Rice County, KS
FIPS 20159 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Rice County had an annual average of 3,770 jobs across 356 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
3,770
-0.6% YoY
Establishments
356
Total Wages
$0.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,557
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 | 464 | 4 | $647 | $15.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 248 | 13 | $517 | $6.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 207 | 19 | $282 | $3.0M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 184 | 11 | $968 | $9.3M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 170 | 1 | $1,391 | $12.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 163 | 25 | $1,077 | $7.9M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 147 | 5 | $2,219 | $17.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 136 | 19 | $1,873 | $13.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 130 | 12 | $1,628 | $11.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 122 | 15 | $1,237 | $7.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 76 | 6 | $387 | $1.5M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 62 | 12 | $1,106 | $3.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 56 | 11 | $1,088 | $3.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 54 | 1 | $624 | $1.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 51 | 4 | $500 | $1.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 48 | 7 | $1,082 | $2.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 48 | 5 | $366 | $0.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 46 | 9 | $411 | $1.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 30 | 8 | $1,037 | $1.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 28 | 5 | $1,202 | $0.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 26 | 10 | $756 | $1.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 25 | 5 | $1,011 | $1.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 25 | 17 | $310 | $0.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 24 | 10 | $1,108 | $1.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 17 | 7 | $1,084 | $0.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 11 | 4 | $701 | $0.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 10 | 2 | $201 | $0.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 8 | 4 | $1,283 | $0.5M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 7 | 2 | $582 | $0.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 7 | 3 | $158 | $0.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 6 | 4 | $1,200 | $0.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2 | 1 | $931 | $0.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1 | 1 | $145 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
38
jobs · $54,671 avg pay
State Government
17
jobs · $50,045 avg pay
Local Government
1,009
jobs · $37,308 avg pay
Private
2,706
jobs · $55,455 avg pay
KS Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
Other KS Counties
The largest counties in KS by total employment.
- Johnson County 370,992 jobs
- Sedgwick County 264,782 jobs
- Shawnee County 99,246 jobs
- Wyandotte County 94,305 jobs
- Douglas County 50,969 jobs
- Riley County 30,349 jobs
- Saline County 30,244 jobs
- Reno County 26,659 jobs