Lake County, IL
FIPS 17097 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lake County had an annual average of 294,916 jobs across 19,684 establishments, paying $27.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
294,916
+0.1% YoY
Establishments
19,684
Total Wages
$27.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$93,640
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 28,283 | 447 | $1,365 | $1,859.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 22,931 | 1,386 | $544 | $648.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 22,441 | 1,445 | $1,243 | $1,449.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 19,253 | 2,983 | $2,172 | $2,166.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 17,760 | 77 | $4,546 | $4,197.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 12,841 | 625 | $2,211 | $1,476.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 12,100 | 20 | $2,143 | $1,123.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 11,045 | 105 | $3,163 | $1,816.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 10,918 | 1,354 | $1,342 | $761.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 9,257 | 246 | $2,240 | $1,078.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 8,764 | 56 | $2,012 | $916.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 8,651 | 289 | $3,319 | $1,493.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 8,513 | 1,258 | $1,592 | $704.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 7,816 | 290 | $670 | $251.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 7,398 | 86 | $880 | $338.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,917 | 296 | $815 | $233.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 6,745 | 60 | $3,110 | $547.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 6,497 | 154 | $621 | $209.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 6,289 | 116 | $2,612 | $854.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 5,992 | 174 | $1,525 | $475.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,206 | 192 | $1,409 | $381.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 4,781 | 492 | $713 | $177.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 4,031 | 256 | $1,779 | $373.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 3,839 | 136 | $2,389 | $476.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,610 | 527 | $1,751 | $328.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,552 | 705 | $708 | $130.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 3,369 | 370 | $2,299 | $402.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,155 | 381 | $802 | $131.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,062 | 625 | $1,766 | $281.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 2,922 | 88 | $2,175 | $330.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 2,879 | 28 | $1,053 | $157.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,785 | 210 | $474 | $68.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,754 | 94 | $714 | $102.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 2,476 | 108 | $1,521 | $195.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,400 | 681 | $1,825 | $227.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,263 | 54 | $702 | $82.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,222 | 90 | $1,293 | $149.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,138 | 91 | $941 | $104.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,693 | 24 | $3,034 | $267.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,683 | 643 | $1,206 | $105.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,653 | 165 | $688 | $59.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,502 | 205 | $1,010 | $78.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,486 | 28 | $1,780 | $137.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,448 | 80 | $1,518 | $114.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,438 | 314 | $4,716 | $352.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,428 | 230 | $2,717 | $201.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,424 | 35 | $3,177 | $235.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,201 | 73 | $2,634 | $164.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,156 | 29 | $842 | $50.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,151 | 51 | $2,287 | $51.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,141 | 120 | $2,561 | $151.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,135 | 106 | $6,706 | $395.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,112 | 4 | $1,702 | $98.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 900 | 28 | $1,431 | $67.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 836 | 8 | $705 | $22.6M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 678 | 26 | $1,904 | $67.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 566 | 533 | $856 | $25.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 559 | 17 | $2,593 | $46.7M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 516 | 14 | $2,017 | $54.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 503 | 37 | $1,100 | $28.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 449 | 96 | $1,356 | $31.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 444 | 28 | $1,471 | $33.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 421 | 35 | $1,724 | $37.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 393 | 5 | $1,276 | $26.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 357 | 52 | $832 | $15.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 301 | 18 | $950 | $14.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 275 | 21 | $1,236 | $17.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 194 | 25 | $680 | $6.9M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 176 | 13 | $1,650 | $15.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 171 | 40 | $2,826 | $25.1M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 149 | 15 | $897 | $7.0M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 86 | 15 | $987 | $4.4M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 86 | 6 | $1,140 | $5.1M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 85 | 24 | $909 | $4.0M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 68 | 7 | $2,491 | $8.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 46 | 7 | $2,179 | $5.2M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 46 | 6 | $2,636 | $6.4M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 34 | 14 | $2,970 | $5.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 31 | 1 | $1,743 | $2.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 27 | 10 | $1,667 | $2.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 21 | 30 | $1,145 | $1.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
5,605
jobs · $93,665 avg pay
Private
289,311
jobs · $93,640 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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