Jefferson County, IA

FIPS 19101 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jefferson County had an annual average of 7,184 jobs across 794 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

7,184

-3.2% YoY

Establishments

794

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,539

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 Jefferson County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 360 41 $356 $6.7M
541 NAICS 541 332 173 $1,788 $30.9M
921 NAICS 921 243 8 $876 $11.1M
455 NAICS 455 215 5 $607 $6.8M
623 NAICS 623 203 4 $735 $7.7M
624 NAICS 624 184 31 $507 $4.8M
238 NAICS 238 142 28 $1,049 $7.8M
458 NAICS 458 117 7 $1,309 $7.9M
522 NAICS 522 116 11 $1,552 $9.3M
424 NAICS 424 110 13 $1,683 $9.6M
551 NAICS 551 106 12 $1,762 $9.7M
423 NAICS 423 100 16 $1,359 $7.1M
457 NAICS 457 98 11 $463 $2.4M
484 NAICS 484 97 12 $1,080 $5.5M
441 NAICS 441 96 13 $865 $4.3M
459 NAICS 459 84 14 $631 $2.7M
811 NAICS 811 83 21 $801 $3.4M
813 NAICS 813 78 27 $599 $2.4M
332 NAICS 332 71 5 $940 $3.5M
111 NAICS 111 38 8 $941 $1.9M
721 NAICS 721 38 3 $465 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 37 5 $1,179 $2.3M
517 NAICS 517 34 7 $1,078 $1.9M
237 NAICS 237 31 3 $1,114 $1.8M
327 NAICS 327 30 4 $1,096 $1.7M
444 NAICS 444 30 3 $660 $1.0M
311 NAICS 311 28 6 $485 $0.7M
425 NAICS 425 27 7 $2,812 $3.9M
513 NAICS 513 25 14 $1,252 $1.6M
924 NAICS 924 17 5 $1,839 $1.4M
928 NAICS 928 11 1 $1,356 $0.8M
926 NAICS 926 7 2 $1,257 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

66

jobs · $68,918 avg pay

State Government

84

jobs · $67,896 avg pay

Local Government

1,100

jobs · $50,711 avg pay

Private

5,934

jobs · $53,684 avg pay

IA Unemployment

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

3.3%

April 2026

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