Fayette County, IL

FIPS 17051 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Fayette County had an annual average of 3,826 jobs across 428 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,826

-5% YoY

Establishments

428

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$41,975

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 Fayette County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 1 — —
611 NAICS 611 596 8 $779 $24.2M
455 NAICS 455 375 8 $571 $11.1M
238 NAICS 238 219 34 $1,022 $11.6M
621 NAICS 621 193 14 $1,163 $11.7M
624 NAICS 624 183 14 $704 $6.7M
424 NAICS 424 181 9 $1,130 $10.6M
522 NAICS 522 131 8 $980 $6.7M
441 NAICS 441 124 13 $838 $5.4M
423 NAICS 423 95 11 $1,231 $6.1M
457 NAICS 457 87 9 $543 $2.5M
811 NAICS 811 77 23 $767 $3.1M
484 NAICS 484 62 20 $874 $2.8M
236 NAICS 236 52 17 $915 $2.5M
111 NAICS 111 50 11 $902 $2.4M
444 NAICS 444 44 6 $740 $1.7M
213 NAICS 213 44 5 $2,005 $4.6M
491 NAICS 491 43 7 $1,117 $2.5M
445 NAICS 445 39 10 $663 $1.4M
321 NAICS 321 32 4 $1,102 $1.8M
333 NAICS 333 30 4 $1,033 $1.6M
237 NAICS 237 22 7 $583 $0.7M
211 NAICS 211 19 8 $997 $1.0M
425 NAICS 425 8 3 $914 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 8 3 $1,346 $0.6M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

51

jobs · $59,942 avg pay

Private

3,775

jobs · $41,738 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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