Sawyer County, WI

FIPS 55113 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Sawyer County had an annual average of 7,249 jobs across 701 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

7,249

+2.6% YoY

Establishments

701

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,409

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 Sawyer County, WI, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 599 66 $411 $12.8M
611 NAICS 611 597 8 $912 $28.3M
455 NAICS 455 396 10 $530 $10.9M
321 NAICS 321 380 8 $1,637 $32.4M
721 NAICS 721 286 38 $575 $8.5M
621 NAICS 621 243 22 $1,408 $17.8M
541 NAICS 541 177 51 $1,353 $9.7M
624 NAICS 624 176 49 $733 $6.7M
445 NAICS 445 161 5 $418 $3.5M
441 NAICS 441 151 12 $960 $7.6M
457 NAICS 457 142 13 $603 $4.4M
522 NAICS 522 120 15 $1,359 $8.5M
444 NAICS 444 106 9 $1,057 $5.8M
713 NAICS 713 90 13 $486 $2.3M
561 NAICS 561 87 22 $660 $3.0M
459 NAICS 459 80 13 $580 $2.4M
449 NAICS 449 78 8 $849 $3.5M
811 NAICS 811 51 13 $1,073 $2.9M
812 NAICS 812 46 10 $569 $1.4M
112 NAICS 112 44 4 $1,195 $2.7M
423 NAICS 423 43 12 $916 $2.1M
311 NAICS 311 43 5 $413 $0.9M
551 NAICS 551 39 6 $1,507 $3.1M
458 NAICS 458 37 8 $371 $0.7M
484 NAICS 484 36 14 $1,369 $2.6M
491 NAICS 491 36 4 $1,294 $2.4M
924 NAICS 924 27 2 $1,493 $2.1M
456 NAICS 456 26 5 $697 $0.9M
113 NAICS 113 25 11 $1,176 $1.5M
813 NAICS 813 21 5 $550 $0.6M
928 NAICS 928 12 2 $1,297 $0.8M
562 NAICS 562 10 4 $1,047 $0.5M
921 NAICS 921 3 1 $1,682 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 3 2 $599 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

85

jobs · $70,158 avg pay

State Government

85

jobs · $68,055 avg pay

Local Government

1,880

jobs · $48,476 avg pay

Private

5,199

jobs · $47,703 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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