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.
| 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
Other NE Counties
The largest counties in NE by total employment.
- Douglas County 340,716 jobs
- Lancaster County 175,346 jobs
- Sarpy County 80,883 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 41,938 jobs
- Hall County 35,986 jobs
- Buffalo County 28,147 jobs
- Madison County 22,011 jobs
- Platte County 20,010 jobs