Lee County, IA
FIPS 19111 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lee County had an annual average of 13,719 jobs across 1,061 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
13,719
-0.7% YoY
Establishments
1,061
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,334
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,169 | 9 | $1,564 | $95.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 942 | 15 | $898 | $44.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 893 | 78 | $317 | $14.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 799 | 8 | $2,071 | $86.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 671 | 14 | $756 | $26.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 635 | 63 | $1,416 | $46.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 479 | 7 | $1,110 | $27.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 457 | 6 | $1,405 | $33.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 424 | 15 | $1,173 | $25.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 392 | 12 | $595 | $12.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 356 | 9 | $501 | $9.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 356 | 57 | $728 | $13.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 334 | 92 | $372 | $6.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 270 | 18 | $1,103 | $15.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 244 | 22 | $1,544 | $19.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 219 | 30 | $1,066 | $12.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 213 | 25 | $494 | $5.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 210 | 25 | $1,308 | $14.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 189 | 26 | $1,352 | $13.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 166 | 36 | $1,047 | $9.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 152 | 18 | $1,259 | $10.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 149 | 14 | $609 | $4.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 132 | 11 | $214 | $1.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 97 | 12 | $339 | $1.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 90 | 23 | $1,274 | $2.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 87 | 9 | $968 | $4.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 71 | 8 | $797 | $3.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 70 | 9 | $1,139 | $4.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 68 | 10 | $410 | $1.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 67 | 5 | $2,447 | $8.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 53 | 9 | $946 | $2.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 51 | 24 | $715 | $1.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 46 | 6 | $1,586 | $3.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 34 | 4 | $732 | $1.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 32 | 7 | $827 | $1.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 26 | 5 | $1,173 | $1.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 22 | 6 | $1,194 | $1.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 21 | 5 | $408 | $0.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 16 | 1 | $1,350 | $1.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 16 | 5 | $565 | $0.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 10 | 5 | $1,902 | $1.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 8 | 2 | $1,342 | $0.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1 | 1 | $1,747 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
100
jobs · $62,567 avg pay
State Government
420
jobs · $64,768 avg pay
Local Government
1,564
jobs · $49,935 avg pay
Private
11,635
jobs · $58,014 avg pay
IA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.3%
April 2026
Other IA Counties
The largest counties in IA by total employment.
- Polk County 317,846 jobs
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- Scott County 90,947 jobs
- Johnson County 83,751 jobs
- Black Hawk County 70,886 jobs
- Dubuque County 58,413 jobs
- Dallas County 55,258 jobs
- Woodbury County 51,281 jobs