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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Lancaster County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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