Perry County, IL

FIPS 17145 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Perry County had an annual average of 3,234 jobs across 309 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,234

+3.3% YoY

Establishments

309

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,122

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 Perry County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 343 27 $368 $6.6M
921 NAICS 921 237 7 $878 $10.8M
621 NAICS 621 222 19 $1,107 $12.8M
484 NAICS 484 187 10 $1,005 $9.8M
332 NAICS 332 185 4 $1,176 $11.3M
624 NAICS 624 146 8 $547 $4.1M
238 NAICS 238 120 22 $1,146 $7.1M
522 NAICS 522 113 5 $1,048 $6.2M
424 NAICS 424 79 10 $1,035 $4.3M
445 NAICS 445 77 6 $478 $1.9M
811 NAICS 811 71 20 $767 $2.8M
813 NAICS 813 64 19 $257 $0.8M
541 NAICS 541 63 22 $803 $2.6M
441 NAICS 441 44 6 $950 $2.2M
491 NAICS 491 38 5 $1,153 $2.3M
713 NAICS 713 32 5 $274 $0.5M
721 NAICS 721 19 5 $385 $0.4M
459 NAICS 459 7 7 $546 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 4 2 $1,282 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,548 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

44

jobs · $61,374 avg pay

Private

3,190

jobs · $44,884 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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