Iron County, MI

FIPS 26071 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Iron County had an annual average of 3,409 jobs across 393 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,409

+0.4% YoY

Establishments

393

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,931

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 Iron County, MI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
926 NAICS 926 — 1 — —
722 NAICS 722 270 25 $304 $4.3M
921 NAICS 921 196 14 $678 $6.9M
321 NAICS 321 185 5 $975 $9.4M
611 NAICS 611 166 4 $971 $8.4M
541 NAICS 541 120 36 $914 $5.7M
238 NAICS 238 95 28 $852 $4.2M
522 NAICS 522 77 6 $899 $3.6M
444 NAICS 444 73 8 $718 $2.7M
237 NAICS 237 69 8 $1,401 $5.1M
455 NAICS 455 55 7 $469 $1.3M
236 NAICS 236 53 19 $848 $2.3M
311 NAICS 311 48 6 $353 $0.9M
113 NAICS 113 48 16 $783 $2.0M
721 NAICS 721 44 4 $257 $0.6M
115 NAICS 115 38 6 $827 $1.6M
811 NAICS 811 37 13 $570 $1.1M
621 NAICS 621 36 12 $924 $1.7M
459 NAICS 459 35 6 $548 $1.0M
999 NAICS 999 34 3 $746 $1.3M
484 NAICS 484 34 10 $901 $1.6M
441 NAICS 441 31 4 $914 $1.5M
491 NAICS 491 30 7 $1,003 $1.6M
221 NAICS 221 13 4 $2,521 $1.7M
561 NAICS 561 10 8 $1,314 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

30

jobs · $52,136 avg pay

State Government

70

jobs · $75,307 avg pay

Local Government

709

jobs · $45,228 avg pay

Private

2,600

jobs · $43,936 avg pay

MI Unemployment

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

5.0%

April 2026

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