Johnson County, IA
FIPS 19103 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Johnson County had an annual average of 83,751 jobs across 5,140 establishments, paying $5.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
83,751
+54.2% YoY
Establishments
5,140
Total Wages
$5.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$64,363
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 7,264 | 363 | $413 | $156.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,810 | 256 | $547 | $79.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,727 | 827 | $1,809 | $256.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,515 | 318 | $1,290 | $166.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,294 | 16 | $2,448 | $127.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,286 | 57 | $520 | $61.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,166 | 310 | $1,033 | $116.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,947 | 44 | $1,118 | $113.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,908 | 32 | $596 | $59.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,891 | 1 | $1,940 | $190.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,617 | 235 | $1,197 | $100.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,318 | 130 | $1,157 | $79.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,277 | 96 | $586 | $38.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,062 | 48 | $551 | $30.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 977 | 55 | $1,205 | $61.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 926 | 121 | $1,885 | $90.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 883 | 76 | $1,580 | $72.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 876 | 84 | $1,584 | $72.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 749 | 119 | $1,317 | $51.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 744 | 183 | $2,012 | $77.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 686 | 96 | $1,699 | $60.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 679 | 149 | $1,051 | $37.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 657 | 116 | $1,287 | $44.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 656 | 37 | $732 | $25.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 643 | 97 | $599 | $20.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 636 | 50 | $519 | $17.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 635 | 52 | $298 | $9.8M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 588 | 11 | $882 | $27.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 585 | 51 | $764 | $23.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 584 | 70 | $412 | $12.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 546 | 94 | $955 | $27.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 486 | 26 | $1,796 | $45.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 405 | 17 | $979 | $20.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 381 | 48 | $1,010 | $20.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 256 | 105 | $1,940 | $25.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 192 | 14 | $1,115 | $11.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 180 | 8 | $567 | $5.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 163 | 9 | $1,504 | $12.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 138 | 68 | $3,023 | $21.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 136 | 10 | $1,080 | $7.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 133 | 10 | $1,499 | $10.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 132 | 15 | $1,597 | $11.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 128 | 3 | $713 | $4.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 120 | 17 | $677 | $4.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 120 | 8 | $2,338 | $14.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 107 | 8 | $1,353 | $7.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 95 | 102 | $466 | $2.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 86 | 12 | $1,347 | $6.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 83 | 40 | $2,643 | $11.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 67 | 12 | $1,502 | $4.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 45 | 6 | $1,300 | $3.0M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 44 | 18 | $1,320 | $3.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 44 | 42 | $2,046 | $4.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 36 | 7 | $1,039 | $2.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 27 | 9 | $1,127 | $1.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 16 | 6 | $1,707 | $1.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 15 | 1 | $1,602 | $1.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 13 | 7 | $719 | $0.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 11 | 6 | $3,023 | $1.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 10 | 1 | $1,812 | $0.9M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 5 | 5 | $1,143 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,144
jobs · $98,282 avg pay
State Government
24,178
jobs · $89,654 avg pay
Local Government
6,119
jobs · $53,042 avg pay
Private
51,310
jobs · $52,379 avg pay
IA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.3%
April 2026
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