Nemaha County, NE

FIPS 31127 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Nemaha County had an annual average of 2,969 jobs across 221 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,969

+0.7% YoY

Establishments

221

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$67,411

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 Nemaha County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
221 NAICS 221 692 2 $2,838 $102.1M
611 NAICS 611 558 7 $1,063 $27.0M
921 NAICS 921 144 8 $766 $5.8M
923 NAICS 923 99 3 $1,029 $3.7M
622 NAICS 622 87 1 $1,175 $5.3M
621 NAICS 621 76 11 $1,305 $5.1M
445 NAICS 445 61 4 $340 $1.1M
457 NAICS 457 59 5 $409 $1.2M
541 NAICS 541 52 15 $933 $2.5M
522 NAICS 522 46 4 $923 $2.2M
238 NAICS 238 45 13 $953 $2.2M
441 NAICS 441 31 3 $815 $1.3M
455 NAICS 455 29 5 $464 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 24 5 $1,523 $1.6M
713 NAICS 713 23 4 $209 $0.3M
811 NAICS 811 22 6 $565 $0.7M
491 NAICS 491 14 4 $1,070 $0.8M
922 NAICS 922 6 1 $1,132 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 6 3 $1,279 $0.4M
485 NAICS 485 6 1 $183 $0.1M
925 NAICS 925 3 1 $558 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

30

jobs · $66,802 avg pay

State Government

253

jobs · $55,166 avg pay

Local Government

1,358

jobs · $96,594 avg pay

Private

1,328

jobs · $39,958 avg pay

NE Unemployment

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

3.0%

April 2026

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