Douglas County, NE
FIPS 31055 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Douglas County had an annual average of 340,716 jobs across 18,801 establishments, paying $23.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
340,716
-0.2% YoY
Establishments
18,801
Total Wages
$23.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$67,868
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 29,001 | 287 | $1,388 | $1,745.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 28,995 | 1,446 | $773 | $707.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 24,995 | 1,639 | $1,912 | $2,289.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 22,276 | 1,163 | $1,828 | $1,325.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 22,222 | 2,314 | $2,029 | $2,153.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 16,268 | 46 | $1,347 | $1,139.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 13,505 | 1,342 | $1,379 | $968.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 13,024 | 352 | $2,318 | $1,570.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 11,994 | 615 | $2,579 | $1,228.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 10,782 | 1,075 | $1,038 | $388.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 10,375 | 134 | $1,216 | $540.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 9,402 | 80 | $1,238 | $605.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,640 | 189 | $581 | $200.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 6,350 | 574 | $1,671 | $551.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 6,116 | 363 | $2,114 | $664.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,019 | 98 | $592 | $185.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 5,967 | 17 | $2,133 | $413.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 4,607 | 338 | $2,730 | $654.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 4,362 | 1,005 | $1,123 | $254.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,202 | 200 | $452 | $98.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,928 | 221 | $1,252 | $255.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,910 | 586 | $714 | $145.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 3,759 | 92 | $2,023 | $395.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,670 | 347 | $622 | $118.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 3,544 | 158 | $1,194 | $220.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,514 | 483 | $1,500 | $274.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,996 | 419 | $1,145 | $178.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,929 | 237 | $1,257 | $191.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,805 | 272 | $1,595 | $232.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,797 | 27 | $8,786 | $415.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,750 | 96 | $802 | $114.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,729 | 232 | $980 | $139.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 2,379 | 64 | $1,029 | $127.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,195 | 91 | $671 | $76.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,170 | 204 | $495 | $55.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 2,009 | 22 | $1,089 | $113.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,967 | 220 | $798 | $81.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,957 | 27 | $1,533 | $156.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,924 | 39 | $1,071 | $107.2M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,866 | 47 | $1,892 | $183.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,848 | 178 | $646 | $62.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,680 | 22 | $1,458 | $127.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,680 | 93 | $1,891 | $161.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,472 | 36 | $1,071 | $82.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,452 | 26 | $1,579 | $119.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1,372 | 12 | $2,057 | $61.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,344 | 98 | $731 | $51.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,200 | 82 | $1,022 | $63.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,154 | 19 | $2,267 | $105.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,080 | 55 | $1,352 | $75.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,043 | 55 | $1,424 | $77.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,033 | 115 | $1,101 | $59.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 945 | 29 | $1,301 | $49.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 886 | 66 | $1,137 | $52.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 866 | 15 | $1,636 | $66.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 857 | 8 | $1,328 | $59.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 841 | 33 | $1,070 | $46.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 820 | 12 | $1,888 | $53.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 624 | 18 | $1,178 | $38.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 590 | 10 | $1,787 | $54.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 506 | 73 | $2,124 | $55.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 460 | 10 | $1,469 | $35.1M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 397 | 8 | $1,657 | $34.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 356 | 37 | $1,826 | $33.8M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 330 | 18 | $1,901 | $32.6M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 327 | 39 | $476 | $8.1M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 305 | 16 | $1,610 | $25.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 298 | 4 | $1,903 | $29.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 256 | 220 | $643 | $8.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 251 | 107 | $1,831 | $23.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 223 | 17 | $1,017 | $11.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 222 | 3 | $2,222 | $14.7M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 186 | 17 | $1,261 | $12.2M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 151 | 13 | $977 | $7.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 148 | 8 | $1,070 | $8.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 129 | 10 | $719 | $4.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 47 | 3 | $2,075 | $3.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 37 | 10 | $2,322 | $4.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 19 | 8 | $845 | $0.9M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 14 | 3 | $833 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
6,274
jobs · $94,819 avg pay
State Government
8,910
jobs · $70,272 avg pay
Local Government
27,744
jobs · $62,897 avg pay
Private
297,788
jobs · $67,692 avg pay
NE Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.0%
April 2026
Other NE Counties
The largest counties in NE by total employment.
- Lancaster County 175,346 jobs
- Sarpy County 80,883 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 41,938 jobs
- Hall County 35,986 jobs
- Buffalo County 28,147 jobs
- Madison County 22,011 jobs
- Platte County 20,010 jobs
- Dodge County 18,578 jobs