Linn County, IA
FIPS 19113 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Linn County had an annual average of 125,918 jobs across 7,760 establishments, paying $8.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
125,918
-0.7% YoY
Establishments
7,760
Total Wages
$8.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$67,612
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 8,814 | 495 | $409 | $187.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 8,496 | 26 | $2,496 | $1,102.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 6,903 | 500 | $888 | $318.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 5,963 | 397 | $1,420 | $440.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 5,911 | 1,092 | $1,874 | $576.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 5,664 | 471 | $1,616 | $476.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 4,140 | 234 | $2,803 | $422.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,964 | 94 | $799 | $164.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,585 | 31 | $1,858 | $346.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 3,463 | 338 | $1,701 | $306.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,075 | 22 | $2,283 | $208.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,988 | 142 | $1,093 | $148.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,638 | 47 | $557 | $76.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,514 | 158 | $1,780 | $232.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,332 | 60 | $508 | $61.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,322 | 114 | $1,374 | $165.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,827 | 86 | $1,248 | $118.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,753 | 172 | $1,770 | $161.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,661 | 34 | $1,028 | $88.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,634 | 191 | $1,236 | $105.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,423 | 99 | $520 | $38.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,387 | 31 | $1,770 | $127.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,340 | 132 | $1,716 | $119.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,322 | 174 | $1,409 | $96.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,238 | 66 | $826 | $53.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,182 | 66 | $343 | $21.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,145 | 160 | $726 | $43.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,061 | 132 | $543 | $29.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 923 | 52 | $2,012 | $96.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 879 | 125 | $739 | $33.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 843 | 40 | $1,361 | $59.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 838 | 261 | $1,020 | $44.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 824 | 21 | $2,204 | $94.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 794 | 72 | $781 | $32.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 765 | 96 | $1,539 | $61.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 749 | 135 | $2,872 | $111.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 698 | 15 | $1,508 | $54.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 693 | 41 | $550 | $19.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 627 | 78 | $975 | $31.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 596 | 36 | $643 | $19.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 589 | 44 | $1,753 | $51.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 581 | 12 | $1,322 | $40.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 577 | 42 | $2,570 | $77.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 564 | 60 | $596 | $17.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 540 | 17 | $1,400 | $39.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 492 | 37 | $1,274 | $32.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 484 | 18 | $2,190 | $41.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 451 | 29 | $955 | $22.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 389 | 24 | $1,062 | $21.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 278 | 28 | $1,594 | $23.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 264 | 90 | $2,355 | $32.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 251 | 15 | $1,249 | $16.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 208 | 9 | $1,045 | $11.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 190 | 16 | $1,248 | $12.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 177 | 11 | $1,745 | $15.5M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 120 | 11 | $1,301 | $8.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 111 | 14 | $613 | $3.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 99 | 7 | $784 | $4.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 99 | 10 | $944 | $4.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 99 | 1 | $1,530 | $7.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 83 | 22 | $763 | $3.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 48 | 8 | $2,203 | $5.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 42 | 32 | $520 | $1.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 30 | 3 | $1,867 | $2.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 23 | 5 | $850 | $1.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 3 | 1 | $1,242 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,031
jobs · $86,329 avg pay
State Government
561
jobs · $66,124 avg pay
Local Government
11,944
jobs · $55,500 avg pay
Private
112,382
jobs · $68,735 avg pay
IA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.3%
April 2026
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