Rusk County, WI

FIPS 55107 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Rusk County had an annual average of 4,597 jobs across 386 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,597

-2.8% YoY

Establishments

386

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,067

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 Rusk County, WI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
321 NAICS 321 572 4 $1,003 $29.8M
611 NAICS 611 400 8 $790 $16.3M
722 NAICS 722 210 25 $288 $3.1M
623 NAICS 623 198 5 $713 $7.3M
624 NAICS 624 150 50 $462 $3.6M
311 NAICS 311 133 4 $1,038 $7.2M
457 NAICS 457 118 12 $578 $3.6M
484 NAICS 484 110 10 $1,214 $6.9M
112 NAICS 112 102 8 $798 $4.2M
444 NAICS 444 65 5 $620 $2.1M
238 NAICS 238 63 20 $896 $2.9M
424 NAICS 424 63 8 $1,180 $3.9M
522 NAICS 522 54 6 $1,208 $3.4M
441 NAICS 441 53 6 $1,041 $2.9M
445 NAICS 445 48 4 $523 $1.3M
811 NAICS 811 48 14 $748 $1.9M
485 NAICS 485 36 4 $395 $0.7M
423 NAICS 423 30 6 $1,091 $1.7M
491 NAICS 491 26 8 $1,100 $1.5M
524 NAICS 524 15 5 $1,098 $0.8M
812 NAICS 812 13 5 $990 $0.7M
113 NAICS 113 6 4 $809 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 5 1 $895 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

32

jobs · $55,419 avg pay

State Government

22

jobs · $56,314 avg pay

Local Government

752

jobs · $37,441 avg pay

Private

3,791

jobs · $47,643 avg pay

WI Unemployment

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

3.5%

April 2026

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