Lincoln County, NE

FIPS 31111 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lincoln County had an annual average of 14,739 jobs across 1,126 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

14,739

+0.9% YoY

Establishments

1,126

Total Wages

$0.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,147

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 Lincoln County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,411 94 $405 $29.7M
611 NAICS 611 1,207 32 $1,223 $61.4M
621 NAICS 621 737 77 $1,670 $44.7M
238 NAICS 238 574 72 $1,272 $38.0M
455 NAICS 455 521 8 $553 $15.0M
624 NAICS 624 489 67 $2,333 $16.8M
721 NAICS 721 420 22 $492 $10.8M
921 NAICS 921 404 13 $2,100 $19.2M
221 NAICS 221 341 5 $2,081 $36.9M
541 NAICS 541 338 74 $1,052 $18.5M
112 NAICS 112 305 25 $989 $15.7M
522 NAICS 522 299 25 $1,472 $21.6M
444 NAICS 444 296 14 $700 $10.8M
457 NAICS 457 292 27 $577 $8.8M
441 NAICS 441 290 24 $1,024 $15.4M
561 NAICS 561 258 51 $741 $8.5M
811 NAICS 811 244 45 $1,027 $13.0M
922 NAICS 922 231 7 $1,999 $19.0M
713 NAICS 713 205 17 $351 $3.6M
445 NAICS 445 197 14 $381 $3.9M
459 NAICS 459 182 28 $520 $4.9M
237 NAICS 237 178 7 $1,265 $11.7M
492 NAICS 492 162 6 $921 $7.8M
926 NAICS 926 161 12 $1,560 $10.6M
456 NAICS 456 131 14 $782 $5.3M
484 NAICS 484 126 27 $1,506 $9.9M
923 NAICS 923 119 6 $2,032 $7.2M
531 NAICS 531 112 28 $812 $4.7M
491 NAICS 491 106 7 $1,391 $7.7M
111 NAICS 111 103 24 $943 $5.0M
312 NAICS 312 98 6 $496 $2.5M
924 NAICS 924 95 6 $1,864 $6.7M
812 NAICS 812 92 15 $1,113 $3.6M
524 NAICS 524 84 27 $1,010 $4.4M
449 NAICS 449 78 13 $926 $3.7M
236 NAICS 236 72 19 $849 $3.2M
517 NAICS 517 69 6 $1,277 $4.6M
458 NAICS 458 64 11 $430 $1.4M
488 NAICS 488 42 10 $1,305 $2.7M
562 NAICS 562 41 3 $1,174 $2.5M
516 NAICS 516 37 4 $997 $1.9M
551 NAICS 551 33 6 $808 $1.4M
523 NAICS 523 30 7 $2,190 $3.5M
311 NAICS 311 28 4 $1,392 $2.1M
532 NAICS 532 22 4 $760 $0.9M
115 NAICS 115 19 6 $1,211 $1.2M
323 NAICS 323 17 6 $654 $0.6M
519 NAICS 519 15 1 $835 $0.6M
928 NAICS 928 14 2 $1,224 $0.8M
925 NAICS 925 13 2 $829 $0.6M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

251

jobs · $81,992 avg pay

State Government

394

jobs · $65,031 avg pay

Local Government

2,213

jobs · $58,837 avg pay

Private

11,881

jobs · $49,847 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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