Douglas County, KS

FIPS 20045 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Douglas County had an annual average of 50,969 jobs across 3,726 establishments, paying $2.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

50,969

+1.2% YoY

Establishments

3,726

Total Wages

$2.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,079

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 Douglas County, KS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 9,129 113 $1,481 $556.8M
722 NAICS 722 6,604 298 $391 $134.3M
541 NAICS 541 3,561 688 $1,638 $302.7M
621 NAICS 621 2,085 201 $1,284 $139.2M
921 NAICS 921 1,960 14 $2,189 $120.6M
624 NAICS 624 1,904 146 $878 $53.6M
622 NAICS 622 1,858 1 $17,278 $149.7M
813 NAICS 813 1,478 82 $1,135 $87.2M
445 NAICS 445 1,416 48 $518 $38.2M
561 NAICS 561 1,211 279 $1,696 $59.6M
323 NAICS 323 1,170 20 $1,178 $71.7M
238 NAICS 238 1,051 176 $1,129 $61.7M
455 NAICS 455 1,023 18 $526 $28.0M
332 NAICS 332 972 11 $1,239 $62.7M
459 NAICS 459 790 87 $446 $18.3M
236 NAICS 236 771 94 $1,734 $69.6M
441 NAICS 441 723 30 $1,274 $47.9M
721 NAICS 721 593 46 $510 $15.7M
713 NAICS 713 563 34 $366 $10.6M
444 NAICS 444 553 24 $578 $16.6M
522 NAICS 522 536 66 $1,366 $38.0M
531 NAICS 531 515 131 $965 $25.8M
812 NAICS 812 508 75 $499 $13.2M
424 NAICS 424 475 50 $1,531 $37.8M
423 NAICS 423 469 108 $1,850 $45.1M
311 NAICS 311 446 8 $1,145 $26.6M
524 NAICS 524 375 87 $1,530 $29.9M
237 NAICS 237 351 24 $1,416 $25.4M
457 NAICS 457 314 28 $526 $8.6M
456 NAICS 456 294 27 $697 $10.6M
458 NAICS 458 292 24 $346 $5.3M
336 NAICS 336 286 6 $1,488 $22.1M
325 NAICS 325 283 8 $1,869 $27.5M
811 NAICS 811 250 58 $1,021 $13.3M
449 NAICS 449 243 26 $657 $8.3M
551 NAICS 551 240 36 $1,693 $21.1M
923 NAICS 923 210 6 $1,566 $13.1M
492 NAICS 492 199 3 $925 $9.6M
484 NAICS 484 186 27 $979 $9.5M
221 NAICS 221 156 14 $2,259 $16.9M
517 NAICS 517 153 16 $1,426 $11.3M
333 NAICS 333 140 6 $1,497 $10.9M
518 NAICS 518 137 34 $1,954 $13.9M
491 NAICS 491 128 5 $1,367 $9.1M
513 NAICS 513 126 80 $1,946 $12.7M
519 NAICS 519 115 4 $790 $4.7M
488 NAICS 488 109 9 $929 $5.1M
425 NAICS 425 107 50 $2,429 $13.5M
711 NAICS 711 99 15 $920 $4.7M
926 NAICS 926 91 12 $2,042 $6.9M
924 NAICS 924 74 4 $1,542 $5.3M
512 NAICS 512 66 12 $505 $1.7M
339 NAICS 339 66 12 $1,055 $3.6M
922 NAICS 922 64 5 $2,288 $4.0M
814 NAICS 814 54 43 $505 $1.4M
562 NAICS 562 51 9 $1,121 $3.0M
312 NAICS 312 49 6 $356 $0.9M
334 NAICS 334 44 7 $1,513 $3.5M
337 NAICS 337 40 5 $848 $1.8M
925 NAICS 925 39 1 $1,145 $2.3M
111 NAICS 111 39 7 $1,084 $2.2M
112 NAICS 112 36 8 $625 $1.2M
712 NAICS 712 15 3 $645 $0.5M
928 NAICS 928 5 1 $1,154 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

497

jobs · $78,593 avg pay

State Government

5,337

jobs · $74,384 avg pay

Local Government

6,787

jobs · $58,011 avg pay

Private

38,348

jobs · $50,240 avg pay

KS Unemployment

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

3.9%

April 2026

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