Seward County, KS

FIPS 20175 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Seward County had an annual average of 11,071 jobs across 588 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,071

+1% YoY

Establishments

588

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,159

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 Seward County, KS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,205 5 $773 $48.4M
722 NAICS 722 700 42 $400 $14.5M
921 NAICS 921 564 3 $860 $25.2M
622 NAICS 622 437 1 $1,455 $33.0M
484 NAICS 484 356 26 $1,150 $21.3M
455 NAICS 455 346 6 $613 $11.0M
621 NAICS 621 261 32 $1,034 $14.0M
423 NAICS 423 224 26 $1,463 $17.0M
624 NAICS 624 201 26 $592 $6.2M
445 NAICS 445 196 9 $587 $6.0M
811 NAICS 811 162 31 $882 $7.4M
441 NAICS 441 157 22 $786 $6.4M
325 NAICS 325 138 5 $1,809 $13.0M
541 NAICS 541 133 35 $1,207 $8.3M
721 NAICS 721 122 13 $360 $2.3M
457 NAICS 457 120 10 $599 $3.8M
238 NAICS 238 115 26 $1,182 $7.1M
522 NAICS 522 114 16 $940 $5.6M
221 NAICS 221 103 6 $1,842 $9.3M
444 NAICS 444 93 7 $544 $2.6M
459 NAICS 459 77 9 $539 $2.2M
458 NAICS 458 74 9 $481 $1.9M
449 NAICS 449 65 10 $898 $3.0M
456 NAICS 456 64 9 $644 $2.1M
926 NAICS 926 61 6 $1,502 $4.2M
486 NAICS 486 47 3 $4,917 $12.0M
531 NAICS 531 34 15 $769 $1.4M
713 NAICS 713 29 4 $425 $0.6M
532 NAICS 532 26 6 $1,470 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 22 2 $1,182 $1.3M
812 NAICS 812 21 9 $429 $0.5M
922 NAICS 922 20 3 $1,043 $1.1M
923 NAICS 923 18 2 $835 $0.8M
519 NAICS 519 14 2 $595 $0.4M
493 NAICS 493 12 3 $927 $0.6M
339 NAICS 339 8 3 $565 $0.2M
925 NAICS 925 7 1 $630 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 5 3 $1,478 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

67

jobs · $72,480 avg pay

State Government

60

jobs · $48,325 avg pay

Local Government

2,264

jobs · $48,137 avg pay

Private

8,680

jobs · $53,073 avg pay

KS Unemployment

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

3.9%

April 2026

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