Cottonwood County, MN

FIPS 27033 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Cottonwood County had an annual average of 4,847 jobs across 446 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,847

-10.8% YoY

Establishments

446

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,089

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 Cottonwood County, MN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
923 NAICS 923 1
611 NAICS 611 505 4 $852 $22.4M
237 NAICS 237 230 12 $1,512 $14.6M
921 NAICS 921 211 13 $710 $7.8M
424 NAICS 424 196 18 $1,428 $14.6M
624 NAICS 624 195 61 $1,160 $8.3M
112 NAICS 112 163 20 $997 $8.4M
423 NAICS 423 149 11 $1,404 $10.9M
238 NAICS 238 142 15 $1,185 $8.8M
621 NAICS 621 123 19 $1,462 $9.4M
457 NAICS 457 108 9 $489 $2.7M
811 NAICS 811 89 20 $730 $3.4M
522 NAICS 522 59 8 $1,286 $4.0M
236 NAICS 236 57 17 $1,220 $3.6M
541 NAICS 541 52 18 $748 $2.0M
456 NAICS 456 44 3 $669 $1.5M
455 NAICS 455 44 4 $457 $1.0M
924 NAICS 924 43 4 $1,626 $3.1M
441 NAICS 441 43 8 $861 $1.9M
922 NAICS 922 40 3 $1,352 $2.4M
111 NAICS 111 34 6 $498 $0.9M
813 NAICS 813 31 9 $595 $1.0M
491 NAICS 491 25 4 $1,270 $1.6M
459 NAICS 459 24 8 $325 $0.4M
484 NAICS 484 23 10 $1,161 $1.4M
221 NAICS 221 21 3 $1,309 $1.4M
926 NAICS 926 14 3 $1,172 $0.9M
531 NAICS 531 8 5 $1,003 $0.4M
925 NAICS 925 5 2 $1,044 $0.3M
517 NAICS 517 4 3 $1,520 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

48

jobs · $68,037 avg pay

State Government

91

jobs · $75,409 avg pay

Local Government

910

jobs · $45,938 avg pay

Private

3,798

jobs · $48,977 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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