Douglas County, IL
FIPS 17041 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Douglas County had an annual average of 7,642 jobs across 604 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,642
-0.6% YoY
Establishments
604
Total Wages
$0.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$54,275
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 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 921 | 11 | $1,483 | $71.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 652 | 36 | $375 | $12.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 562 | 6 | $857 | $25.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 305 | 15 | $769 | $12.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 293 | 20 | $1,194 | $18.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 267 | 49 | $1,278 | $17.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 241 | 30 | $985 | $12.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 227 | 4 | $2,056 | $24.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 223 | 13 | $1,225 | $14.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 162 | 16 | $1,803 | $15.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 153 | 8 | $459 | $3.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 127 | 29 | $1,027 | $6.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 124 | 26 | $1,229 | $7.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 123 | 19 | $1,415 | $9.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 118 | 6 | $731 | $4.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 118 | 20 | $734 | $4.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 106 | 10 | $441 | $2.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 105 | 3 | $566 | $3.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 93 | 12 | $506 | $2.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 79 | 17 | $1,382 | $5.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 76 | 7 | $420 | $1.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 60 | 8 | $809 | $2.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 56 | 14 | $1,065 | $3.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 55 | 8 | $1,098 | $3.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 50 | 5 | $205 | $0.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 47 | 9 | $1,176 | $2.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 42 | 10 | $820 | $1.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 28 | 4 | $1,134 | $1.6M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 27 | 5 | $1,907 | $2.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 24 | 4 | $268 | $0.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 23 | 5 | $253 | $0.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 19 | 10 | $750 | $0.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 19 | 5 | $480 | $0.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 15 | 6 | $724 | $0.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 6 | 2 | $968 | $0.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 3 | 1 | $1,371 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
56
jobs · $60,443 avg pay
Local Government
940
jobs · $40,817 avg pay
Private
6,646
jobs · $56,120 avg pay
IL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.1%
April 2026
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