Mason County, IL

FIPS 17125 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Mason County had an annual average of 2,828 jobs across 297 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,828

+2.1% YoY

Establishments

297

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$42,275

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 Mason County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
623 NAICS 623 210 8 $598 $6.5M
921 NAICS 921 187 13 $698 $6.8M
457 NAICS 457 113 9 $458 $2.7M
424 NAICS 424 111 14 $1,334 $7.7M
423 NAICS 423 79 6 $1,313 $5.4M
111 NAICS 111 74 16 $1,086 $4.1M
522 NAICS 522 71 7 $1,130 $4.2M
621 NAICS 621 70 6 $638 $2.3M
445 NAICS 445 70 6 $443 $1.6M
115 NAICS 115 61 6 $1,313 $4.1M
484 NAICS 484 49 9 $943 $2.4M
238 NAICS 238 45 11 $1,121 $2.6M
491 NAICS 491 40 9 $1,032 $2.2M
811 NAICS 811 40 12 $854 $1.8M
624 NAICS 624 38 7 $511 $1.0M
441 NAICS 441 34 6 $782 $1.4M
456 NAICS 456 31 4 $928 $1.5M
541 NAICS 541 22 7 $851 $1.0M
813 NAICS 813 20 6 $409 $0.4M
561 NAICS 561 16 8 $866 $0.7M
812 NAICS 812 15 5 $478 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 10 2 $1,249 $0.6M
531 NAICS 531 9 4 $764 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 8 4 $632 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 8 2 $1,549 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

58

jobs · $59,288 avg pay

Local Government

982

jobs · $40,369 avg pay

Private

1,788

jobs · $42,760 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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