Muscatine County, IA
FIPS 19139 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Muscatine County had an annual average of 21,234 jobs across 1,233 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
21,234
-2.4% YoY
Establishments
1,233
Total Wages
$1.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$63,593
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,557 | 6 | $1,459 | $118.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,431 | 35 | $882 | $65.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,175 | 90 | $312 | $19.0M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 875 | 4 | $2,025 | $92.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 806 | 97 | $1,786 | $70.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 726 | 12 | $1,394 | $52.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 679 | 5 | $1,921 | $67.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 662 | 9 | $1,014 | $34.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 634 | 19 | $2,874 | $94.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 559 | 18 | $751 | $21.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 514 | 44 | $1,241 | $33.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 511 | 86 | $622 | $16.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 492 | 13 | $588 | $15.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 392 | 10 | $441 | $9.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 375 | 54 | $1,151 | $22.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 304 | 23 | $468 | $7.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 297 | 38 | $1,404 | $21.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 268 | 27 | $1,280 | $17.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 252 | 21 | $836 | $11.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 244 | 11 | $1,325 | $16.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 231 | 22 | $1,135 | $13.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 220 | 36 | $1,089 | $12.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 219 | 18 | $804 | $9.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 215 | 16 | $726 | $8.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 172 | 9 | $2,489 | $22.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 167 | 29 | $970 | $8.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 153 | 16 | $974 | $7.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 126 | 16 | $1,460 | $9.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 123 | 6 | $646 | $4.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 123 | 8 | $559 | $3.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 122 | 4 | $1,154 | $7.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 118 | 24 | $1,357 | $8.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 117 | 6 | $1,188 | $7.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 114 | 9 | $369 | $2.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 105 | 16 | $449 | $2.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 104 | 13 | $1,455 | $7.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 101 | 40 | $743 | $3.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 101 | 10 | $1,253 | $6.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 89 | 14 | $913 | $4.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 59 | 9 | $1,180 | $3.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 40 | 18 | $770 | $1.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 28 | 3 | $1,604 | $2.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 25 | 11 | $524 | $0.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 23 | 6 | $1,281 | $1.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 23 | 7 | $1,154 | $1.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 18 | 4 | $389 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 15 | 6 | $1,386 | $0.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 14 | 7 | $1,070 | $0.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 14 | 9 | $1,846 | $1.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 14 | 3 | $1,043 | $0.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 9 | 4 | $479 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
77
jobs · $61,119 avg pay
State Government
104
jobs · $58,102 avg pay
Local Government
2,364
jobs · $52,820 avg pay
Private
18,689
jobs · $64,997 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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