Knox County, IL

FIPS 17095 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Knox County had an annual average of 14,195 jobs across 928 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

14,195

+2.8% YoY

Establishments

928

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,438

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 Knox County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 3 — —
922 NAICS 922 — 1 $1,663 $0.0M
623 NAICS 623 1,922 44 $674 $67.4M
611 NAICS 611 1,522 10 $932 $73.7M
722 NAICS 722 1,519 108 $393 $31.0M
621 NAICS 621 988 41 $1,783 $75.7M
921 NAICS 921 955 28 $1,285 $44.4M
455 NAICS 455 700 18 $498 $18.1M
561 NAICS 561 646 44 $775 $26.1M
445 NAICS 445 454 18 $504 $11.9M
238 NAICS 238 410 52 $1,227 $26.2M
457 NAICS 457 284 19 $452 $6.7M
444 NAICS 444 275 8 $608 $8.7M
441 NAICS 441 261 14 $1,015 $13.8M
813 NAICS 813 247 24 $491 $6.3M
811 NAICS 811 225 32 $957 $11.2M
459 NAICS 459 194 28 $585 $5.9M
713 NAICS 713 180 12 $383 $3.6M
311 NAICS 311 171 8 $851 $7.5M
524 NAICS 524 153 29 $1,201 $9.6M
522 NAICS 522 129 16 $1,398 $6.8M
111 NAICS 111 108 33 $825 $4.7M
491 NAICS 491 108 16 $1,165 $6.5M
484 NAICS 484 106 27 $939 $5.2M
456 NAICS 456 97 10 $823 $4.1M
562 NAICS 562 93 6 $1,335 $6.5M
531 NAICS 531 76 24 $661 $2.6M
236 NAICS 236 70 17 $822 $3.0M
721 NAICS 721 61 12 $481 $1.5M
812 NAICS 812 60 20 $569 $1.8M
449 NAICS 449 55 11 $867 $2.5M
237 NAICS 237 50 8 $1,457 $3.8M
458 NAICS 458 42 7 $548 $1.2M
532 NAICS 532 39 6 $653 $1.3M
112 NAICS 112 35 5 $1,015 $1.8M
517 NAICS 517 27 4 $1,219 $1.7M
523 NAICS 523 22 8 $2,769 $3.1M
926 NAICS 926 10 2 $1,037 $0.5M
923 NAICS 923 7 1 $1,406 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 6 9 $395 $0.1M
924 NAICS 924 5 1 $1,255 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

174

jobs · $67,835 avg pay

Private

14,021

jobs · $45,162 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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