Milwaukee County, WI
FIPS 55079 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Milwaukee County had an annual average of 469,054 jobs across 29,416 establishments, paying $32.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
469,054
+0.4% YoY
Establishments
29,416
Total Wages
$32.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$69,142
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 35,031 | 36 | $1,893 | $2,669.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 35,023 | 1,979 | $460 | $838.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 29,508 | 1,209 | $809 | $1,241.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 28,419 | 8,887 | $585 | $864.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 24,067 | 1,452 | $1,615 | $2,021.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 22,977 | 2,540 | $2,115 | $2,526.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 19,934 | 325 | $1,655 | $1,715.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 16,550 | 320 | $2,420 | $2,082.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 11,157 | 475 | $775 | $449.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 10,971 | 427 | $2,593 | $1,479.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 10,607 | 689 | $1,927 | $1,062.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 10,509 | 41 | $2,183 | $657.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 9,247 | 876 | $1,624 | $780.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 8,204 | 189 | $1,513 | $645.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 8,186 | 442 | $607 | $258.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 7,387 | 120 | $1,102 | $423.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 7,382 | 119 | $521 | $199.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 6,965 | 100 | $1,846 | $668.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,392 | 254 | $1,185 | $332.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 5,373 | 28 | $2,334 | $457.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 5,296 | 875 | $1,442 | $397.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 5,173 | 278 | $3,999 | $1,075.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 5,042 | 405 | $1,934 | $485.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 4,983 | 638 | $1,408 | $179.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,653 | 290 | $1,513 | $366.0M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 4,646 | 120 | $2,233 | $539.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 4,383 | 373 | $1,658 | $230.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 4,375 | 60 | $669 | $152.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 4,104 | 51 | $858 | $183.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 4,004 | 176 | $402 | $83.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 3,957 | 430 | $1,231 | $253.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 3,762 | 118 | $661 | $129.4M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 3,580 | 28 | $2,236 | $416.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 3,557 | 44 | $2,194 | $405.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 3,476 | 39 | $2,082 | $376.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,356 | 397 | $568 | $99.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,349 | 504 | $1,172 | $204.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,284 | 356 | $1,682 | $287.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 3,271 | 336 | $884 | $150.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 3,114 | 89 | $961 | $155.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,096 | 292 | $520 | $83.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,035 | 107 | $721 | $113.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,970 | 56 | $1,607 | $248.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,802 | 30 | $1,360 | $198.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 2,435 | 78 | $1,411 | $178.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 2,375 | 18 | $1,802 | $180.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,242 | 224 | $1,015 | $118.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 2,197 | 118 | $1,210 | $138.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,846 | 64 | $1,299 | $124.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,793 | 30 | $2,248 | $201.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 1,732 | 32 | $2,032 | $183.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,721 | 122 | $1,155 | $103.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,651 | 306 | $564 | $48.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,589 | 36 | $1,193 | $98.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,450 | 18 | $1,417 | $106.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,446 | 23 | $1,274 | $95.8M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,292 | 18 | $1,503 | $101.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,212 | 131 | $1,844 | $116.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 1,146 | 740 | $447 | $26.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,066 | 34 | $1,551 | $86.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,056 | 40 | $1,726 | $94.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 869 | 40 | $2,106 | $95.1M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 786 | 21 | $1,696 | $69.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 708 | 59 | $1,338 | $49.2M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 702 | 26 | $1,268 | $46.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 663 | 39 | $1,199 | $41.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 647 | 22 | $1,087 | $36.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 604 | 13 | $937 | $29.4M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 598 | 59 | $870 | $27.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 562 | 16 | $1,812 | $52.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 408 | 111 | $2,605 | $55.2M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 360 | 12 | $1,024 | $19.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 341 | 4 | $1,784 | $31.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 309 | 9 | $2,261 | $18.9M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 237 | 9 | $1,115 | $13.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 132 | 4 | $2,180 | $15.0M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 87 | 5 | $379 | $1.7M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 71 | 10 | $814 | $3.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 51 | 9 | $737 | $1.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 38 | 1 | $2,419 | $4.8M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 31 | 4 | $2,040 | $3.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
9,484
jobs · $91,324 avg pay
State Government
6,322
jobs · $72,314 avg pay
Local Government
36,938
jobs · $62,315 avg pay
Private
416,310
jobs · $69,194 avg pay
WI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
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