Shawnee County, KS
FIPS 20177 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Shawnee County had an annual average of 99,246 jobs across 5,183 establishments, paying $6.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
99,246
-0.8% YoY
Establishments
5,183
Total Wages
$6.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$60,097
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 | 7,432 | 74 | $1,287 | $324.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 6,612 | 309 | $403 | $138.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 5,916 | 474 | $1,459 | $264.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 5,523 | 873 | $2,325 | $418.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 4,308 | 30 | $1,939 | $263.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,981 | 22 | $1,245 | $257.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,923 | 281 | $1,420 | $289.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 3,773 | 278 | $1,422 | $108.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 3,350 | 168 | $2,036 | $354.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 2,852 | 11 | $1,942 | $165.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,763 | 275 | $1,312 | $188.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,180 | 40 | $557 | $63.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,969 | 23 | $2,198 | $132.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,956 | 11 | $1,027 | $104.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,867 | 2 | $1,848 | $162.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,677 | 78 | $517 | $45.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,625 | 30 | $1,766 | $109.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,604 | 105 | $2,106 | $126.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,330 | 91 | $1,930 | $133.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,297 | 79 | $1,186 | $80.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,231 | 30 | $2,625 | $168.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,221 | 22 | $1,322 | $84.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,170 | 101 | $950 | $57.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,168 | 150 | $1,227 | $74.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,102 | 158 | $1,558 | $89.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,012 | 45 | $1,495 | $76.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 912 | 100 | $472 | $22.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 900 | 61 | $1,368 | $64.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 847 | 90 | $661 | $29.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 767 | 107 | $1,366 | $54.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 743 | 30 | $660 | $25.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 684 | 32 | $342 | $12.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 684 | 162 | $882 | $31.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 637 | 3 | $1,437 | $44.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 634 | 54 | $773 | $25.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 623 | 38 | $552 | $17.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 546 | 15 | $1,507 | $42.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 491 | 14 | $2,252 | $56.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 455 | 17 | $851 | $20.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 453 | 58 | $493 | $11.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 389 | 32 | $824 | $16.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 341 | 21 | $1,629 | $28.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 337 | 8 | $1,520 | $26.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 313 | 41 | $396 | $6.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 272 | 18 | $889 | $12.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 236 | 32 | $1,163 | $14.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 211 | 21 | $1,223 | $13.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 210 | 4 | $907 | $8.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 166 | 58 | $1,414 | $12.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 162 | 10 | $1,143 | $7.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 146 | 7 | $1,267 | $9.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 129 | 5 | $682 | $4.6M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 127 | 8 | $796 | $5.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 123 | 12 | $1,750 | $11.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 122 | 5 | $1,306 | $8.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 114 | 6 | $1,436 | $8.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 113 | 10 | $1,366 | $8.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 102 | 8 | $1,151 | $6.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 100 | 8 | $1,724 | $9.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 96 | 15 | $881 | $4.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 96 | 6 | $1,154 | $5.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 59 | 5 | $1,837 | $3.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 41 | 39 | $463 | $1.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 40 | 6 | $931 | $1.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 14 | 1 | $1,599 | $1.1M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 14 | 4 | $376 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,017
jobs · $90,326 avg pay
State Government
8,446
jobs · $60,421 avg pay
Local Government
10,029
jobs · $49,197 avg pay
Private
77,754
jobs · $60,293 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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