Pennington County, MN
FIPS 27113 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Pennington County had an annual average of 9,793 jobs across 418 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
9,793
-2.2% YoY
Establishments
418
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,944
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 489 | 7 | $1,406 | $26.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 437 | 26 | $329 | $7.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 384 | 7 | $566 | $10.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 318 | 5 | $596 | $9.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 297 | 10 | $697 | $10.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 235 | 4 | $1,243 | $15.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 224 | 10 | $319 | $3.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 195 | 10 | $404 | $3.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 142 | 23 | $2,418 | $16.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 119 | 10 | $170 | $1.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 107 | 19 | $1,205 | $6.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 97 | 9 | $1,041 | $5.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 95 | 7 | $1,444 | $5.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 91 | 11 | $1,584 | $7.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 78 | 18 | $1,248 | $5.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 77 | 5 | $414 | $1.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 75 | 14 | $655 | $2.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 62 | 6 | $668 | $2.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 60 | 12 | $635 | $2.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 58 | 13 | $578 | $1.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 56 | 13 | $1,380 | $1.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 49 | 12 | $480 | $1.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 38 | 3 | $1,334 | $2.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 37 | 1 | $1,257 | $2.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 36 | 1 | $456 | $0.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 35 | 1 | $1,589 | $2.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 31 | 4 | $1,778 | $2.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 30 | 10 | $1,468 | $2.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 30 | 6 | $1,093 | $1.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 28 | 5 | $275 | $0.4M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 28 | 3 | $1,488 | $2.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 26 | 3 | $1,416 | $1.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 23 | 12 | $762 | $0.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 20 | 4 | $1,278 | $0.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 18 | 2 | $1,348 | $1.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 15 | 4 | $1,035 | $0.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 9 | 7 | $716 | $0.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 5 | 1 | $485 | $0.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 3 | 1 | $2,838 | $0.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $2,174 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
43
jobs · $71,154 avg pay
State Government
178
jobs · $74,578 avg pay
Local Government
1,091
jobs · $45,580 avg pay
Private
8,481
jobs · $56,812 avg pay
MN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.5%
April 2026
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