Macon County, IL

FIPS 17115 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Macon County had an annual average of 39,968 jobs across 1,907 establishments, paying $2.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

39,968

-1.4% YoY

Establishments

1,907

Total Wages

$2.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$69,876

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 Macon County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
311 NAICS 311 5,827 12 $2,472 $749.1M
611 NAICS 611 3,616 39 $957 $175.3M
722 NAICS 722 3,367 182 $439 $76.9M
236 NAICS 236 1,805 51 $1,339 $125.6M
621 NAICS 621 1,751 109 $1,761 $124.4M
238 NAICS 238 1,648 124 $1,520 $130.3M
455 NAICS 455 1,495 40 $518 $40.3M
921 NAICS 921 1,346 27 $2,184 $79.0M
624 NAICS 624 1,291 59 $654 $43.9M
541 NAICS 541 1,180 140 $1,434 $88.0M
484 NAICS 484 1,076 50 $1,174 $65.7M
332 NAICS 332 1,013 18 $1,530 $80.6M
423 NAICS 423 854 55 $1,437 $63.8M
522 NAICS 522 808 36 $1,229 $51.6M
561 NAICS 561 765 105 $946 $37.6M
441 NAICS 441 669 34 $1,029 $35.8M
424 NAICS 424 619 37 $1,685 $54.2M
445 NAICS 445 616 54 $688 $22.0M
457 NAICS 457 502 45 $492 $12.9M
813 NAICS 813 475 44 $512 $12.7M
444 NAICS 444 416 22 $717 $15.5M
713 NAICS 713 382 32 $372 $7.4M
811 NAICS 811 366 65 $1,247 $23.7M
812 NAICS 812 358 44 $659 $12.3M
524 NAICS 524 353 46 $1,410 $25.9M
456 NAICS 456 330 35 $801 $13.7M
237 NAICS 237 325 14 $1,922 $32.5M
459 NAICS 459 276 45 $504 $7.2M
721 NAICS 721 254 22 $444 $5.9M
531 NAICS 531 233 52 $979 $11.9M
523 NAICS 523 198 17 $3,733 $38.4M
449 NAICS 449 187 17 $861 $8.4M
491 NAICS 491 172 14 $1,194 $10.7M
516 NAICS 516 163 7 $993 $8.4M
323 NAICS 323 143 8 $1,277 $9.5M
488 NAICS 488 128 10 $1,326 $8.9M
562 NAICS 562 104 10 $1,283 $6.9M
458 NAICS 458 99 17 $1,005 $5.2M
339 NAICS 339 76 4 $1,716 $6.8M
532 NAICS 532 76 12 $857 $3.4M
111 NAICS 111 56 12 $1,164 $3.4M
517 NAICS 517 48 7 $1,076 $2.7M
922 NAICS 922 47 6 $582 $1.4M
513 NAICS 513 45 8 $1,467 $3.5M
519 NAICS 519 42 7 $558 $1.1M
928 NAICS 928 35 1 $1,137 $2.1M
551 NAICS 551 34 4 $2,542 $4.5M
312 NAICS 312 29 4 $458 $0.7M
337 NAICS 337 26 4 $1,290 $1.7M
814 NAICS 814 23 25 $486 $0.6M
923 NAICS 923 20 2 $1,708 $1.7M
926 NAICS 926 18 4 $1,067 $1.0M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,229 $0.1M
999 NAICS 999 1 1 $404 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

309

jobs · $69,459 avg pay

Private

39,659

jobs · $69,878 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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