Jefferson County, IL

FIPS 17081 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jefferson County had an annual average of 17,174 jobs across 812 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

17,174

+0.1% YoY

Establishments

812

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$58,177

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, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
622 NAICS 622 1,524 4 $1,419 $112.4M
611 NAICS 611 1,386 21 $849 $59.8M
621 NAICS 621 1,250 69 $2,343 $94.2M
722 NAICS 722 1,242 72 $468 $30.2M
623 NAICS 623 755 10 $715 $28.0M
455 NAICS 455 597 22 $530 $16.4M
541 NAICS 541 483 53 $1,512 $38.0M
921 NAICS 921 413 17 $1,028 $22.1M
423 NAICS 423 351 27 $1,271 $23.2M
445 NAICS 445 339 21 $650 $11.5M
441 NAICS 441 329 16 $997 $17.1M
457 NAICS 457 320 17 $608 $10.1M
561 NAICS 561 312 31 $867 $14.1M
624 NAICS 624 302 20 $561 $8.8M
522 NAICS 522 300 17 $1,733 $26.9M
444 NAICS 444 288 13 $624 $9.3M
238 NAICS 238 286 47 $1,373 $20.4M
484 NAICS 484 246 23 $1,286 $16.5M
811 NAICS 811 235 34 $1,103 $13.5M
333 NAICS 333 178 6 $1,603 $14.8M
459 NAICS 459 177 19 $775 $7.1M
721 NAICS 721 156 11 $516 $4.2M
524 NAICS 524 153 26 $2,664 $13.6M
713 NAICS 713 142 8 $335 $2.5M
456 NAICS 456 129 12 $791 $5.3M
236 NAICS 236 116 18 $952 $5.8M
221 NAICS 221 105 4 $2,263 $12.3M
449 NAICS 449 102 13 $892 $4.7M
485 NAICS 485 98 3 $774 $3.9M
332 NAICS 332 86 7 $1,023 $4.6M
812 NAICS 812 70 19 $602 $2.2M
491 NAICS 491 57 10 $1,265 $3.7M
458 NAICS 458 57 7 $325 $1.0M
339 NAICS 339 56 5 $1,544 $4.5M
532 NAICS 532 51 7 $1,185 $3.1M
813 NAICS 813 42 15 $737 $1.6M
531 NAICS 531 33 18 $592 $1.0M
237 NAICS 237 16 6 $736 $0.6M
923 NAICS 923 14 1 $1,629 $1.1M
814 NAICS 814 12 6 $426 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 8 3 $1,357 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 6 2 $1,264 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

118

jobs · $83,981 avg pay

Private

17,056

jobs · $57,999 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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