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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Rice County, MN, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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