Jackson County, IN
FIPS 18071 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Jackson County had an annual average of 22,632 jobs across 1,037 establishments, paying $1.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
22,632
+1.3% YoY
Establishments
1,037
Total Wages
$1.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,523
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,306 | 85 | $398 | $27.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,228 | 12 | $890 | $56.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,137 | 1 | $1,576 | $93.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 953 | 40 | $1,044 | $51.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 801 | 60 | $961 | $40.0M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 749 | 6 | $1,166 | $45.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 675 | 19 | $1,065 | $37.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 626 | 68 | $1,191 | $38.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 617 | 13 | $1,316 | $28.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 549 | 3 | $1,433 | $41.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 547 | 29 | $1,555 | $44.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 517 | 11 | $833 | $22.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 511 | 15 | $556 | $14.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 482 | 23 | $496 | $12.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 479 | 38 | $1,502 | $37.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 388 | 69 | $1,733 | $21.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 291 | 6 | $1,597 | $18.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 287 | 24 | $1,360 | $20.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 276 | 14 | $999 | $14.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 270 | 23 | $1,207 | $16.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 251 | 22 | $662 | $8.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 242 | 11 | $282 | $3.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 237 | 24 | $582 | $7.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 222 | 34 | $1,344 | $15.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 180 | 33 | $1,002 | $9.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 163 | 7 | $987 | $8.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 160 | 26 | $460 | $3.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 133 | 14 | $344 | $2.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 124 | 6 | $1,849 | $11.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 120 | 13 | $788 | $4.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 111 | 32 | $1,155 | $6.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 110 | 42 | $884 | $5.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 102 | 12 | $438 | $2.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 94 | 15 | $931 | $4.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 92 | 8 | $1,612 | $7.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 84 | 12 | $948 | $4.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 82 | 4 | $1,695 | $2.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 81 | 8 | $1,180 | $5.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 78 | 5 | $2,722 | $11.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 66 | 12 | $368 | $1.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 49 | 4 | $1,260 | $3.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 42 | 9 | $772 | $1.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 39 | 2 | $769 | $1.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 37 | 7 | $1,159 | $2.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 36 | 4 | $1,568 | $2.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 32 | 9 | $2,410 | $4.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 28 | 4 | $984 | $1.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 21 | 4 | $673 | $0.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 5 | 1 | $1,041 | $0.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 3 | 3 | $393 | $0.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 2 | 1 | $762 | $0.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 2 | 1 | $886 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
91
jobs · $63,879 avg pay
State Government
394
jobs · $55,854 avg pay
Local Government
3,026
jobs · $59,528 avg pay
Private
19,121
jobs · $57,207 avg pay
IN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.2%
April 2026
Other IN Counties
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