Howard County, IN

FIPS 18067 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Howard County had an annual average of 35,757 jobs across 1,913 establishments, paying $2.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

35,757

+2.1% YoY

Establishments

1,913

Total Wages

$2.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$62,422

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 Howard County, IN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
928 NAICS 928 — — $727 $0.0M
722 NAICS 722 3,972 197 $379 $78.2M
611 NAICS 611 2,800 44 $868 $123.2M
621 NAICS 621 1,792 149 $1,123 $104.6M
238 NAICS 238 1,368 98 $1,709 $121.5M
455 NAICS 455 1,297 29 $511 $34.5M
921 NAICS 921 1,130 8 $1,164 $57.1M
541 NAICS 541 784 152 $1,357 $55.4M
561 NAICS 561 784 94 $742 $30.2M
441 NAICS 441 608 44 $1,041 $32.9M
445 NAICS 445 570 41 $513 $15.2M
813 NAICS 813 489 30 $367 $9.3M
522 NAICS 522 457 42 $2,921 $32.0M
236 NAICS 236 448 50 $1,457 $33.9M
423 NAICS 423 437 69 $1,852 $42.1M
459 NAICS 459 435 60 $420 $9.5M
444 NAICS 444 429 21 $736 $16.4M
811 NAICS 811 384 69 $940 $18.8M
492 NAICS 492 358 9 $899 $16.8M
812 NAICS 812 346 45 $546 $9.8M
424 NAICS 424 336 20 $1,182 $20.6M
484 NAICS 484 324 28 $1,561 $26.3M
456 NAICS 456 314 31 $742 $12.1M
449 NAICS 449 256 30 $737 $9.8M
458 NAICS 458 253 34 $421 $5.5M
457 NAICS 457 246 45 $526 $6.7M
333 NAICS 333 229 11 $1,087 $13.0M
713 NAICS 713 221 16 $383 $4.4M
531 NAICS 531 208 59 $914 $9.0M
332 NAICS 332 188 12 $1,140 $11.2M
524 NAICS 524 177 56 $1,385 $12.7M
523 NAICS 523 170 38 $1,615 $14.3M
721 NAICS 721 165 12 $514 $4.4M
491 NAICS 491 151 5 $1,344 $10.6M
923 NAICS 923 151 5 $1,757 $8.3M
237 NAICS 237 145 6 $1,318 $10.0M
221 NAICS 221 127 5 $2,020 $13.4M
519 NAICS 519 115 2 $589 $3.5M
532 NAICS 532 113 16 $992 $5.8M
517 NAICS 517 95 5 $1,535 $7.6M
562 NAICS 562 77 12 $1,139 $4.5M
327 NAICS 327 75 4 $1,372 $5.4M
323 NAICS 323 71 8 $736 $2.7M
334 NAICS 334 58 7 $1,285 $3.9M
485 NAICS 485 51 1 $609 $1.6M
488 NAICS 488 41 9 $957 $2.1M
111 NAICS 111 39 14 $827 $1.7M
321 NAICS 321 32 4 $919 $1.5M
926 NAICS 926 30 5 $1,543 $1.4M
513 NAICS 513 26 6 $977 $1.3M
425 NAICS 425 24 8 $1,705 $2.1M
551 NAICS 551 19 6 $1,243 $1.2M
814 NAICS 814 8 9 $602 $0.2M
518 NAICS 518 4 3 $2,918 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,986 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

178

jobs · $73,233 avg pay

State Government

920

jobs · $45,236 avg pay

Local Government

3,215

jobs · $46,198 avg pay

Private

31,444

jobs · $64,521 avg pay

IN Unemployment

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

3.2%

April 2026

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