Ellsworth County, KS

FIPS 20053 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Ellsworth County had an annual average of 2,179 jobs across 188 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,179

-0.6% YoY

Establishments

188

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,670

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 Ellsworth County, KS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 241 2 $608 $7.6M
922 NAICS 922 236 5 $1,197 $14.7M
921 NAICS 921 169 8 $646 $5.7M
622 NAICS 622 141 1 $1,281 $9.4M
623 NAICS 623 113 3 $691 $4.0M
541 NAICS 541 98 15 $1,663 $8.5M
522 NAICS 522 78 7 $1,016 $4.1M
722 NAICS 722 71 9 $280 $1.0M
621 NAICS 621 57 9 $1,230 $3.6M
457 NAICS 457 53 5 $436 $1.2M
624 NAICS 624 40 6 $317 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 31 7 $1,036 $1.5M
238 NAICS 238 29 8 $885 $1.3M
811 NAICS 811 23 9 $761 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 18 4 $1,062 $1.0M
924 NAICS 924 10 3 $1,513 $0.4M
221 NAICS 221 10 1 $1,300 $0.7M
237 NAICS 237 6 8 $177 $0.1M
519 NAICS 519 5 2 $450 $0.1M
925 NAICS 925 2 1 $616 $0.1M
923 NAICS 923 1 2 $847 $0.0M
561 NAICS 561 1 1 $88 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

27

jobs · $57,533 avg pay

State Government

266

jobs · $60,496 avg pay

Local Government

579

jobs · $40,907 avg pay

Private

1,307

jobs · $51,185 avg pay

KS Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.9%

April 2026

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