McDonough County, IL
FIPS 17109 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, McDonough County had an annual average of 6,853 jobs across 507 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
6,853
-1.6% YoY
Establishments
507
Total Wages
$0.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$43,253
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 | 980 | 59 | $388 | $19.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 896 | 6 | $1,090 | $50.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 549 | 17 | $873 | $24.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 511 | 10 | $571 | $15.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 459 | 11 | $613 | $14.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 427 | 10 | $655 | $14.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 200 | 9 | $601 | $6.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 191 | 20 | $650 | $6.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 179 | 31 | $920 | $8.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 154 | 8 | $833 | $6.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 151 | 14 | $324 | $2.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 148 | 16 | $2,736 | $21.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 131 | 16 | $1,260 | $8.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 127 | 9 | $1,111 | $7.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 124 | 9 | $377 | $2.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 111 | 22 | $799 | $4.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 88 | 26 | $652 | $3.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 84 | 9 | $1,234 | $5.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 80 | 8 | $307 | $1.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 79 | 20 | $1,036 | $4.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 71 | 6 | $1,063 | $3.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 67 | 9 | $1,077 | $3.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 54 | 12 | $425 | $1.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 53 | 5 | $451 | $1.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 44 | 13 | $1,072 | $2.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 44 | 4 | $952 | $2.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 40 | 4 | $2,418 | $5.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 37 | 7 | $425 | $0.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 36 | 5 | $846 | $1.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 26 | 3 | $1,214 | $1.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 21 | 6 | $428 | $0.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 20 | 5 | $2,177 | $2.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 19 | 4 | $398 | $0.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 15 | 1 | $1,321 | $1.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 13 | 7 | $966 | $0.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 6 | 2 | $764 | $0.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2 | 1 | $1,621 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
90
jobs · $57,741 avg pay
Private
6,763
jobs · $43,060 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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