Douglas County, MN
FIPS 27041 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Douglas County had an annual average of 19,528 jobs across 1,499 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
19,528
+0.6% YoY
Establishments
1,499
Total Wages
$1.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,060
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,528 | 89 | $434 | $34.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,517 | 30 | $1,288 | $72.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,515 | 11 | $1,644 | $129.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,310 | 33 | $815 | $55.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 959 | 2 | $1,672 | $64.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 776 | 13 | $550 | $22.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 700 | 124 | $1,335 | $48.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 693 | 77 | $2,145 | $72.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 540 | 32 | $1,168 | $32.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 486 | 27 | $1,398 | $35.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 421 | 32 | $421 | $9.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 407 | 34 | $1,299 | $27.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 381 | 94 | $1,450 | $28.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 381 | 18 | $2,003 | $37.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 374 | 65 | $1,573 | $14.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 370 | 32 | $539 | $10.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 347 | 26 | $1,088 | $19.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 336 | 28 | $1,647 | $28.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 323 | 19 | $2,696 | $16.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 322 | 18 | $848 | $14.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 308 | 38 | $1,499 | $23.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 303 | 18 | $511 | $7.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 260 | 11 | $1,367 | $18.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 258 | 31 | $403 | $5.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 236 | 41 | $530 | $6.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 234 | 62 | $1,286 | $15.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 228 | 23 | $534 | $6.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 226 | 52 | $931 | $10.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 172 | 6 | $1,637 | $13.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 156 | 1 | $1,367 | $11.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 151 | 36 | $698 | $5.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 145 | 29 | $1,342 | $10.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 134 | 20 | $391 | $2.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 130 | 16 | $765 | $5.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 113 | 11 | $900 | $5.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 111 | 18 | $1,113 | $6.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 95 | 8 | $2,214 | $10.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 89 | 36 | $745 | $3.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 87 | 11 | $1,318 | $5.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 82 | 22 | $6,548 | $27.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 67 | 10 | $1,311 | $4.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 64 | 8 | $942 | $3.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 61 | 4 | $1,299 | $4.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 53 | 8 | $564 | $1.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 39 | 3 | $1,614 | $3.3M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 29 | 8 | $398 | $0.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 26 | 6 | $1,826 | $2.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 26 | 5 | $1,022 | $1.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 22 | 6 | $636 | $0.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 13 | 6 | $589 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 13 | 3 | $1,787 | $1.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 12 | 3 | $455 | $0.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 12 | 26 | $491 | $0.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 10 | 4 | $1,106 | $0.6M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 9 | 1 | $978 | $0.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 4 | 2 | $1,699 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
149
jobs · $81,881 avg pay
State Government
481
jobs · $74,203 avg pay
Local Government
3,007
jobs · $57,949 avg pay
Private
15,891
jobs · $56,143 avg pay
MN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.5%
April 2026
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