Lafayette County, WI

FIPS 55065 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lafayette County had an annual average of 5,069 jobs across 511 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,069

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

511

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,338

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 Lafayette County, WI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
311 NAICS 311 996 13 $1,168 $60.5M
611 NAICS 611 533 9 $849 $23.5M
238 NAICS 238 392 42 $1,388 $28.3M
112 NAICS 112 349 33 $837 $15.2M
921 NAICS 921 258 27 $703 $9.4M
722 NAICS 722 197 26 $263 $2.7M
484 NAICS 484 147 28 $986 $7.6M
457 NAICS 457 139 11 $504 $3.7M
522 NAICS 522 97 12 $1,064 $5.4M
624 NAICS 624 82 57 $323 $1.4M
811 NAICS 811 80 19 $1,006 $4.2M
445 NAICS 445 75 8 $520 $2.0M
444 NAICS 444 65 7 $1,074 $3.6M
111 NAICS 111 64 11 $749 $2.5M
332 NAICS 332 53 5 $1,081 $3.0M
812 NAICS 812 45 10 $398 $0.9M
441 NAICS 441 31 6 $828 $1.4M
491 NAICS 491 25 8 $1,171 $1.5M
531 NAICS 531 13 9 $445 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 12 2 $1,199 $0.7M
922 NAICS 922 6 3 $944 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $1,386 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

41

jobs · $62,385 avg pay

State Government

16

jobs · $43,186 avg pay

Local Government

1,128

jobs · $47,146 avg pay

Private

3,884

jobs · $51,179 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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