DeSoto County, FL

FIPS 12027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, DeSoto County had an annual average of 9,916 jobs across 739 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

9,916

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

739

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,341

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 DeSoto County, FL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
111 NAICS 111 687 32 $869 $31.1M
722 NAICS 722 632 36 $471 $15.5M
611 NAICS 611 623 1 $1,023 $33.1M
922 NAICS 922 523 8 $1,290 $29.4M
238 NAICS 238 507 90 $852 $22.5M
115 NAICS 115 491 35 $1,075 $12.9M
621 NAICS 621 389 24 $1,395 $28.2M
455 NAICS 455 377 13 $630 $12.3M
921 NAICS 921 316 5 $995 $16.4M
622 NAICS 622 292 1 $1,223 $18.6M
445 NAICS 445 236 18 $631 $7.8M
484 NAICS 484 234 26 $1,146 $13.9M
237 NAICS 237 217 18 $1,267 $14.2M
424 NAICS 424 181 7 $939 $8.8M
441 NAICS 441 178 12 $1,021 $9.4M
236 NAICS 236 153 36 $1,022 $8.1M
923 NAICS 923 146 6 $2,330 $12.5M
444 NAICS 444 140 14 $667 $4.9M
623 NAICS 623 107 5 $727 $4.1M
624 NAICS 624 98 19 $585 $3.0M
522 NAICS 522 79 14 $1,231 $5.1M
457 NAICS 457 75 10 $658 $2.6M
459 NAICS 459 55 5 $638 $1.8M
221 NAICS 221 55 1 $1,707 $4.8M
321 NAICS 321 53 3 $1,341 $3.7M
811 NAICS 811 50 17 $1,001 $2.6M
491 NAICS 491 44 3 $1,187 $2.7M
524 NAICS 524 40 10 $1,347 $2.8M
332 NAICS 332 39 6 $917 $1.9M
458 NAICS 458 36 4 $385 $0.7M
456 NAICS 456 35 5 $873 $1.6M
812 NAICS 812 29 9 $858 $1.3M
813 NAICS 813 23 13 $601 $0.7M
999 NAICS 999 22 10 $809 $0.9M
814 NAICS 814 21 7 $689 $0.7M
449 NAICS 449 17 4 $839 $0.8M
926 NAICS 926 11 3 $1,343 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 10 1 $882 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 5 1 $850 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

120

jobs · $97,659 avg pay

State Government

486

jobs · $52,177 avg pay

Local Government

1,440

jobs · $57,591 avg pay

Private

7,870

jobs · $46,929 avg pay

FL Unemployment

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

4.8%

April 2026

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