Dawes County, NE

FIPS 31045 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Dawes County had an annual average of 3,155 jobs across 301 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,155

+1.5% YoY

Establishments

301

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$41,554

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 Dawes County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 659 21 $1,032 $32.0M
722 NAICS 722 334 27 $332 $5.8M
455 NAICS 455 234 4 $540 $6.6M
924 NAICS 924 223 4 $1,473 $12.2M
921 NAICS 921 161 3 $700 $5.8M
441 NAICS 441 133 12 $1,045 $7.2M
624 NAICS 624 95 37 $1,141 $3.8M
621 NAICS 621 72 14 $1,427 $5.4M
457 NAICS 457 71 7 $713 $2.6M
522 NAICS 522 67 9 $1,042 $3.6M
445 NAICS 445 66 4 $487 $1.7M
238 NAICS 238 62 17 $794 $2.6M
541 NAICS 541 52 15 $954 $2.6M
926 NAICS 926 45 6 $1,120 $2.6M
623 NAICS 623 37 2 $690 $1.3M
561 NAICS 561 37 10 $549 $1.1M
444 NAICS 444 36 4 $588 $1.1M
459 NAICS 459 31 5 $784 $1.3M
112 NAICS 112 28 10 $630 $0.9M
923 NAICS 923 20 1 $751 $0.8M
811 NAICS 811 16 6 $603 $0.5M
922 NAICS 922 11 2 $976 $0.4M
491 NAICS 491 11 2 $1,153 $0.7M
531 NAICS 531 9 4 $507 $0.2M
484 NAICS 484 8 4 $1,166 $0.5M
221 NAICS 221 7 2 $1,765 $0.7M
712 NAICS 712 3 1 $754 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

136

jobs · $72,654 avg pay

State Government

508

jobs · $50,886 avg pay

Local Government

527

jobs · $40,053 avg pay

Private

1,984

jobs · $37,394 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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