Mercer County, IL

FIPS 17131 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Mercer County had an annual average of 2,968 jobs across 306 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,968

-2.2% YoY

Establishments

306

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$43,703

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 Mercer County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 241 30 $310 $3.9M
921 NAICS 921 211 23 $725 $8.0M
424 NAICS 424 173 14 $1,329 $12.0M
623 NAICS 623 148 3 $615 $4.7M
457 NAICS 457 95 8 $620 $3.1M
332 NAICS 332 76 8 $1,120 $4.4M
522 NAICS 522 70 5 $1,123 $4.1M
541 NAICS 541 67 17 $1,460 $3.7M
238 NAICS 238 60 21 $848 $2.7M
445 NAICS 445 49 4 $466 $1.2M
441 NAICS 441 47 6 $794 $1.9M
112 NAICS 112 37 4 $1,009 $2.0M
811 NAICS 811 37 13 $820 $1.6M
624 NAICS 624 25 4 $687 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 24 10 $1,145 $1.4M
813 NAICS 813 22 5 $903 $1.0M
517 NAICS 517 20 4 $1,187 $1.2M
621 NAICS 621 18 5 $788 $0.7M
519 NAICS 519 18 4 $379 $0.4M
531 NAICS 531 13 9 $528 $0.3M
484 NAICS 484 13 8 $832 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 10 2 $860 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $1,376 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

50

jobs · $61,740 avg pay

Local Government

760

jobs · $41,299 avg pay

Private

2,158

jobs · $44,137 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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