Rock Island County, IL
FIPS 17161 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Rock Island County had an annual average of 63,174 jobs across 2,785 establishments, paying $4.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
63,174
-2.7% YoY
Establishments
2,785
Total Wages
$4.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$74,244
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 5,573 | 73 | $3,822 | $1,107.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 4,466 | 325 | $606 | $95.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 3,910 | 20 | $1,561 | $317.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,299 | 234 | $1,503 | $257.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3,073 | 229 | $1,737 | $277.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,984 | 16 | $1,049 | $162.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,824 | 43 | $1,807 | $234.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,861 | 78 | $505 | $48.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,829 | 31 | $2,475 | $105.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,643 | 37 | $727 | $62.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,633 | 152 | $1,478 | $125.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,586 | 3 | $1,869 | $154.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,535 | 34 | $1,349 | $48.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,508 | 38 | $554 | $43.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,379 | 51 | $1,355 | $97.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,336 | 55 | $1,221 | $84.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,030 | 14 | $2,179 | $116.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,014 | 56 | $1,440 | $75.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 968 | 88 | $612 | $30.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 825 | 21 | $638 | $27.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 813 | 26 | $1,543 | $65.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 794 | 78 | $1,187 | $29.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 730 | 30 | $1,654 | $62.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 688 | 91 | $1,041 | $37.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 522 | 22 | $740 | $20.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 494 | 33 | $1,146 | $10.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 484 | 66 | $1,659 | $41.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 447 | 79 | $674 | $15.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 399 | 59 | $1,107 | $23.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 395 | 24 | $1,475 | $30.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 362 | 19 | $1,382 | $26.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 361 | 19 | $1,403 | $26.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 349 | 38 | $788 | $14.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 254 | 38 | $502 | $6.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 245 | 7 | $867 | $11.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 172 | 15 | $858 | $7.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 167 | 28 | $1,038 | $9.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 136 | 7 | $1,687 | $12.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 132 | 7 | $1,017 | $7.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 131 | 22 | $511 | $3.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 111 | 6 | $1,485 | $8.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 100 | 12 | $2,205 | $6.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 99 | 10 | $803 | $4.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 79 | 2 | $766 | $3.1M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 77 | 6 | $1,308 | $5.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 70 | 3 | $1,302 | $4.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 64 | 12 | $838 | $2.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 61 | 4 | $960 | $3.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 60 | 8 | $854 | $2.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 50 | 7 | $545 | $1.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 23 | 28 | $564 | $0.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 18 | 2 | $1,895 | $1.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 14 | 1 | $1,835 | $1.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 4 | 3 | $2,279 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
4,690
jobs · $91,919 avg pay
Private
58,484
jobs · $72,828 avg pay
IL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.1%
April 2026
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