Montgomery County, IA

FIPS 19137 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Montgomery County had an annual average of 4,088 jobs across 378 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,088

+0.1% YoY

Establishments

378

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,343

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 Montgomery County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
623 NAICS 623 317 13 $731 $12.0M
722 NAICS 722 233 20 $309 $3.7M
238 NAICS 238 221 33 $1,085 $12.5M
517 NAICS 517 170 8 $1,172 $10.3M
921 NAICS 921 162 5 $941 $7.9M
624 NAICS 624 139 17 $449 $3.3M
111 NAICS 111 124 10 $822 $5.3M
561 NAICS 561 114 18 $1,034 $6.1M
457 NAICS 457 107 8 $575 $3.2M
811 NAICS 811 82 17 $975 $4.1M
424 NAICS 424 82 10 $1,427 $6.1M
522 NAICS 522 74 8 $1,500 $5.7M
441 NAICS 441 43 6 $793 $1.8M
455 NAICS 455 38 6 $446 $0.9M
444 NAICS 444 35 5 $485 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 29 5 $1,050 $1.6M
112 NAICS 112 24 7 $1,042 $1.3M
721 NAICS 721 22 3 $371 $0.4M
484 NAICS 484 19 14 $928 $0.9M
562 NAICS 562 19 3 $697 $0.7M
456 NAICS 456 16 5 $605 $0.5M
459 NAICS 459 14 4 $115 $0.1M
813 NAICS 813 13 7 $680 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 9 1 $1,246 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 4 1 $833 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

42

jobs · $55,842 avg pay

State Government

42

jobs · $55,589 avg pay

Local Government

873

jobs · $60,667 avg pay

Private

3,131

jobs · $48,643 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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