Ness County, KS

FIPS 20135 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Ness County had an annual average of 1,085 jobs across 144 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,085

-0.3% YoY

Establishments

144

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,741

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 Ness County, KS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
622 NAICS 622 173 2 $967 $8.7M
213 NAICS 213 166 18 $1,216 $10.5M
611 NAICS 611 110 2 $615 $3.5M
423 NAICS 423 92 9 $1,219 $5.8M
921 NAICS 921 88 5 $541 $2.5M
424 NAICS 424 45 8 $1,532 $3.6M
522 NAICS 522 40 6 $1,284 $2.7M
541 NAICS 541 21 7 $1,245 $0.6M
811 NAICS 811 17 4 $1,021 $0.9M
926 NAICS 926 16 5 $1,010 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 12 5 $777 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 5 1 $1,310 $0.3M
812 NAICS 812 4 1 $46 $0.0M
922 NAICS 922 4 1 $970 $0.2M
713 NAICS 713 1 1 $900 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

27

jobs · $49,648 avg pay

State Government

10

jobs · $51,398 avg pay

Local Government

378

jobs · $39,208 avg pay

Private

670

jobs · $54,012 avg pay

KS Unemployment

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

3.9%

April 2026

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