Edgar County, IL

FIPS 17045 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Edgar County had an annual average of 5,837 jobs across 314 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,837

+2.9% YoY

Establishments

314

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,141

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 Edgar County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 597 11 $754 $23.4M
455 NAICS 455 304 7 $531 $8.4M
921 NAICS 921 267 15 $840 $11.7M
524 NAICS 524 190 8 $1,869 $18.5M
623 NAICS 623 183 4 $799 $7.6M
621 NAICS 621 174 14 $701 $6.4M
311 NAICS 311 151 5 $1,267 $10.0M
424 NAICS 424 138 12 $1,394 $10.0M
457 NAICS 457 96 9 $417 $2.1M
541 NAICS 541 77 17 $955 $3.8M
484 NAICS 484 76 14 $1,159 $4.6M
441 NAICS 441 62 8 $871 $2.8M
459 NAICS 459 59 8 $462 $1.4M
238 NAICS 238 59 25 $889 $2.7M
713 NAICS 713 49 5 $208 $0.5M
111 NAICS 111 46 16 $959 $2.3M
456 NAICS 456 42 4 $1,068 $2.3M
562 NAICS 562 40 6 $987 $2.0M
811 NAICS 811 37 8 $1,041 $2.0M
221 NAICS 221 35 3 $1,913 $3.5M
491 NAICS 491 31 8 $1,048 $1.7M
561 NAICS 561 12 6 $870 $0.5M
624 NAICS 624 8 5 $450 $0.2M
517 NAICS 517 7 4 $1,551 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 7 2 $737 $0.3M
928 NAICS 928 6 1 $1,309 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,215 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

46

jobs · $54,229 avg pay

Private

5,791

jobs · $55,146 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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