Jefferson County, IN
FIPS 18077 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Jefferson County had an annual average of 12,852 jobs across 726 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
12,852
+1.7% YoY
Establishments
726
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,881
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,542 | 17 | $1,003 | $69.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,186 | 66 | $395 | $24.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 608 | 7 | $1,336 | $42.2M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 568 | 3 | $1,230 | $36.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 527 | 16 | $1,093 | $29.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 522 | 13 | $534 | $14.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 432 | 46 | $1,213 | $27.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 427 | 7 | $1,267 | $17.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 417 | 14 | $919 | $19.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 323 | 1 | $1,022 | $17.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 308 | 4 | $899 | $14.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 276 | 13 | $1,094 | $15.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 272 | 10 | $2,190 | $31.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 239 | 13 | $674 | $8.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 208 | 3 | $1,034 | $11.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 181 | 32 | $1,067 | $10.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 175 | 15 | $542 | $4.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 151 | 11 | $453 | $3.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 143 | 26 | $347 | $2.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 126 | 24 | $1,405 | $9.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 113 | 14 | $535 | $3.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 109 | 13 | $1,170 | $6.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 101 | 16 | $1,079 | $5.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 93 | 22 | $858 | $4.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 77 | 18 | $621 | $2.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 70 | 13 | $563 | $2.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 63 | 25 | $765 | $2.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 60 | 7 | $795 | $2.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 55 | 11 | $829 | $2.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 54 | 8 | $223 | $0.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 53 | 16 | $1,332 | $3.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 52 | 5 | $955 | $2.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 50 | 4 | $1,633 | $3.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 48 | 5 | $1,337 | $3.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 43 | 2 | $1,438 | $1.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 33 | 4 | $1,050 | $1.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 33 | 5 | $874 | $1.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 27 | 4 | $755 | $1.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 25 | 1 | $662 | $0.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 22 | 4 | $957 | $1.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 11 | 3 | $383 | $0.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 5 | 1 | $728 | $0.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 4 | 4 | $382 | $0.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1 | 1 | $1,029 | $0.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $744 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
76
jobs · $71,170 avg pay
State Government
1,068
jobs · $48,482 avg pay
Local Government
1,257
jobs · $40,511 avg pay
Private
10,451
jobs · $52,223 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
The largest counties in IN by total employment.
- Marion County 625,533 jobs
- Allen County 197,886 jobs
- Lake County 191,632 jobs
- Hamilton County 163,937 jobs
- Elkhart County 127,099 jobs
- St. Joseph County 121,043 jobs
- Vanderburgh County 107,140 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 99,720 jobs