Monroe County, IA

FIPS 19135 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Monroe County had an annual average of 3,718 jobs across 254 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,718

-2.3% YoY

Establishments

254

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$66,656

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 Monroe County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
332 NAICS 332 221 3 $999 $11.5M
722 NAICS 722 176 17 $248 $2.3M
238 NAICS 238 130 16 $1,254 $8.5M
623 NAICS 623 105 5 $832 $4.5M
424 NAICS 424 88 11 $1,098 $5.0M
522 NAICS 522 56 6 $1,577 $3.8M
441 NAICS 441 26 4 $796 $1.1M
111 NAICS 111 22 5 $650 $0.7M
484 NAICS 484 22 8 $960 $1.1M
491 NAICS 491 22 3 $1,049 $1.2M
524 NAICS 524 21 5 $1,071 $1.1M
812 NAICS 812 15 3 $549 $0.4M
516 NAICS 516 11 3 $1,118 $0.6M
813 NAICS 813 9 5 $506 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 9 2 $995 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,434 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

40

jobs · $59,309 avg pay

State Government

20

jobs · $54,178 avg pay

Local Government

498

jobs · $59,266 avg pay

Private

3,160

jobs · $67,996 avg pay

IA Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.3%

April 2026

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