Lee County, IL
FIPS 17103 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lee County had an annual average of 12,375 jobs across 692 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
12,375
-2.5% YoY
Establishments
692
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,452
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 | 1,056 | 6 | $1,530 | $84.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 936 | 10 | $880 | $42.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 848 | 5 | $1,270 | $56.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 804 | 66 | $386 | $16.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 657 | 6 | $1,338 | $45.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 487 | 36 | $1,233 | $31.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 470 | 21 | $892 | $21.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 463 | 13 | $1,071 | $25.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 407 | 10 | $551 | $11.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 407 | 22 | $486 | $10.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 404 | 14 | $1,070 | $22.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 255 | 21 | $541 | $7.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 177 | 12 | $1,372 | $12.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 150 | 15 | $511 | $4.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 149 | 26 | $1,588 | $12.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 146 | 25 | $902 | $6.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 121 | 12 | $479 | $3.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 115 | 10 | $1,007 | $6.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 109 | 11 | $741 | $4.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 108 | 23 | $1,196 | $6.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 105 | 39 | $1,110 | $6.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 86 | 30 | $938 | $4.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 71 | 11 | $424 | $1.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 64 | 12 | $1,267 | $4.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 63 | 16 | $410 | $1.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 63 | 5 | $1,010 | $3.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 59 | 28 | $1,171 | $3.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 48 | 8 | $243 | $0.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 36 | 14 | $847 | $1.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 36 | 6 | $1,273 | $2.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 34 | 4 | $1,879 | $3.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 34 | 5 | $451 | $0.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 19 | 5 | $669 | $0.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 15 | 5 | $1,235 | $1.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 6 | 5 | $209 | $0.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 5 | 2 | $1,212 | $0.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4 | 1 | $1,329 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
74
jobs · $65,859 avg pay
State Government
1,126
jobs · $98,114 avg pay
Local Government
1,427
jobs · $47,654 avg pay
Private
9,748
jobs · $55,395 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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