DeKalb County, IN
FIPS 18033 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, DeKalb County had an annual average of 22,201 jobs across 1,085 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
22,201
+2.2% YoY
Establishments
1,085
Total Wages
$1.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$62,915
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 3,626 | 39 | $1,607 | $303.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,485 | 8 | $2,552 | $197.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,444 | 84 | $362 | $27.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,356 | 11 | $1,229 | $86.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,193 | 20 | $887 | $53.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,153 | 10 | $1,182 | $70.9M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 990 | 3 | $972 | $50.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 842 | 48 | $1,401 | $61.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 669 | 11 | $903 | $31.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 651 | 88 | $1,664 | $56.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 643 | 7 | $986 | $32.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 486 | 82 | $1,257 | $31.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 481 | 6 | $1,445 | $36.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 463 | 56 | $743 | $17.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 334 | 46 | $1,139 | $19.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 302 | 44 | $1,255 | $19.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 288 | 5 | $1,418 | $21.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 283 | 14 | $507 | $7.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 269 | 5 | $999 | $14.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 237 | 20 | $990 | $12.2M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 224 | 5 | $1,359 | $15.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 207 | 27 | $1,012 | $10.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 200 | 41 | $1,092 | $11.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 185 | 9 | $563 | $5.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 174 | 14 | $430 | $3.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 166 | 29 | $780 | $6.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 162 | 42 | $1,008 | $8.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 148 | 22 | $561 | $4.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 142 | 7 | $2,455 | $18.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 135 | 6 | $1,258 | $8.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 133 | 9 | $379 | $2.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 111 | 17 | $438 | $2.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 107 | 6 | $1,068 | $6.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 106 | 17 | $718 | $4.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 105 | 26 | $1,217 | $6.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 92 | 7 | $1,352 | $6.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 87 | 12 | $1,530 | $6.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 85 | 8 | $1,090 | $4.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 83 | 7 | $438 | $1.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 81 | 10 | $585 | $2.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 68 | 4 | $554 | $2.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 67 | 8 | $1,312 | $4.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 65 | 12 | $494 | $1.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 56 | 4 | $608 | $1.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 51 | 1 | $571 | $1.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 44 | 4 | $1,819 | $2.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 36 | 4 | $1,135 | $2.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 36 | 4 | $226 | $0.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 27 | 6 | $1,142 | $1.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 26 | 4 | $885 | $1.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 25 | 6 | $772 | $1.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 24 | 4 | $1,243 | $1.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 11 | 4 | $808 | $0.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 5 | 1 | $509 | $0.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 3 | 4 | $451 | $0.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1 | 1 | $2,098 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
85
jobs · $71,977 avg pay
State Government
51
jobs · $49,548 avg pay
Local Government
1,893
jobs · $46,758 avg pay
Private
20,172
jobs · $64,428 avg pay
IN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.2%
April 2026
Other IN Counties
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