Shelby County, IA

FIPS 19165 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Shelby County had an annual average of 5,460 jobs across 444 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,460

-0.5% YoY

Establishments

444

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,073

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 Shelby County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
311 NAICS 311 472 7 $1,166 $28.6M
623 NAICS 623 229 8 $702 $8.4M
424 NAICS 424 220 18 $1,081 $12.4M
484 NAICS 484 219 27 $1,234 $14.1M
921 NAICS 921 200 13 $827 $8.6M
624 NAICS 624 163 22 $477 $4.0M
522 NAICS 522 138 16 $1,446 $10.4M
621 NAICS 621 120 25 $1,557 $6.8M
541 NAICS 541 119 27 $1,265 $7.8M
333 NAICS 333 99 3 $1,627 $8.3M
524 NAICS 524 95 22 $1,339 $6.6M
238 NAICS 238 77 14 $868 $3.5M
457 NAICS 457 57 6 $430 $1.3M
455 NAICS 455 57 4 $459 $1.4M
811 NAICS 811 52 14 $1,065 $2.9M
423 NAICS 423 51 5 $1,217 $3.2M
444 NAICS 444 51 5 $706 $1.9M
551 NAICS 551 51 6 $1,480 $3.9M
441 NAICS 441 44 4 $1,027 $2.4M
111 NAICS 111 38 12 $1,058 $2.1M
491 NAICS 491 26 8 $1,046 $1.4M
812 NAICS 812 17 6 $489 $0.4M
332 NAICS 332 16 4 $1,675 $1.3M
926 NAICS 926 10 2 $1,422 $0.8M
458 NAICS 458 6 4 $447 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

37

jobs · $59,888 avg pay

State Government

14

jobs · $55,723 avg pay

Local Government

1,027

jobs · $50,788 avg pay

Private

4,382

jobs · $51,050 avg pay

IA Unemployment

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

3.3%

April 2026

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