Defiance County, OH
FIPS 39039 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Defiance County had an annual average of 15,517 jobs across 942 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
15,517
+1.7% YoY
Establishments
942
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$52,760
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | — | — | — |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,592 | 82 | $344 | $28.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 943 | 14 | $1,006 | $49.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 721 | 3 | $1,115 | $41.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 692 | 53 | $1,638 | $59.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 657 | 17 | $511 | $17.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 654 | 31 | $1,212 | $41.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 471 | 11 | $755 | $18.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 440 | 24 | $1,231 | $28.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 421 | 14 | $1,294 | $28.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 392 | 18 | $614 | $12.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 371 | 20 | $1,083 | $20.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 368 | 13 | $731 | $14.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 361 | 36 | $1,318 | $24.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 340 | 45 | $1,009 | $17.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 296 | 19 | $221 | $3.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 213 | 62 | $1,297 | $14.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 210 | 12 | $1,881 | $14.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 206 | 5 | $1,320 | $14.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 205 | 8 | $1,165 | $12.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 192 | 40 | $879 | $8.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 161 | 9 | $980 | $8.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 157 | 23 | $598 | $4.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 155 | 13 | $466 | $3.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 136 | 2 | $795 | $5.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 112 | 15 | $1,217 | $7.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 110 | 18 | $503 | $2.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 108 | 14 | $693 | $3.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 103 | 6 | $1,252 | $6.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 100 | 7 | $1,351 | $6.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 84 | 6 | $1,483 | $6.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 81 | 18 | $1,083 | $4.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 81 | 22 | $1,148 | $4.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 72 | 5 | $416 | $1.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 71 | 6 | $3,407 | $5.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 63 | 1 | $1,613 | $5.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 61 | 24 | $725 | $2.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 58 | 5 | $1,787 | $3.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 53 | 11 | $401 | $1.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 53 | 7 | $1,235 | $3.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 51 | 5 | $865 | $2.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 50 | 7 | $1,365 | $3.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 43 | 8 | $848 | $1.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 43 | 4 | $1,673 | $3.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 42 | 3 | $1,477 | $3.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 38 | 5 | $1,094 | $2.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 35 | 1 | $677 | $1.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 34 | 16 | $1,573 | $2.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 25 | 7 | $903 | $1.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 16 | 2 | $738 | $0.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 16 | 1 | $655 | $0.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 12 | 4 | $967 | $0.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 10 | 3 | $835 | $0.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 9 | 2 | $631 | $0.3M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 3 | 1 | $749 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
78
jobs · $69,601 avg pay
State Government
70
jobs · $77,639 avg pay
Local Government
1,734
jobs · $50,994 avg pay
Private
13,635
jobs · $52,758 avg pay
OH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
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