Lake County, IN

FIPS 18089 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lake County had an annual average of 191,632 jobs across 11,872 establishments, paying $11.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

191,632

+1.2% YoY

Establishments

11,872

Total Wages

$11.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$61,200

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 Lake County, IN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 18,257 1,027 $413 $392.2M
611 NAICS 611 15,240 259 $1,032 $738.0M
621 NAICS 621 13,291 1,009 $2,202 $965.2M
622 NAICS 622 11,575 16 $1,328 $799.4M
331 NAICS 331 9,664 16 $2,591 $1,302.2M
238 NAICS 238 8,081 697 $1,641 $689.4M
541 NAICS 541 7,863 1,490 $2,105 $569.2M
561 NAICS 561 7,658 570 $1,106 $363.0M
921 NAICS 921 6,540 35 $2,369 $357.6M
455 NAICS 455 4,972 126 $565 $146.0M
423 NAICS 423 4,875 489 $1,508 $382.4M
484 NAICS 484 4,528 399 $1,293 $304.5M
624 NAICS 624 4,325 266 $1,019 $138.3M
445 NAICS 445 4,301 216 $530 $118.6M
623 NAICS 623 4,200 70 $815 $178.0M
441 NAICS 441 3,338 206 $1,173 $203.7M
713 NAICS 713 3,186 119 $628 $103.7M
811 NAICS 811 3,079 467 $1,213 $189.6M
812 NAICS 812 2,712 326 $763 $107.6M
236 NAICS 236 2,575 326 $1,491 $199.7M
522 NAICS 522 2,574 252 $2,504 $179.5M
721 NAICS 721 2,568 62 $814 $108.7M
813 NAICS 813 2,351 175 $497 $60.8M
444 NAICS 444 2,329 86 $835 $101.1M
551 NAICS 551 2,328 72 $2,004 $242.6M
332 NAICS 332 2,274 103 $1,478 $174.8M
459 NAICS 459 2,233 263 $535 $62.1M
311 NAICS 311 2,102 37 $1,351 $147.7M
493 NAICS 493 1,776 19 $1,051 $96.9M
457 NAICS 457 1,692 214 $626 $55.1M
456 NAICS 456 1,616 158 $761 $64.0M
524 NAICS 524 1,588 302 $1,491 $123.1M
492 NAICS 492 1,375 32 $796 $56.9M
424 NAICS 424 1,371 174 $1,759 $125.4M
562 NAICS 562 1,364 69 $1,560 $110.6M
327 NAICS 327 1,301 34 $1,632 $110.4M
458 NAICS 458 1,265 129 $482 $31.7M
531 NAICS 531 1,256 391 $1,051 $68.4M
336 NAICS 336 1,083 15 $1,075 $60.6M
488 NAICS 488 1,038 91 $1,455 $78.3M
325 NAICS 325 1,013 34 $2,146 $113.1M
449 NAICS 449 977 116 $845 $42.9M
237 NAICS 237 938 53 $2,214 $107.9M
333 NAICS 333 834 36 $1,489 $64.6M
491 NAICS 491 816 25 $1,374 $58.3M
485 NAICS 485 584 26 $682 $19.4M
312 NAICS 312 541 12 $1,195 $33.6M
326 NAICS 326 442 11 $1,237 $28.4M
924 NAICS 924 419 4 $537 $6.1M
337 NAICS 337 404 14 $894 $18.8M
923 NAICS 923 403 7 $1,811 $23.6M
517 NAICS 517 385 22 $1,713 $34.3M
523 NAICS 523 382 127 $2,700 $53.7M
922 NAICS 922 374 9 $2,513 $42.3M
519 NAICS 519 359 12 $671 $12.5M
339 NAICS 339 345 31 $890 $16.0M
323 NAICS 323 256 31 $1,026 $13.7M
513 NAICS 513 252 37 $1,581 $20.7M
111 NAICS 111 218 18 $619 $7.0M
321 NAICS 321 211 11 $814 $8.9M
486 NAICS 486 204 12 $2,853 $30.2M
926 NAICS 926 149 6 $1,448 $7.1M
335 NAICS 335 120 8 $1,272 $7.9M
512 NAICS 512 114 14 $608 $3.6M
516 NAICS 516 110 14 $771 $4.4M
221 NAICS 221 109 2 $1,176 $6.7M
314 NAICS 314 62 6 $881 $2.8M
814 NAICS 814 61 66 $718 $2.3M
928 NAICS 928 60 2 $1,689 $5.0M
525 NAICS 525 30 14 $1,496 $2.3M
925 NAICS 925 22 2 $2,008 $1.8M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,423

jobs · $90,251 avg pay

State Government

2,836

jobs · $55,150 avg pay

Local Government

18,045

jobs · $49,386 avg pay

Private

169,328

jobs · $62,316 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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