McLean County, IL
FIPS 17113 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, McLean County had an annual average of 76,373 jobs across 3,266 establishments, paying $5.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
76,373
+1.6% YoY
Establishments
3,266
Total Wages
$5.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$68,069
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 15,951 | 88 | $2,136 | $1,771.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 8,135 | 319 | $470 | $199.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 5,931 | 65 | $935 | $280.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 4,242 | 214 | $1,487 | $327.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3,861 | 186 | $917 | $184.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 3,196 | 42 | $1,061 | $169.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,562 | 5 | $1,137 | $151.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,995 | 44 | $539 | $56.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,982 | 80 | $653 | $67.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,747 | 20 | $842 | $76.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,522 | 221 | $1,302 | $103.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,367 | 63 | $471 | $33.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,229 | 79 | $1,402 | $89.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,215 | 65 | $1,789 | $113.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,161 | 62 | $1,094 | $66.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,131 | 73 | $1,270 | $74.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,125 | 58 | $481 | $28.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 940 | 35 | $1,149 | $56.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 840 | 64 | $564 | $24.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 787 | 70 | $1,592 | $65.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 757 | 26 | $733 | $28.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 756 | 94 | $1,103 | $43.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 729 | 63 | $543 | $20.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 707 | 46 | $1,004 | $36.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 685 | 43 | $513 | $18.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 646 | 96 | $757 | $25.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 620 | 7 | $1,428 | $46.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 572 | 91 | $1,268 | $37.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 545 | 22 | $1,966 | $55.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 527 | 110 | $898 | $24.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 510 | 42 | $491 | $13.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 509 | 26 | $812 | $21.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 395 | 30 | $1,425 | $29.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 390 | 20 | $1,088 | $22.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 331 | 8 | $727 | $12.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 329 | 18 | $1,082 | $18.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 293 | 19 | $1,538 | $23.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 239 | 23 | $1,366 | $17.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 232 | 9 | $2,419 | $29.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 196 | 8 | $1,124 | $11.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 192 | 9 | $1,000 | $10.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 189 | 14 | $1,039 | $10.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 185 | 35 | $3,289 | $31.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 181 | 8 | $951 | $9.0M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 152 | 15 | $1,288 | $10.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 125 | 48 | $910 | $5.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 91 | 14 | $1,436 | $6.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 77 | 14 | $1,208 | $4.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 77 | 8 | $348 | $1.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 61 | 5 | $606 | $1.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 60 | 52 | $537 | $1.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 54 | 9 | $1,229 | $3.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 51 | 4 | $1,347 | $3.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 48 | 5 | $1,225 | $3.0M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 35 | 3 | $992 | $1.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 32 | 6 | $1,493 | $2.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 24 | 3 | $1,750 | $2.1M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 21 | 4 | $753 | $0.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 19 | 4 | $267 | $0.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 12 | 1 | $1,841 | $1.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 11 | 1 | $1,082 | $0.6M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 10 | 6 | $738 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4 | 1 | $1,454 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
378
jobs · $67,746 avg pay
Private
75,995
jobs · $68,070 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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