Seward County, NE

FIPS 31159 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Seward County had an annual average of 5,990 jobs across 517 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,990

-0.8% YoY

Establishments

517

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,720

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, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 766 7 $1,285 $41.4M
238 NAICS 238 315 49 $1,115 $18.2M
921 NAICS 921 314 9 $826 $13.5M
623 NAICS 623 276 4 $649 $9.3M
423 NAICS 423 163 14 $1,689 $14.3M
522 NAICS 522 148 10 $1,337 $10.3M
621 NAICS 621 148 23 $1,468 $11.3M
424 NAICS 424 130 20 $1,375 $9.3M
541 NAICS 541 109 30 $1,430 $8.1M
457 NAICS 457 105 9 $530 $2.9M
624 NAICS 624 102 17 $963 $2.5M
237 NAICS 237 90 10 $1,536 $7.2M
441 NAICS 441 84 8 $862 $3.8M
811 NAICS 811 83 24 $916 $3.9M
236 NAICS 236 82 25 $838 $3.6M
111 NAICS 111 74 25 $1,161 $4.5M
445 NAICS 445 68 5 $354 $1.3M
524 NAICS 524 50 16 $1,504 $3.9M
812 NAICS 812 37 7 $462 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 32 8 $1,181 $2.0M
459 NAICS 459 25 7 $341 $0.4M
444 NAICS 444 23 6 $858 $1.0M
523 NAICS 523 19 5 $982 $0.9M
926 NAICS 926 19 2 $986 $1.0M
456 NAICS 456 17 4 $432 $0.4M
221 NAICS 221 16 1 $1,984 $1.7M
928 NAICS 928 10 1 $1,775 $0.9M
922 NAICS 922 8 1 $1,299 $0.6M
551 NAICS 551 6 5 $1,512 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 6 2 $379 $0.1M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,222 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

51

jobs · $66,102 avg pay

State Government

46

jobs · $54,811 avg pay

Local Government

1,097

jobs · $51,396 avg pay

Private

4,796

jobs · $51,610 avg pay

NE Unemployment

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

3.0%

April 2026

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