Jones County, IA

FIPS 19105 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jones County had an annual average of 6,252 jobs across 666 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,252

-0.5% YoY

Establishments

666

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,102

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 Jones County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 642 24 $814 $26.3M
722 NAICS 722 381 34 $269 $5.3M
238 NAICS 238 344 46 $1,018 $18.2M
332 NAICS 332 300 10 $1,416 $22.1M
921 NAICS 921 289 9 $764 $11.5M
455 NAICS 455 250 7 $613 $8.0M
423 NAICS 423 213 32 $1,292 $14.3M
457 NAICS 457 164 11 $461 $3.9M
541 NAICS 541 150 37 $1,546 $12.0M
445 NAICS 445 139 7 $439 $3.2M
522 NAICS 522 132 14 $1,444 $9.9M
424 NAICS 424 116 18 $1,574 $9.5M
721 NAICS 721 115 6 $537 $3.2M
112 NAICS 112 112 20 $736 $4.3M
221 NAICS 221 94 5 $1,951 $9.5M
441 NAICS 441 78 14 $1,220 $4.9M
561 NAICS 561 70 18 $739 $2.7M
811 NAICS 811 59 20 $834 $2.6M
459 NAICS 459 49 8 $529 $1.4M
491 NAICS 491 37 8 $1,192 $2.3M
444 NAICS 444 28 4 $1,350 $2.0M
812 NAICS 812 25 10 $427 $0.6M
425 NAICS 425 24 5 $1,158 $1.4M
517 NAICS 517 17 5 $1,241 $1.1M
562 NAICS 562 11 4 $600 $0.3M
551 NAICS 551 8 6 $1,784 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 8 6 $1,357 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 6 1 $1,135 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

45

jobs · $61,944 avg pay

State Government

350

jobs · $70,105 avg pay

Local Government

914

jobs · $40,801 avg pay

Private

4,943

jobs · $50,287 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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