Jackson County, WI

FIPS 55053 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jackson County had an annual average of 5,516 jobs across 434 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,516

-2% YoY

Establishments

434

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,759

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, WI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
484 NAICS 484 755 26 $1,041 $40.9M
611 NAICS 611 593 10 $798 $24.6M
722 NAICS 722 510 52 $277 $7.4M
457 NAICS 457 272 16 $515 $7.3M
621 NAICS 621 197 18 $1,423 $14.6M
112 NAICS 112 196 11 $894 $9.1M
111 NAICS 111 192 23 $886 $8.8M
623 NAICS 623 173 8 $747 $6.7M
212 NAICS 212 153 3 $1,381 $11.0M
522 NAICS 522 140 10 $1,072 $7.8M
444 NAICS 444 99 5 $500 $2.6M
424 NAICS 424 95 7 $896 $4.4M
238 NAICS 238 79 19 $1,106 $4.5M
441 NAICS 441 77 9 $763 $3.1M
445 NAICS 445 58 5 $348 $1.0M
321 NAICS 321 52 3 $647 $1.8M
812 NAICS 812 48 8 $239 $0.6M
928 NAICS 928 37 1 $1,624 $3.1M
811 NAICS 811 37 12 $841 $1.6M
491 NAICS 491 35 7 $1,066 $1.9M
221 NAICS 221 28 3 $1,828 $2.7M
459 NAICS 459 25 5 $343 $0.4M
813 NAICS 813 18 4 $617 $0.6M
449 NAICS 449 15 3 $820 $0.6M
113 NAICS 113 13 4 $1,025 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 8 1 $959 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 5 1 $1,392 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

84

jobs · $68,604 avg pay

Private

5,432

jobs · $49,471 avg pay

WI Unemployment

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

3.5%

April 2026

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