICS 561 175,643 6,259 $1,216 $10,763.9M
621 NAICS 621 132,188 10,375 $2,270 $8,488.0M
622 NAICS 622 131,455 128 $2,631 $12,409.8M
624 NAICS 624 85,512 4,214 $717 $3,186.1M
524 NAICS 524 58,474 2,590 $4,005 $8,369.9M
522 NAICS 522 56,548 2,030 $3,113 $8,520.0M
445 NAICS 445 54,478 2,746 $700 $1,984.4M
623 NAICS 623 50,051 645 $964 $2,510.2M
921 NAICS 921 50,029 196 $2,586 $4,978.2M
238 NAICS 238 49,806 6,164 $1,932 $5,004.0M
423 NAICS 423 48,692 3,245 $2,040 $5,164.3M
813 NAICS 813 45,118 2,787 $1,561 $3,661.6M
455 NAICS 455 43,719 1,018 $680 $1,545.9M
424 NAICS 424 43,142 1,911 $2,199 $4,932.4M
713 NAICS 713 41,834 1,151 $607 $1,309.1M
523 NAICS 523 41,319 2,446 $6,419 $13,792.5M
311 NAICS 311 40,311 842 $1,515 $3,176.6M
481 NAICS 481 38,045 143 $2,322 $4,594.6M
531 NAICS 531 35,082 5,614 $2,054 $3,746.8M
551 NAICS 551 30,449 576 $3,234 $5,121.0M
484 NAICS 484 28,826 6,579 $1,269 $1,902.7M
812 NAICS 812 28,388 4,852 $871 $1,285.7M
492 NAICS 492 27,441 321 $1,108 $1,581.6M
332 NAICS 332 27,049 909 $1,484 $2,087.5M
721 NAICS 721 26,089 553 $1,149 $1,558.1M
485 NAICS 485 23,813 536 $1,457 $1,379.8M
922 NAICS 922 23,719 60 $2,503 $2,430.8M
441 NAICS 441 21,976 1,057 $1,336 $1,527.2M
458 NAICS 458 21,785 1,697 $639 $723.9M
459 NAICS 459 20,584 2,055 $780 $834.7M
488 NAICS 488 20,060 1,077 $1,338 $1,396.1M
456 NAICS 456 19,382 1,724 $900 $907.4M
811 NAICS 811 18,615 3,348 $1,142 $1,105.2M
236 NAICS 236 18,582 4,358 $1,960 $1,893.7M
493 NAICS 493 16,644 238 $1,065 $921.8M
513 NAICS 513 16,445 1,084 $3,163 $2,704.4M
444 NAICS 444 13,691 459 $853 $607.0M
449 NAICS 449 13,573 982 $1,243 $877.2M
336 NAICS 336 13,413 152 $1,753 $1,222.8M
711 NAICS 711 13,063 1,098 $2,159 $1,466.6M
491 NAICS 491 12,946 160 $1,421 $955.2M
334 NAICS 334 10,558 328 $2,166 $1,189.4M
532 NAICS 532 10,357 701 $1,544 $831.3M
333 NAICS 333 10,182 471 $1,767 $935.8M
335 NAICS 335 10,102 136 $1,795 $943.0M
325 NAICS 325 10,099 322 $1,975 $1,037.4M
339 NAICS 339 9,516 524 $1,610 $796.6M
518 NAICS 518 8,878 397 $3,773 $1,741.7M
322 NAICS 322 8,214 110 $1,534 $655.1M
326 NAICS 326 8,149 185 $1,486 $629.8M
425 NAICS 425 7,719 1,111 $2,158 $866.1M
323 NAICS 323 7,693 460 $2,388 $605.2M
517 NAICS 517 7,426 342 $2,639 $1,019.2M
519 NAICS 519 7,358 294 $5,669 $1,138.4M
237 NAICS 237 7,002 370 $2,394 $870.1M
221 NAICS 221 6,948 147 $2,571 $894.4M
562 NAICS 562 6,104 295 $1,802 $572.0M
923 NAICS 923 6,082 29 $2,126 $668.5M
516 NAICS 516 6,082 200 $3,650 $1,154.3M
331 NAICS 331 5,897 109 $1,794 $550.0M
712 NAICS 712 5,842 78 $1,640 $328.0M
926 NAICS 926 5,554 57 $2,327 $646.4M
457 NAICS 457 5,465 1,017 $590 $167.6M
512 NAICS 512 4,019 593 $1,085 $226.7M
924 NAICS 924 4,017 17 $2,387 $356.8M
814 NAICS 814 3,862 3,884 $878 $176.4M
337 NAICS 337 3,725 240 $1,347 $261.0M
327 NAICS 327 3,325 174 $1,565 $270.5M
324 NAICS 324 1,852 42 $2,380 $229.2M
315 NAICS 315 1,721 86 $1,248 $111.6M
312 NAICS 312 1,613 109 $1,200 $100.7M
321 NAICS 321 1,609 116 $1,184 $99.1M
928 NAICS 928 1,330 10 $2,187 $151.2M
925 NAICS 925 1,266 7 $2,664 $127.9M
314 NAICS 314 1,260 89 $1,035 $67.8M
487 NAICS 487 777 27 $920 $37.2M
111 NAICS 111 608 60 $847 $26.8M
483 NAICS 483 539 16 $1,401 $39.2M
212 NAICS 212 330 38 $2,110 $36.3M
999 NAICS 999 280 300 $1,234 $17.9M
316 NAICS 316 259 24 $1,154 $15.5M
313 NAICS 313 239 22 $1,525 $18.9M
112 NAICS 112 223 14 $952 $11.0M
115 NAICS 115 105 17 $931 $5.1M
533 NAICS 533 101 23 $1,950 $10.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

41,153

jobs · $104,533 avg pay

State Government

23,536

jobs · $98,752 avg pay

Local Government

237,153

jobs · $77,012 avg pay

Private

2,263,725

jobs · $87,527 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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