Jefferson County, WI
FIPS 55055 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Jefferson County had an annual average of 33,615 jobs across 2,344 establishments, paying $1.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
33,615
-0.6% YoY
Establishments
2,344
Total Wages
$1.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$54,167
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,560 | 27 | $1,472 | $196.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,232 | 170 | $341 | $39.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,576 | 222 | $1,342 | $110.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,414 | 34 | $1,216 | $89.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,358 | 55 | $784 | $55.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,268 | 85 | $756 | $49.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,221 | 264 | $302 | $19.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,142 | 26 | $993 | $59.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 963 | 16 | $1,455 | $72.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 835 | 14 | $1,123 | $48.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 779 | 169 | $2,237 | $69.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 733 | 22 | $516 | $19.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 726 | 11 | $521 | $19.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 680 | 6 | $1,601 | $56.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 601 | 56 | $1,307 | $40.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 580 | 12 | $1,270 | $38.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 570 | 24 | $1,079 | $31.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 539 | 40 | $1,054 | $29.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 518 | 67 | $1,154 | $31.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 493 | 44 | $1,356 | $34.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 473 | 41 | $560 | $13.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 432 | 16 | $1,869 | $42.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 426 | 42 | $403 | $8.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 399 | 9 | $1,096 | $22.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 381 | 22 | $668 | $13.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 363 | 51 | $2,073 | $39.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 334 | 61 | $1,179 | $20.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 293 | 36 | $1,390 | $21.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 292 | 60 | $527 | $8.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 238 | 22 | $416 | $5.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 232 | 6 | $994 | $12.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 231 | 13 | $927 | $11.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 226 | 11 | $394 | $4.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 222 | 8 | $1,431 | $16.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 207 | 28 | $443 | $4.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 206 | 11 | $1,353 | $12.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 201 | 73 | $857 | $8.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 194 | 18 | $599 | $6.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 176 | 4 | $1,409 | $12.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 149 | 12 | $1,185 | $9.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 149 | 18 | $487 | $3.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 138 | 3 | $271 | $1.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 120 | 46 | $1,298 | $8.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 116 | 10 | $1,346 | $8.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 94 | 17 | $919 | $4.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 89 | 13 | $1,558 | $7.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 82 | 7 | $2,529 | $10.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 75 | 8 | $1,219 | $4.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 66 | 8 | $925 | $3.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 58 | 4 | $1,265 | $3.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 52 | 22 | $1,869 | $5.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 38 | 8 | $1,400 | $2.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 29 | 9 | $280 | $0.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 25 | 13 | $2,367 | $3.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 24 | 2 | $1,687 | $2.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 22 | 6 | $1,103 | $1.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 18 | 5 | $714 | $0.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 11 | 11 | $334 | $0.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4 | 1 | $1,551 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
167
jobs · $79,127 avg pay
State Government
54
jobs · $63,733 avg pay
Local Government
3,516
jobs · $48,864 avg pay
Private
29,878
jobs · $54,634 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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