Dawson County, NE

FIPS 31047 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Dawson County had an annual average of 11,865 jobs across 763 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,865

+0.6% YoY

Establishments

763

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,637

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 Dawson County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,025 18 $1,160 $44.8M
722 NAICS 722 656 51 $352 $12.0M
622 NAICS 622 572 3 $1,313 $39.1M
921 NAICS 921 373 8 $904 $17.5M
455 NAICS 455 368 9 $555 $10.6M
112 NAICS 112 329 37 $1,191 $20.4M
623 NAICS 623 301 10 $776 $10.6M
561 NAICS 561 269 24 $894 $12.5M
624 NAICS 624 257 28 $1,010 $9.4M
484 NAICS 484 249 35 $1,145 $14.8M
423 NAICS 423 247 18 $1,393 $17.9M
238 NAICS 238 243 37 $1,046 $13.2M
457 NAICS 457 218 22 $472 $5.3M
441 NAICS 441 211 24 $1,122 $12.3M
522 NAICS 522 192 16 $1,440 $14.4M
541 NAICS 541 182 63 $1,079 $10.2M
621 NAICS 621 178 30 $1,652 $11.4M
111 NAICS 111 175 46 $938 $8.5M
424 NAICS 424 160 24 $1,175 $9.7M
445 NAICS 445 149 7 $507 $3.9M
811 NAICS 811 134 26 $878 $6.1M
926 NAICS 926 111 10 $1,518 $7.6M
721 NAICS 721 106 11 $401 $2.2M
551 NAICS 551 106 5 $2,663 $14.7M
221 NAICS 221 103 11 $2,041 $10.2M
237 NAICS 237 94 6 $1,454 $7.1M
325 NAICS 325 85 5 $1,297 $5.8M
444 NAICS 444 70 11 $761 $2.8M
236 NAICS 236 68 18 $832 $2.9M
456 NAICS 456 52 4 $730 $2.0M
524 NAICS 524 48 19 $1,050 $2.6M
491 NAICS 491 44 6 $1,063 $2.5M
813 NAICS 813 44 9 $428 $1.0M
562 NAICS 562 27 6 $1,282 $1.8M
922 NAICS 922 26 1 $1,102 $1.5M
523 NAICS 523 20 3 $2,285 $2.4M
513 NAICS 513 15 3 $679 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 11 2 $889 $0.5M
531 NAICS 531 9 1 $827 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $1,217 $0.2M
923 NAICS 923 3 1 $899 $0.1M
488 NAICS 488 1 1 $154 $0.0M
928 NAICS 928 1 1 $881 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

79

jobs · $64,855 avg pay

State Government

141

jobs · $53,851 avg pay

Local Government

2,187

jobs · $54,310 avg pay

Private

9,458

jobs · $49,625 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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