Kearney County, NE

FIPS 31099 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Kearney County had an annual average of 1,998 jobs across 208 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,998

-1.9% YoY

Establishments

208

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,838

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 Kearney County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 234 3 $851 $10.4M
622 NAICS 622 118 1 $1,194 $7.3M
111 NAICS 111 111 27 $1,051 $6.1M
921 NAICS 921 95 4 $860 $4.3M
424 NAICS 424 81 10 $1,508 $6.3M
238 NAICS 238 51 15 $737 $2.0M
522 NAICS 522 42 4 $1,215 $2.6M
484 NAICS 484 38 12 $1,086 $2.2M
541 NAICS 541 31 11 $791 $1.3M
445 NAICS 445 31 4 $441 $0.7M
621 NAICS 621 30 3 $889 $1.4M
624 NAICS 624 27 9 $317 $0.5M
524 NAICS 524 26 9 $1,251 $1.7M
811 NAICS 811 20 8 $728 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 13 3 $1,092 $0.7M
491 NAICS 491 12 3 $1,142 $0.7M
561 NAICS 561 8 5 $519 $0.2M
115 NAICS 115 7 3 $1,228 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 5 2 $1,142 $0.3M
531 NAICS 531 4 3 $758 $0.2M
922 NAICS 922 2 1 $1,085 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

19

jobs · $56,275 avg pay

State Government

12

jobs · $53,401 avg pay

Local Government

447

jobs · $49,059 avg pay

Private

1,520

jobs · $48,620 avg pay

NE Unemployment

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

3.0%

April 2026

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