Des Moines County, IA

FIPS 19057 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Des Moines County had an annual average of 19,833 jobs across 1,405 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

19,833

+0.2% YoY

Establishments

1,405

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,718

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 Des Moines County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,710 36 $872 $75.1M
722 NAICS 722 1,687 94 $373 $32.8M
332 NAICS 332 1,197 11 $1,317 $82.0M
311 NAICS 311 985 5 $993 $50.8M
621 NAICS 621 791 93 $1,342 $55.2M
333 NAICS 333 694 5 $1,315 $47.4M
238 NAICS 238 660 58 $1,272 $43.7M
455 NAICS 455 623 14 $561 $18.2M
713 NAICS 713 602 16 $533 $16.7M
624 NAICS 624 575 89 $610 $18.2M
561 NAICS 561 547 74 $968 $27.5M
921 NAICS 921 533 7 $1,028 $28.5M
541 NAICS 541 470 130 $1,357 $33.2M
445 NAICS 445 454 14 $511 $12.1M
444 NAICS 444 441 24 $703 $16.1M
484 NAICS 484 387 36 $1,243 $25.0M
441 NAICS 441 337 18 $973 $17.0M
522 NAICS 522 279 37 $1,278 $18.5M
423 NAICS 423 241 48 $1,405 $17.6M
457 NAICS 457 221 27 $518 $6.0M
811 NAICS 811 210 40 $1,088 $11.9M
459 NAICS 459 209 30 $439 $4.8M
424 NAICS 424 187 28 $1,514 $14.7M
236 NAICS 236 176 28 $1,244 $11.4M
721 NAICS 721 174 12 $382 $3.5M
524 NAICS 524 169 36 $1,425 $12.5M
551 NAICS 551 165 22 $1,671 $14.3M
456 NAICS 456 157 19 $863 $7.0M
812 NAICS 812 145 29 $563 $4.3M
531 NAICS 531 108 42 $658 $3.7M
325 NAICS 325 93 6 $1,487 $7.2M
449 NAICS 449 90 16 $902 $4.2M
813 NAICS 813 84 32 $807 $3.5M
488 NAICS 488 83 7 $1,349 $5.8M
458 NAICS 458 78 13 $425 $1.7M
491 NAICS 491 76 5 $1,250 $4.9M
923 NAICS 923 74 8 $1,554 $4.6M
517 NAICS 517 60 8 $1,427 $4.5M
532 NAICS 532 58 9 $1,025 $3.1M
922 NAICS 922 48 3 $1,122 $2.8M
928 NAICS 928 37 1 $1,599 $3.0M
926 NAICS 926 34 8 $1,599 $2.3M
513 NAICS 513 30 14 $940 $1.5M
516 NAICS 516 30 3 $755 $1.2M
237 NAICS 237 21 7 $831 $0.9M
562 NAICS 562 15 4 $722 $0.6M
111 NAICS 111 13 10 $853 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 8 4 $1,348 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 7 6 $273 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

137

jobs · $69,534 avg pay

State Government

146

jobs · $62,737 avg pay

Local Government

2,269

jobs · $47,355 avg pay

Private

17,281

jobs · $53,204 avg pay

IA Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.3%

April 2026

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