Jim Wells County, TX

FIPS 48249 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jim Wells County had an annual average of 15,017 jobs across 871 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

15,017

-2.3% YoY

Establishments

871

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,791

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 Jim Wells County, TX, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
621 NAICS 621 3,617 65 $436 $82.0M
722 NAICS 722 1,585 68 $325 $26.8M
445 NAICS 445 413 20 $609 $13.1M
423 NAICS 423 399 42 $1,404 $29.1M
455 NAICS 455 391 17 $567 $11.5M
623 NAICS 623 338 6 $726 $12.8M
532 NAICS 532 270 16 $1,378 $19.3M
541 NAICS 541 258 56 $1,298 $17.4M
441 NAICS 441 241 18 $1,006 $12.6M
238 NAICS 238 229 37 $964 $11.5M
112 NAICS 112 203 20 $1,133 $12.0M
922 NAICS 922 198 6 $1,115 $11.5M
921 NAICS 921 191 10 $855 $8.5M
333 NAICS 333 179 9 $1,524 $14.2M
561 NAICS 561 175 26 $742 $6.7M
457 NAICS 457 168 18 $532 $4.6M
444 NAICS 444 159 15 $800 $6.6M
811 NAICS 811 135 37 $846 $5.9M
522 NAICS 522 121 31 $1,261 $6.5M
237 NAICS 237 118 8 $1,009 $6.2M
562 NAICS 562 111 4 $1,480 $8.6M
484 NAICS 484 106 23 $1,134 $6.3M
524 NAICS 524 104 18 $1,075 $5.8M
812 NAICS 812 97 13 $671 $3.4M
721 NAICS 721 82 11 $332 $1.4M
456 NAICS 456 75 10 $795 $3.1M
332 NAICS 332 68 6 $1,194 $4.2M
923 NAICS 923 59 5 $1,810 $4.3M
491 NAICS 491 54 4 $1,351 $3.8M
551 NAICS 551 53 6 $881 $2.4M
458 NAICS 458 40 11 $475 $1.0M
531 NAICS 531 39 18 $651 $1.3M
449 NAICS 449 39 7 $817 $1.7M
713 NAICS 713 37 5 $374 $0.7M
221 NAICS 221 35 4 $2,076 $3.8M
236 NAICS 236 32 7 $938 $1.6M
459 NAICS 459 26 6 $355 $0.5M
813 NAICS 813 15 4 $618 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 14 9 $346 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 8 2 $1,038 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 6 2 $900 $0.3M
999 NAICS 999 2 3 $434 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

82

jobs · $70,234 avg pay

State Government

147

jobs · $76,093 avg pay

Local Government

1,901

jobs · $47,130 avg pay

Private

12,887

jobs · $47,428 avg pay

TX Unemployment

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

4.3%

April 2026

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