Platte County, NE
FIPS 31141 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Platte County had an annual average of 20,010 jobs across 1,157 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
20,010
+0.8% YoY
Establishments
1,157
Total Wages
$1.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,317
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 | 1,363 | 23 | $1,736 | $61.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,196 | 82 | $363 | $22.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 934 | 13 | $1,346 | $65.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 728 | 83 | $1,237 | $46.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 726 | 12 | $1,242 | $46.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 558 | 9 | $1,253 | $36.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 541 | 8 | $2,028 | $57.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 517 | 20 | $958 | $25.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 508 | 50 | $1,408 | $37.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 475 | 34 | $953 | $23.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 448 | 8 | $1,534 | $35.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 442 | 11 | $472 | $10.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 441 | 32 | $1,455 | $33.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 435 | 9 | $603 | $13.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 419 | 8 | $674 | $14.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 379 | 46 | $794 | $15.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 363 | 36 | $1,468 | $27.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 358 | 66 | $1,263 | $23.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 356 | 38 | $1,303 | $24.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 339 | 46 | $1,015 | $17.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 323 | 24 | $919 | $15.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 295 | 11 | $555 | $8.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 283 | 24 | $552 | $8.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 278 | 14 | $629 | $9.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 276 | 28 | $1,339 | $19.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 260 | 48 | $1,026 | $13.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 217 | 10 | $287 | $3.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 183 | 20 | $725 | $6.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 150 | 24 | $537 | $4.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 140 | 3 | $1,044 | $6.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 130 | 3 | $1,062 | $7.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 101 | 16 | $353 | $1.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 97 | 38 | $1,074 | $5.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 88 | 9 | $773 | $3.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 85 | 29 | $1,260 | $5.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 73 | 7 | $1,458 | $5.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 62 | 5 | $953 | $3.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 61 | 7 | $1,277 | $4.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 56 | 12 | $799 | $2.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 54 | 20 | $1,448 | $4.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 52 | 4 | $1,505 | $3.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 43 | 2 | $1,150 | $2.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 34 | 4 | $1,393 | $2.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 32 | 5 | $723 | $1.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 31 | 6 | $2,508 | $2.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 26 | 6 | $1,059 | $1.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 17 | 4 | $1,347 | $0.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 16 | 4 | $769 | $0.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 11 | 4 | $1,742 | $1.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 9 | 1 | $560 | $0.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 2 | $1,293 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
91
jobs · $72,103 avg pay
State Government
155
jobs · $56,917 avg pay
Local Government
2,592
jobs · $59,217 avg pay
Private
17,172
jobs · $54,625 avg pay
NE Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.0%
April 2026
Other NE Counties
The largest counties in NE by total employment.
- Douglas County 340,716 jobs
- Lancaster County 175,346 jobs
- Sarpy County 80,883 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 41,938 jobs
- Hall County 35,986 jobs
- Buffalo County 28,147 jobs
- Madison County 22,011 jobs
- Dodge County 18,578 jobs