Lancaster County, NE
FIPS 31109 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lancaster County had an annual average of 175,346 jobs across 9,854 establishments, paying $10.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
175,346
+1.1% YoY
Establishments
9,854
Total Wages
$10.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$59,332
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 | 18,477 | 166 | $1,414 | $1,049.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 13,559 | 688 | $407 | $287.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 10,659 | 880 | $5,015 | $855.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 10,164 | 1,085 | $1,568 | $828.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 7,286 | 24 | $1,726 | $507.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 6,978 | 769 | $1,241 | $450.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 6,823 | 506 | $894 | $317.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 5,439 | 48 | $2,308 | $359.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 5,023 | 666 | $1,066 | $163.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 4,659 | 154 | $1,313 | $318.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 4,272 | 81 | $770 | $153.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 3,632 | 268 | $1,728 | $326.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 3,557 | 92 | $504 | $93.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,374 | 50 | $617 | $108.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,959 | 192 | $1,883 | $235.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,878 | 106 | $381 | $57.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 2,864 | 17 | $1,187 | $176.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 2,790 | 15 | $1,590 | $179.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 2,742 | 138 | $1,886 | $268.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,504 | 24 | $2,147 | $205.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,487 | 139 | $1,196 | $154.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,430 | 196 | $722 | $91.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,255 | 18 | $1,627 | $190.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,245 | 243 | $1,575 | $183.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,090 | 312 | $1,406 | $152.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 2,074 | 31 | $1,551 | $165.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,023 | 180 | $1,463 | $119.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 2,016 | 58 | $2,013 | $211.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,762 | 31 | $1,707 | $124.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,742 | 427 | $1,077 | $97.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,710 | 50 | $1,348 | $119.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,684 | 271 | $925 | $81.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,684 | 26 | $1,202 | $105.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,663 | 64 | $807 | $69.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,658 | 14 | $1,470 | $126.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,649 | 3 | $1,818 | $150.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,632 | 116 | $1,382 | $117.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,548 | 86 | $578 | $46.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,498 | 286 | $607 | $47.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,256 | 113 | $572 | $37.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,161 | 58 | $1,507 | $91.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,153 | 122 | $753 | $45.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,147 | 22 | $903 | $53.9M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 997 | 8 | $1,454 | $75.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 984 | 34 | $1,431 | $73.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 866 | 101 | $452 | $20.4M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 859 | 47 | $378 | $16.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 858 | 9 | $1,808 | $58.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 834 | 17 | $2,165 | $92.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 771 | 53 | $1,032 | $41.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 763 | 12 | $1,219 | $48.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 737 | 17 | $799 | $30.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 666 | 77 | $917 | $31.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 633 | 152 | $2,786 | $91.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 480 | 22 | $1,516 | $37.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 435 | 20 | $1,253 | $28.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 430 | 20 | $1,277 | $28.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 333 | 14 | $1,196 | $18.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 288 | 21 | $1,132 | $16.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 278 | 41 | $2,268 | $32.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 274 | 7 | $1,551 | $12.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 270 | 17 | $550 | $7.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 256 | 102 | $393 | $5.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 226 | 23 | $851 | $10.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 220 | 4 | $1,023 | $11.7M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 208 | 20 | $829 | $8.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 160 | 15 | $1,413 | $9.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 156 | 12 | $457 | $3.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 130 | 21 | $811 | $5.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 119 | 24 | $1,245 | $7.7M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 85 | 1 | $1,150 | $5.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 54 | 7 | $926 | $2.6M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 50 | 5 | $818 | $2.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,293
jobs · $90,220 avg pay
State Government
16,599
jobs · $71,297 avg pay
Local Government
14,232
jobs · $56,148 avg pay
Private
141,222
jobs · $57,526 avg pay
NE Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.0%
April 2026
Other NE Counties
The largest counties in NE by total employment.
- Douglas County 340,716 jobs
- Sarpy County 80,883 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 41,938 jobs
- Hall County 35,986 jobs
- Buffalo County 28,147 jobs
- Madison County 22,011 jobs
- Platte County 20,010 jobs
- Dodge County 18,578 jobs