Knox County, IN

FIPS 18083 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Knox County had an annual average of 17,077 jobs across 951 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

17,077

-0.8% YoY

Establishments

951

Total Wages

$0.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,983

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, IN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,818 23 $899 $81.5M
722 NAICS 722 1,417 71 $389 $28.7M
622 NAICS 622 1,323 1 $1,078 $74.1M
621 NAICS 621 1,110 62 $1,484 $84.9M
311 NAICS 311 674 7 $1,013 $35.5M
623 NAICS 623 622 15 $876 $28.3M
455 NAICS 455 590 14 $502 $15.4M
624 NAICS 624 535 27 $638 $17.1M
921 NAICS 921 498 15 $1,429 $21.5M
423 NAICS 423 376 30 $1,376 $26.9M
926 NAICS 926 339 8 $1,791 $22.4M
484 NAICS 484 322 26 $1,249 $20.9M
238 NAICS 238 321 46 $1,143 $19.1M
221 NAICS 221 314 16 $2,556 $39.0M
111 NAICS 111 300 55 $797 $12.4M
541 NAICS 541 270 49 $1,466 $20.3M
327 NAICS 327 268 6 $1,009 $14.1M
444 NAICS 444 242 14 $659 $8.3M
441 NAICS 441 221 19 $933 $10.7M
237 NAICS 237 216 11 $1,938 $21.7M
813 NAICS 813 202 19 $358 $3.8M
445 NAICS 445 197 12 $457 $4.7M
457 NAICS 457 160 16 $500 $4.2M
522 NAICS 522 144 21 $830 $6.2M
236 NAICS 236 142 22 $934 $6.9M
811 NAICS 811 142 24 $937 $6.9M
524 NAICS 524 136 25 $1,244 $8.8M
459 NAICS 459 131 25 $431 $2.9M
551 NAICS 551 124 6 $854 $5.5M
456 NAICS 456 116 14 $773 $4.7M
333 NAICS 333 97 4 $1,177 $5.9M
721 NAICS 721 97 11 $358 $1.8M
321 NAICS 321 93 4 $819 $4.0M
458 NAICS 458 90 14 $269 $1.3M
332 NAICS 332 81 3 $1,187 $5.0M
923 NAICS 923 62 5 $1,480 $3.5M
491 NAICS 491 60 10 $1,213 $3.8M
449 NAICS 449 59 12 $736 $2.2M
112 NAICS 112 55 6 $811 $2.3M
531 NAICS 531 54 19 $1,422 $2.4M
532 NAICS 532 52 6 $772 $2.1M
922 NAICS 922 46 1 $431 $1.0M
519 NAICS 519 31 2 $406 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 12 1 $1,799 $1.1M
712 NAICS 712 12 2 $1,281 $0.7M
928 NAICS 928 1 1 $630 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

149

jobs · $78,503 avg pay

State Government

1,307

jobs · $49,999 avg pay

Local Government

2,765

jobs · $49,543 avg pay

Private

12,856

jobs · $51,074 avg pay

IN Unemployment

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

3.2%

April 2026

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