Custer County, NE

FIPS 31041 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Custer County had an annual average of 4,538 jobs across 488 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,538

+0.2% YoY

Establishments

488

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,948

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 Custer County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
112 NAICS 112 479 32 $1,189 $29.6M
611 NAICS 611 397 11 $1,078 $17.7M
921 NAICS 921 218 20 $790 $9.0M
623 NAICS 623 213 5 $666 $7.4M
111 NAICS 111 149 34 $854 $6.6M
445 NAICS 445 147 9 $386 $3.0M
424 NAICS 424 137 17 $1,017 $7.2M
457 NAICS 457 123 13 $580 $3.7M
237 NAICS 237 122 8 $1,799 $11.3M
621 NAICS 621 120 18 $1,033 $6.5M
522 NAICS 522 110 13 $1,333 $7.6M
541 NAICS 541 106 32 $1,024 $5.6M
441 NAICS 441 76 8 $951 $3.7M
238 NAICS 238 74 23 $802 $3.1M
622 NAICS 622 73 1 $1,398 $5.3M
444 NAICS 444 65 9 $696 $2.3M
811 NAICS 811 65 18 $915 $3.1M
221 NAICS 221 58 6 $2,031 $4.9M
524 NAICS 524 56 18 $1,203 $3.5M
459 NAICS 459 52 8 $587 $1.6M
423 NAICS 423 48 7 $1,205 $3.0M
926 NAICS 926 38 5 $1,183 $2.2M
624 NAICS 624 31 2 $981 $1.4M
484 NAICS 484 29 11 $984 $1.5M
491 NAICS 491 27 10 $968 $1.4M
561 NAICS 561 26 13 $580 $0.8M
523 NAICS 523 19 4 $1,817 $1.8M
531 NAICS 531 16 8 $966 $0.8M
449 NAICS 449 15 5 $636 $0.5M
115 NAICS 115 12 5 $950 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 12 4 $1,331 $0.7M
925 NAICS 925 9 3 $568 $0.3M
922 NAICS 922 7 1 $1,338 $0.5M
485 NAICS 485 6 1 $493 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

44

jobs · $55,355 avg pay

State Government

54

jobs · $56,747 avg pay

Local Government

768

jobs · $47,950 avg pay

Private

3,672

jobs · $50,216 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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