Kenosha County, WI
FIPS 55059 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Kenosha County had an annual average of 74,313 jobs across 4,341 establishments, paying $4.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
74,313
+2.1% YoY
Establishments
4,341
Total Wages
$4.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,409
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 7,896 | 25 | $937 | $384.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 6,205 | 358 | $400 | $129.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 5,191 | 92 | $1,127 | $291.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,661 | 190 | $758 | $183.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 3,374 | 75 | $1,637 | $287.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,229 | 13 | $2,786 | $172.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,049 | 259 | $2,539 | $230.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 2,738 | 45 | $3,663 | $521.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,372 | 740 | $553 | $68.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,366 | 21 | $1,406 | $173.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,895 | 30 | $643 | $63.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,555 | 57 | $591 | $47.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,494 | 135 | $1,584 | $123.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,377 | 339 | $1,840 | $107.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,356 | 57 | $1,392 | $98.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,322 | 234 | $1,325 | $91.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,222 | 66 | $1,274 | $80.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,191 | 14 | $1,151 | $71.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,098 | 80 | $489 | $27.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 943 | 44 | $422 | $20.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 943 | 8 | $1,520 | $74.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 904 | 63 | $520 | $24.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 795 | 113 | $1,324 | $54.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 778 | 119 | $543 | $22.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 747 | 84 | $582 | $22.6M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 703 | 6 | $1,667 | $60.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 683 | 21 | $1,527 | $54.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 595 | 6 | $1,424 | $44.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 584 | 104 | $1,521 | $46.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 547 | 29 | $705 | $20.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 543 | 111 | $1,120 | $31.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 534 | 46 | $786 | $21.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 531 | 70 | $1,430 | $39.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 454 | 16 | $728 | $17.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 426 | 120 | $1,063 | $23.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 341 | 16 | $1,473 | $26.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 317 | 30 | $457 | $7.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 316 | 9 | $536 | $8.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 306 | 12 | $1,010 | $16.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 305 | 7 | $1,279 | $20.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 250 | 18 | $564 | $7.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 235 | 67 | $1,649 | $20.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 221 | 12 | $1,236 | $14.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 218 | 34 | $889 | $10.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 196 | 14 | $1,425 | $14.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 191 | 4 | $1,179 | $11.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 191 | 17 | $1,284 | $12.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 171 | 17 | $702 | $6.2M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 161 | 4 | $1,246 | $10.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 149 | 12 | $1,245 | $9.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 146 | 21 | $1,038 | $7.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 144 | 4 | $1,335 | $10.0M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 130 | 9 | $418 | $2.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 107 | 10 | $921 | $5.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 79 | 31 | $2,676 | $11.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 73 | 12 | $1,367 | $5.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 52 | 8 | $643 | $1.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 51 | 10 | $931 | $2.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 48 | 6 | $1,671 | $4.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 41 | 9 | $1,334 | $2.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 30 | 20 | $422 | $0.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 29 | 4 | $538 | $0.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 15 | 1 | $1,999 | $1.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 13 | 1 | $1,605 | $1.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 6 | 4 | $2,063 | $0.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 6 | 1 | $2,792 | $0.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 5 | 4 | $1,489 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
275
jobs · $73,743 avg pay
State Government
657
jobs · $69,287 avg pay
Local Government
7,548
jobs · $56,270 avg pay
Private
65,833
jobs · $58,481 avg pay
WI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
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