Gem County, ID
FIPS 16045 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Gem County had an annual average of 4,520 jobs across 723 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
4,520
+0.7% YoY
Establishments
723
Total Wages
$0.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$44,972
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | — | — | — |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 356 | 10 | $718 | $13.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 286 | 111 | $962 | $14.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 267 | 25 | $695 | $9.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 247 | 10 | $815 | $10.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 240 | 65 | $851 | $10.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 189 | 2 | $817 | $8.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 173 | 1 | $1,455 | $13.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 155 | 10 | $1,180 | $9.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 147 | 65 | $1,197 | $9.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 120 | 9 | $578 | $3.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 111 | 4 | $933 | $5.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 105 | 25 | $849 | $3.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 84 | 30 | $2,739 | $3.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 82 | 40 | $1,046 | $4.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 79 | 7 | $1,915 | $6.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 78 | 9 | $583 | $2.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 63 | 1 | $295 | $1.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 62 | 9 | $924 | $3.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 59 | 6 | $512 | $1.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 53 | 7 | $992 | $2.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 52 | 13 | $1,104 | $3.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 46 | 1 | $1,170 | $2.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 42 | 9 | $965 | $2.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 39 | 22 | $839 | $1.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 36 | 8 | $875 | $1.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 35 | 11 | $478 | $0.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 32 | 12 | $1,078 | $1.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 30 | 5 | $840 | $1.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 25 | 10 | $1,115 | $1.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 22 | 2 | $1,252 | $1.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 14 | 3 | $487 | $0.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 11 | 4 | $2,018 | $1.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 9 | 7 | $897 | $0.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 7 | 1 | $965 | $0.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 6 | 2 | $2,019 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
88
jobs · $89,268 avg pay
State Government
52
jobs · $64,631 avg pay
Local Government
856
jobs · $43,573 avg pay
Private
3,524
jobs · $43,919 avg pay
ID Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.6%
April 2026
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