Hardin County, IA

FIPS 19083 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Hardin County had an annual average of 6,483 jobs across 650 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,483

-2.1% YoY

Establishments

650

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,063

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 Hardin County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
238 NAICS 238 330 46 $1,104 $19.0M
623 NAICS 623 322 9 $722 $12.1M
921 NAICS 921 291 12 $781 $11.8M
424 NAICS 424 274 23 $1,728 $24.6M
445 NAICS 445 217 7 $480 $5.4M
455 NAICS 455 215 9 $561 $6.3M
112 NAICS 112 203 20 $999 $10.5M
522 NAICS 522 190 17 $1,381 $13.6M
621 NAICS 621 174 30 $1,338 $12.1M
236 NAICS 236 169 22 $1,236 $10.9M
541 NAICS 541 154 42 $1,226 $9.8M
423 NAICS 423 138 20 $1,757 $12.6M
311 NAICS 311 138 3 $1,465 $10.5M
111 NAICS 111 132 11 $1,825 $12.5M
624 NAICS 624 117 22 $538 $3.3M
811 NAICS 811 102 27 $1,149 $6.1M
441 NAICS 441 99 12 $1,157 $6.0M
562 NAICS 562 78 6 $962 $3.9M
237 NAICS 237 55 7 $1,636 $4.7M
524 NAICS 524 46 17 $1,460 $3.5M
491 NAICS 491 45 11 $1,090 $2.5M
459 NAICS 459 31 6 $1,432 $2.3M
449 NAICS 449 27 6 $662 $0.9M
813 NAICS 813 25 8 $390 $0.5M
221 NAICS 221 23 4 $2,142 $2.6M
425 NAICS 425 23 6 $988 $1.2M
523 NAICS 523 22 7 $1,735 $2.0M
456 NAICS 456 21 4 $1,140 $1.2M
926 NAICS 926 13 3 $1,274 $0.9M
924 NAICS 924 1 1 $1,535 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

60

jobs · $59,329 avg pay

State Government

210

jobs · $54,363 avg pay

Local Government

1,356

jobs · $45,052 avg pay

Private

4,857

jobs · $56,504 avg pay

IA Unemployment

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

3.3%

April 2026

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