Madison County, IL
FIPS 17119 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Madison County had an annual average of 105,166 jobs across 5,398 establishments, paying $6.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
105,166
+1.6% YoY
Establishments
5,398
Total Wages
$6.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,153
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 | 10,651 | 532 | $431 | $238.7M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 7,804 | 30 | $1,073 | $435.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 7,692 | 88 | $992 | $374.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 6,302 | 358 | $1,572 | $515.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,446 | 252 | $874 | $202.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 4,033 | 82 | $553 | $116.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3,823 | 499 | $1,921 | $381.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,314 | 43 | $2,557 | $185.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,267 | 173 | $578 | $98.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 3,218 | 362 | $1,411 | $236.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,918 | 8 | $1,224 | $185.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,880 | 52 | $829 | $124.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 2,874 | 9 | $1,688 | $252.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,231 | 120 | $1,472 | $170.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,164 | 44 | $1,481 | $166.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,802 | 171 | $1,647 | $154.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,733 | 53 | $1,630 | $144.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,717 | 96 | $1,987 | $118.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,490 | 119 | $1,195 | $92.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,440 | 97 | $486 | $35.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,434 | 105 | $583 | $43.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,419 | 79 | $1,342 | $99.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,382 | 196 | $1,017 | $73.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,306 | 90 | $616 | $41.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,282 | 49 | $812 | $54.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,204 | 174 | $629 | $39.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,185 | 47 | $1,497 | $92.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 943 | 119 | $531 | $26.0M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 903 | 15 | $766 | $36.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 902 | 24 | $1,081 | $50.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 859 | 150 | $1,419 | $63.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 858 | 31 | $2,466 | $107.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 774 | 50 | $1,152 | $46.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 706 | 81 | $744 | $27.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 701 | 109 | $537 | $19.6M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 659 | 11 | $913 | $31.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 622 | 48 | $895 | $28.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 526 | 155 | $1,042 | $28.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 489 | 43 | $534 | $13.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 474 | 8 | $1,439 | $35.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 456 | 41 | $454 | $10.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 427 | 27 | $1,549 | $34.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 426 | 25 | $1,306 | $29.0M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 398 | 4 | $1,800 | $37.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 384 | 17 | $1,787 | $35.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 352 | 17 | $649 | $11.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 293 | 11 | $1,419 | $21.6M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 265 | 59 | $1,794 | $24.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 232 | 9 | $1,194 | $14.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 230 | 19 | $1,495 | $17.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 221 | 20 | $989 | $11.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 219 | 8 | $1,135 | $12.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 214 | 11 | $710 | $7.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 202 | 11 | $1,064 | $11.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 147 | 29 | $727 | $5.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 139 | 7 | $1,851 | $13.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 132 | 11 | $2,039 | $5.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 122 | 27 | $1,367 | $8.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 115 | 11 | $1,937 | $11.5M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 113 | 4 | $2,642 | $15.6M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 101 | 10 | $362 | $1.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 99 | 80 | $371 | $1.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 98 | 1 | $1,760 | $8.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 72 | 8 | $2,212 | $8.2M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 65 | 5 | $1,466 | $4.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 54 | 4 | $1,174 | $3.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 34 | 5 | $1,902 | $3.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 31 | 8 | $550 | $0.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 29 | 4 | $555 | $0.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 27 | 1 | $2,125 | $3.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 21 | 1 | $1,767 | $1.9M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 18 | 9 | $768 | $0.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 16 | 5 | $790 | $0.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 14 | 6 | $1,848 | $1.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 9 | 11 | $679 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
709
jobs · $79,185 avg pay
State Government
3,058
jobs · $71,182 avg pay
Local Government
10,750
jobs · $52,089 avg pay
Private
90,649
jobs · $57,108 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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- Cook County 2,565,567 jobs
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- Unknown Or Undefined 232,397 jobs
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- Sangamon County 134,376 jobs
- Winnebago County 126,414 jobs