Rice County, MN
FIPS 27131 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Rice County had an annual average of 26,195 jobs across 1,786 establishments, paying $1.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
26,195
+2.5% YoY
Establishments
1,786
Total Wages
$1.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$60,606
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 | 3,987 | 56 | $1,366 | $263.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,504 | 19 | $1,858 | $241.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,192 | 136 | $411 | $46.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,273 | 59 | $1,219 | $46.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,071 | 63 | $1,513 | $84.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,047 | 9 | $1,309 | $71.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 964 | 12 | $2,115 | $63.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 787 | 30 | $549 | $22.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 744 | 200 | $587 | $22.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 709 | 20 | $1,508 | $55.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 667 | 4 | $1,551 | $51.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 656 | 145 | $1,313 | $44.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 558 | 66 | $1,611 | $22.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 537 | 12 | $529 | $14.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 487 | 8 | $1,690 | $42.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 431 | 13 | $1,416 | $31.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 386 | 38 | $1,668 | $33.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 377 | 28 | $617 | $12.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 373 | 102 | $1,176 | $22.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 358 | 26 | $1,068 | $19.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 344 | 25 | $963 | $17.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 343 | 36 | $434 | $7.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 338 | 66 | $1,317 | $23.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 312 | 30 | $1,454 | $23.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 287 | 46 | $615 | $9.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 280 | 18 | $705 | $10.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 265 | 22 | $1,867 | $20.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 237 | 61 | $1,029 | $12.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 206 | 12 | $520 | $5.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 206 | 38 | $463 | $4.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 191 | 25 | $370 | $3.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 161 | 4 | $1,509 | $12.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 157 | 16 | $432 | $3.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 129 | 11 | $1,841 | $11.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 127 | 8 | $1,103 | $7.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 117 | 23 | $2,629 | $16.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 110 | 18 | $1,384 | $7.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 100 | 8 | $1,369 | $7.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 94 | 42 | $1,261 | $6.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 86 | 14 | $807 | $3.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 83 | 5 | $2,606 | $11.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 83 | 17 | $881 | $3.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 52 | 6 | $1,211 | $3.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 49 | 14 | $352 | $0.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 44 | 8 | $1,505 | $3.4M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 41 | 5 | $943 | $2.0M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 40 | 3 | $1,406 | $2.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 38 | 9 | $524 | $1.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 29 | 6 | $1,237 | $1.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 28 | 4 | $200 | $0.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 25 | 4 | $988 | $0.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 22 | 4 | $957 | $1.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 20 | 3 | $1,858 | $1.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 20 | 4 | $1,600 | $1.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 19 | 29 | $494 | $0.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 16 | 4 | $461 | $0.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 8 | 4 | $2,048 | $0.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 6 | 1 | $1,412 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
140
jobs · $75,686 avg pay
State Government
1,050
jobs · $75,964 avg pay
Local Government
2,486
jobs · $59,979 avg pay
Private
22,519
jobs · $59,863 avg pay
MN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.5%
April 2026
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