Jackson County, IL

FIPS 17077 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jackson County had an annual average of 16,850 jobs across 1,087 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

16,850

+1.7% YoY

Establishments

1,087

Total Wages

$0.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,014

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 Jackson County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 1 $323 $0.0M
722 NAICS 722 2,106 119 $410 $44.9M
611 NAICS 611 1,603 26 $876 $70.7M
621 NAICS 621 1,291 78 $1,920 $128.9M
623 NAICS 623 1,245 12 $727 $47.0M
455 NAICS 455 859 23 $558 $24.9M
921 NAICS 921 766 19 $1,102 $43.9M
238 NAICS 238 708 65 $1,350 $49.7M
522 NAICS 522 548 15 $2,222 $63.4M
445 NAICS 445 528 28 $595 $16.3M
541 NAICS 541 454 94 $1,049 $24.8M
237 NAICS 237 413 5 $1,221 $26.2M
441 NAICS 441 301 20 $869 $13.6M
459 NAICS 459 289 27 $581 $8.7M
531 NAICS 531 276 54 $670 $9.6M
444 NAICS 444 226 10 $678 $8.0M
423 NAICS 423 203 17 $1,426 $15.1M
561 NAICS 561 183 39 $767 $7.3M
811 NAICS 811 178 33 $881 $8.2M
457 NAICS 457 172 17 $418 $3.7M
812 NAICS 812 170 26 $525 $4.6M
458 NAICS 458 162 14 $390 $3.3M
488 NAICS 488 156 8 $1,227 $9.9M
721 NAICS 721 152 18 $530 $4.2M
813 NAICS 813 149 28 $460 $3.6M
713 NAICS 713 133 21 $530 $3.7M
456 NAICS 456 129 15 $632 $4.2M
449 NAICS 449 112 11 $754 $4.4M
524 NAICS 524 107 32 $1,065 $5.9M
491 NAICS 491 105 11 $1,218 $6.6M
484 NAICS 484 95 16 $759 $3.7M
236 NAICS 236 89 25 $1,431 $6.6M
332 NAICS 332 86 7 $1,234 $5.5M
424 NAICS 424 72 9 $938 $3.5M
327 NAICS 327 50 3 $1,006 $2.6M
532 NAICS 532 45 12 $735 $1.7M
312 NAICS 312 44 7 $340 $0.8M
111 NAICS 111 43 12 $987 $2.2M
814 NAICS 814 40 21 $494 $1.0M
523 NAICS 523 36 7 $3,869 $7.3M
924 NAICS 924 32 2 $1,490 $2.5M
519 NAICS 519 29 3 $590 $0.9M
513 NAICS 513 28 4 $1,344 $2.0M
323 NAICS 323 20 3 $559 $0.6M
517 NAICS 517 18 7 $1,880 $1.8M
923 NAICS 923 16 1 $1,575 $1.3M
928 NAICS 928 6 1 $1,011 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 2 2 $995 $0.1M
922 NAICS 922 2 1 $3,120 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

163

jobs · $68,578 avg pay

Private

16,687

jobs · $53,871 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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