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.
| 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
Other NE Counties
The largest counties in NE by total employment.
- Douglas County 340,716 jobs
- Lancaster County 175,346 jobs
- Sarpy County 80,883 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 41,938 jobs
- Hall County 35,986 jobs
- Buffalo County 28,147 jobs
- Madison County 22,011 jobs
- Platte County 20,010 jobs