Owyhee County, ID

FIPS 16073 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Owyhee County had an annual average of 3,544 jobs across 405 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,544

+17.2% YoY

Establishments

405

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,275

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 Owyhee County, ID, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 1
112 NAICS 112 600 28 $923 $28.8M
611 NAICS 611 405 17 $785 $16.5M
722 NAICS 722 211 30 $297 $3.3M
238 NAICS 238 133 43 $918 $6.3M
921 NAICS 921 128 4 $828 $5.5M
445 NAICS 445 116 8 $576 $3.5M
621 NAICS 621 88 14 $771 $3.5M
457 NAICS 457 86 6 $598 $2.7M
484 NAICS 484 80 29 $974 $4.0M
541 NAICS 541 69 16 $2,425 $8.7M
811 NAICS 811 52 14 $1,430 $3.8M
924 NAICS 924 44 6 $1,582 $2.3M
423 NAICS 423 44 7 $1,052 $2.4M
441 NAICS 441 34 6 $517 $0.9M
221 NAICS 221 30 5 $755 $1.2M
922 NAICS 922 28 2 $216 $0.3M
721 NAICS 721 25 4 $223 $0.3M
444 NAICS 444 23 6 $670 $0.8M
624 NAICS 624 19 10 $345 $0.3M
491 NAICS 491 16 5 $1,290 $1.1M
926 NAICS 926 15 3 $2,065 $0.9M
522 NAICS 522 10 4 $1,121 $0.6M
237 NAICS 237 9 2 $779 $0.4M
531 NAICS 531 4 1 $368 $0.1M
923 NAICS 923 2 1 $1,210 $0.1M
812 NAICS 812 2 2 $707 $0.1M
519 NAICS 519 1 1 $203 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

40

jobs · $77,468 avg pay

State Government

25

jobs · $42,407 avg pay

Local Government

619

jobs · $39,328 avg pay

Private

2,860

jobs · $48,607 avg pay

ID Unemployment

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

3.6%

April 2026

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