Polk County, NE

FIPS 31143 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Polk County had an annual average of 1,438 jobs across 171 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,438

-0.4% YoY

Establishments

171

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,519

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 Polk County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 300 5 $1,295 $13.6M
112 NAICS 112 140 12 $984 $7.1M
921 NAICS 921 110 5 $651 $3.7M
424 NAICS 424 63 11 $1,481 $4.9M
622 NAICS 622 62 1 $1,171 $3.8M
484 NAICS 484 56 8 $1,131 $3.3M
457 NAICS 457 54 4 $416 $1.2M
111 NAICS 111 53 18 $908 $2.5M
621 NAICS 621 38 5 $795 $1.6M
522 NAICS 522 25 4 $1,102 $1.4M
811 NAICS 811 21 9 $849 $0.9M
221 NAICS 221 20 1 $1,800 $1.9M
491 NAICS 491 17 4 $1,084 $0.9M
926 NAICS 926 11 2 $1,025 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 3 1 $1,531 $0.2M
922 NAICS 922 2 1 $1,056 $0.1M
925 NAICS 925 1 1 $423 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

20

jobs · $57,627 avg pay

State Government

14

jobs · $55,587 avg pay

Local Government

492

jobs · $46,474 avg pay

Private

912

jobs · $47,757 avg pay

NE Unemployment

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

3.0%

April 2026

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