Peoria County, IL
FIPS 17143 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Peoria County had an annual average of 95,131 jobs across 3,826 establishments, paying $7.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
95,131
+0.1% YoY
Establishments
3,826
Total Wages
$7.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$76,616
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 8,805 | 22 | $3,556 | $1,628.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 7,742 | 110 | $932 | $343.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 6,604 | 255 | $1,949 | $633.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 6,539 | 16 | $1,796 | $610.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 6,248 | 206 | $793 | $257.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 6,244 | 394 | $463 | $150.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 4,934 | 398 | $2,244 | $574.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,356 | 58 | $678 | $118.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,540 | 200 | $1,508 | $199.2M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 2,308 | 7 | $1,503 | $180.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,128 | 104 | $1,424 | $157.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,862 | 114 | $1,265 | $122.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,714 | 122 | $2,159 | $192.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,633 | 26 | $1,946 | $128.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,587 | 91 | $582 | $48.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,436 | 52 | $524 | $39.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,362 | 50 | $1,028 | $72.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,324 | 100 | $834 | $57.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,257 | 84 | $530 | $34.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,002 | 37 | $728 | $37.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 841 | 90 | $1,948 | $85.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 825 | 34 | $1,291 | $55.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 812 | 78 | $952 | $40.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 782 | 74 | $2,823 | $60.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 770 | 46 | $438 | $17.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 761 | 79 | $791 | $31.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 754 | 71 | $523 | $20.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 667 | 16 | $2,184 | $75.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 599 | 49 | $1,187 | $37.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 574 | 16 | $1,100 | $32.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 567 | 37 | $1,008 | $29.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 562 | 31 | $505 | $14.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 536 | 132 | $1,032 | $28.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 483 | 62 | $564 | $14.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 440 | 20 | $1,264 | $29.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 415 | 11 | $1,932 | $41.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 346 | 45 | $1,289 | $23.2M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 340 | 10 | $1,117 | $19.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 307 | 13 | $1,113 | $17.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 294 | 28 | $1,841 | $28.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 273 | 8 | $1,865 | $26.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 249 | 14 | $1,404 | $18.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 233 | 19 | $1,510 | $18.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 204 | 2 | $1,517 | $16.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 196 | 20 | $1,304 | $13.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 170 | 12 | $2,038 | $12.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 169 | 12 | $682 | $6.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 158 | 30 | $973 | $8.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 137 | 13 | $976 | $6.9M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 119 | 5 | $476 | $2.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 101 | 8 | $1,089 | $5.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 92 | 22 | $1,220 | $5.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 86 | 14 | $1,167 | $5.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 77 | 15 | $1,249 | $5.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 65 | 8 | $316 | $1.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 59 | 6 | $1,163 | $3.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 57 | 55 | $615 | $1.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 47 | 2 | $1,988 | $4.9M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 39 | 3 | $1,237 | $2.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 23 | 6 | $310 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 5 | 1 | $1,512 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,337
jobs · $85,750 avg pay
Private
93,794
jobs · $76,486 avg pay
IL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.1%
April 2026
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