Marion County, IA

FIPS 19125 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Marion County had an annual average of 19,680 jobs across 1,063 establishments, paying $1.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

19,680

+1.4% YoY

Establishments

1,063

Total Wages

$1.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$63,553

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 Marion County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
333 NAICS 333 4,635 12 $1,554 $374.6M
611 NAICS 611 1,139 20 $802 $47.5M
722 NAICS 722 1,043 69 $317 $17.2M
623 NAICS 623 674 8 $646 $22.6M
238 NAICS 238 509 64 $1,316 $34.8M
455 NAICS 455 490 14 $534 $13.6M
445 NAICS 445 484 15 $417 $10.5M
541 NAICS 541 394 105 $1,301 $26.2M
621 NAICS 621 371 63 $1,123 $21.7M
423 NAICS 423 348 48 $1,849 $33.4M
311 NAICS 311 320 6 $879 $14.6M
561 NAICS 561 301 48 $989 $15.5M
441 NAICS 441 209 18 $1,137 $12.4M
522 NAICS 522 192 20 $1,533 $15.3M
457 NAICS 457 190 14 $441 $4.4M
813 NAICS 813 187 17 $658 $6.4M
484 NAICS 484 141 18 $1,236 $9.0M
811 NAICS 811 121 34 $1,042 $6.5M
424 NAICS 424 115 24 $1,273 $7.6M
721 NAICS 721 110 11 $413 $2.4M
332 NAICS 332 102 10 $1,130 $6.0M
812 NAICS 812 93 22 $595 $2.9M
524 NAICS 524 87 21 $1,503 $6.8M
444 NAICS 444 87 12 $598 $2.7M
111 NAICS 111 80 11 $752 $3.1M
459 NAICS 459 74 20 $685 $2.6M
713 NAICS 713 70 9 $273 $1.0M
562 NAICS 562 69 6 $1,182 $4.2M
323 NAICS 323 67 5 $803 $2.8M
458 NAICS 458 63 10 $239 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 62 9 $1,185 $3.8M
449 NAICS 449 61 9 $669 $2.1M
221 NAICS 221 44 7 $2,093 $4.8M
551 NAICS 551 43 15 $1,638 $3.7M
517 NAICS 517 41 7 $1,361 $2.9M
523 NAICS 523 39 18 $2,066 $4.2M
622 NAICS 622 36 1 $1,652 $3.1M
493 NAICS 493 35 5 $1,354 $2.5M
456 NAICS 456 35 5 $1,140 $2.1M
513 NAICS 513 31 12 $1,326 $2.2M
425 NAICS 425 21 6 $1,707 $1.8M
327 NAICS 327 20 4 $1,285 $1.4M
926 NAICS 926 14 3 $1,358 $1.0M
814 NAICS 814 9 8 $163 $0.1M
112 NAICS 112 4 5 $1,427 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

137

jobs · $70,000 avg pay

State Government

36

jobs · $57,367 avg pay

Local Government

1,732

jobs · $43,893 avg pay

Private

17,775

jobs · $65,432 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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