Douglas County, WI
FIPS 55031 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Douglas County had an annual average of 16,039 jobs across 1,215 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
16,039
+0.1% YoY
Establishments
1,215
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$52,810
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 | 1,841 | 129 | $351 | $33.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 886 | 29 | $1,342 | $61.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 747 | 24 | $1,078 | $41.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 657 | 67 | $1,413 | $48.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 586 | 160 | $595 | $18.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 561 | 50 | $1,913 | $40.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 412 | 18 | $522 | $11.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 395 | 27 | $644 | $13.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 346 | 8 | $1,513 | $27.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 344 | 20 | $432 | $7.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 319 | 80 | $1,390 | $23.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 310 | 28 | $1,565 | $25.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 289 | 12 | $889 | $13.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 277 | 37 | $729 | $10.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 258 | 24 | $1,372 | $18.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 255 | 15 | $1,103 | $14.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 252 | 35 | $1,994 | $26.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 252 | 13 | $1,876 | $24.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 227 | 17 | $1,149 | $13.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 223 | 42 | $945 | $11.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 213 | 20 | $485 | $5.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 212 | 6 | $1,013 | $11.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 190 | 26 | $593 | $5.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 163 | 28 | $432 | $3.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 152 | 8 | $1,050 | $8.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 149 | 14 | $237 | $1.8M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 137 | 5 | $715 | $5.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 137 | 8 | $1,063 | $7.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 114 | 5 | $1,927 | $11.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 110 | 26 | $706 | $4.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 96 | 9 | $1,767 | $8.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 82 | 9 | $769 | $3.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 82 | 9 | $1,167 | $5.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 71 | 10 | $1,734 | $6.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 68 | 19 | $1,425 | $5.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 67 | 8 | $869 | $3.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 67 | 4 | $1,678 | $5.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 59 | 10 | $348 | $1.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 45 | 4 | $1,517 | $3.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 33 | 5 | $1,349 | $2.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 33 | 7 | $791 | $1.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 29 | 7 | $1,048 | $1.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 15 | 9 | $403 | $0.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 11 | 1 | $1,600 | $0.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 8 | 4 | $2,410 | $1.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 6 | 2 | $920 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
170
jobs · $77,940 avg pay
State Government
645
jobs · $60,521 avg pay
Local Government
1,932
jobs · $51,054 avg pay
Private
13,292
jobs · $52,369 avg pay
WI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
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- Milwaukee County 469,054 jobs
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- Unknown Or Undefined 109,732 jobs
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- Racine County 76,342 jobs