Kalkaska County, MI

FIPS 26079 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Kalkaska County had an annual average of 4,861 jobs across 388 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,861

+5.4% YoY

Establishments

388

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$60,394

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 Kalkaska County, MI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
926 NAICS 926 — 1 — —
722 NAICS 722 425 29 $388 $8.6M
238 NAICS 238 297 29 $1,712 $26.5M
332 NAICS 332 218 7 $1,024 $11.6M
237 NAICS 237 186 6 $2,055 $19.9M
921 NAICS 921 181 7 $607 $5.7M
423 NAICS 423 136 6 $1,586 $11.2M
441 NAICS 441 99 11 $1,503 $7.7M
111 NAICS 111 94 12 $869 $4.3M
621 NAICS 621 93 15 $1,177 $5.7M
444 NAICS 444 76 4 $921 $3.7M
236 NAICS 236 75 14 $1,161 $4.5M
811 NAICS 811 70 20 $966 $3.5M
484 NAICS 484 60 9 $1,015 $3.1M
457 NAICS 457 52 8 $570 $1.5M
624 NAICS 624 33 14 $505 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 28 3 $1,116 $1.6M
812 NAICS 812 27 7 $389 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 12 4 $981 $0.6M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

28

jobs · $58,055 avg pay

State Government

64

jobs · $63,032 avg pay

Local Government

1,069

jobs · $57,332 avg pay

Private

3,700

jobs · $61,259 avg pay

MI Unemployment

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

5.0%

April 2026

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