Kankakee County, IL
FIPS 17091 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Kankakee County had an annual average of 35,715 jobs across 2,111 establishments, paying $2.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
35,715
-0.1% YoY
Establishments
2,111
Total Wages
$2.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,707
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 | 3,389 | 207 | $401 | $70.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 3,203 | 4 | $1,421 | $236.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,082 | 25 | $1,382 | $149.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,061 | 14 | $2,173 | $232.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,023 | 118 | $717 | $75.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,989 | 137 | $1,655 | $99.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,821 | 23 | $840 | $79.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,674 | 40 | $520 | $45.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,162 | 25 | $1,210 | $73.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,134 | 142 | $1,469 | $86.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,006 | 51 | $1,576 | $82.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 908 | 87 | $1,283 | $60.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 850 | 34 | $1,076 | $47.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 842 | 14 | $708 | $31.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 750 | 72 | $731 | $28.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 694 | 41 | $1,061 | $38.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 661 | 20 | $1,643 | $56.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 585 | 40 | $611 | $18.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 533 | 23 | $1,348 | $37.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 519 | 35 | $1,129 | $30.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 499 | 83 | $1,142 | $29.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 495 | 42 | $580 | $14.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 448 | 30 | $418 | $9.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 423 | 20 | $686 | $15.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 411 | 44 | $654 | $14.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 401 | 41 | $752 | $15.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 333 | 33 | $387 | $6.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 304 | 60 | $1,299 | $20.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 302 | 36 | $845 | $13.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 260 | 44 | $710 | $9.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 253 | 16 | $414 | $5.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 240 | 72 | $1,021 | $12.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 194 | 44 | $1,306 | $13.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 173 | 12 | $1,606 | $14.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 173 | 25 | $825 | $7.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 168 | 10 | $680 | $5.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 164 | 14 | $1,217 | $10.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 160 | 20 | $404 | $3.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 149 | 3 | $1,563 | $12.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 142 | 18 | $1,056 | $7.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 91 | 5 | $660 | $3.1M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 83 | 3 | $1,078 | $4.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 78 | 18 | $2,654 | $10.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 76 | 9 | $444 | $1.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 67 | 10 | $1,182 | $4.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 60 | 13 | $813 | $2.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 59 | 15 | $2,362 | $7.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 50 | 28 | $1,252 | $3.2M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 47 | 4 | $1,102 | $2.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 40 | 7 | $1,122 | $2.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 40 | 6 | $1,533 | $3.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 34 | 7 | $1,081 | $1.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 30 | 1 | $1,035 | $1.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 18 | 5 | $1,533 | $1.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 17 | 3 | $2,715 | $2.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 17 | 3 | $1,237 | $1.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 10 | 1 | $1,962 | $1.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 2 | 2 | $888 | $0.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2 | 1 | $1,615 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
231
jobs · $65,823 avg pay
Private
35,484
jobs · $55,641 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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