Effingham County, IL
FIPS 17049 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Effingham County had an annual average of 21,354 jobs across 1,185 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
21,354
-0.9% YoY
Establishments
1,185
Total Wages
$1.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,114
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 | 2,594 | 92 | $400 | $53.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,287 | 78 | $2,187 | $153.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 1,074 | 8 | $1,123 | $62.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 823 | 20 | $453 | $19.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 796 | 16 | $1,197 | $49.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 786 | 89 | $1,260 | $51.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 756 | 15 | $1,413 | $55.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 720 | 78 | $1,230 | $46.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 700 | 71 | $1,027 | $37.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 658 | 10 | $1,023 | $35.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 592 | 18 | $556 | $17.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 523 | 32 | $1,218 | $33.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 519 | 39 | $1,327 | $35.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 448 | 20 | $954 | $22.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 439 | 20 | $1,733 | $36.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 405 | 21 | $409 | $8.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 399 | 24 | $424 | $8.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 394 | 23 | $1,002 | $20.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 392 | 42 | $2,550 | $52.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 388 | 44 | $1,326 | $26.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 336 | 6 | $1,146 | $20.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 283 | 5 | $1,491 | $21.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 256 | 11 | $763 | $10.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 245 | 11 | $1,232 | $15.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 216 | 12 | $513 | $5.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 162 | 17 | $466 | $3.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 149 | 17 | $1,544 | $11.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 144 | 33 | $648 | $4.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 128 | 14 | $782 | $5.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 120 | 16 | $804 | $5.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 105 | 4 | $854 | $4.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 104 | 31 | $1,269 | $6.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 102 | 5 | $2,131 | $11.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 95 | 17 | $447 | $2.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 86 | 9 | $905 | $4.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 78 | 28 | $535 | $2.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 72 | 10 | $1,338 | $5.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 70 | 28 | $675 | $2.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 48 | 15 | $876 | $2.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 44 | 5 | $1,296 | $3.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 41 | 3 | $1,013 | $2.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 40 | 11 | $1,712 | $3.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 33 | 3 | $988 | $1.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 28 | 5 | $1,136 | $1.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 19 | 6 | $1,053 | $1.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 14 | 9 | $325 | $0.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 11 | 3 | $1,241 | $0.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 10 | 1 | $1,829 | $1.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4 | 1 | $1,412 | $0.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1 | 1 | $539 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
134
jobs · $81,926 avg pay
Private
21,220
jobs · $52,930 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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