Jo Daviess County, IL
FIPS 17085 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Jo Daviess County had an annual average of 7,485 jobs across 743 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,485
+1.2% YoY
Establishments
743
Total Wages
$0.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$46,804
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 739 | 76 | $428 | $16.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 728 | 24 | $551 | $20.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 415 | 55 | $1,335 | $28.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 301 | 12 | $445 | $7.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 295 | 13 | $863 | $13.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 241 | 21 | $560 | $7.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 218 | 16 | $395 | $4.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 208 | 15 | $507 | $5.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 164 | 6 | $924 | $7.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 153 | 14 | $1,202 | $9.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 144 | 18 | $492 | $3.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 139 | 6 | $1,313 | $9.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 128 | 16 | $841 | $5.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 108 | 4 | $805 | $4.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 102 | 5 | $1,082 | $5.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 96 | 20 | $1,453 | $6.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 93 | 29 | $1,011 | $4.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 91 | 24 | $1,128 | $5.4M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 80 | 3 | $826 | $3.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 78 | 22 | $519 | $2.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 63 | 7 | $655 | $2.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 53 | 19 | $861 | $2.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 53 | 5 | $600 | $1.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 51 | 17 | $590 | $1.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 49 | 16 | $508 | $1.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 48 | 9 | $1,175 | $2.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 40 | 7 | $904 | $1.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 38 | 4 | $307 | $0.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 37 | 9 | $566 | $1.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 32 | 19 | $1,394 | $2.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 31 | 4 | $1,394 | $2.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 30 | 6 | $813 | $1.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 25 | 10 | $1,206 | $1.6M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 15 | 10 | $1,808 | $1.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 15 | 5 | $474 | $0.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 14 | 5 | $823 | $0.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 12 | 3 | $1,188 | $0.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 9 | 3 | $1,213 | $0.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 8 | 8 | $358 | $0.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 3 | 1 | $1,210 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
60
jobs · $61,471 avg pay
Local Government
1,270
jobs · $48,827 avg pay
Private
6,155
jobs · $46,243 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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