Shelby County, IL

FIPS 17173 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Shelby County had an annual average of 4,848 jobs across 468 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,848

-0.3% YoY

Establishments

468

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,309

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, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 484 11 $832 $20.3M
722 NAICS 722 309 32 $347 $5.6M
541 NAICS 541 304 24 $1,418 $22.2M
921 NAICS 921 260 19 $739 $10.0M
238 NAICS 238 135 32 $943 $6.6M
423 NAICS 423 116 11 $1,363 $8.2M
457 NAICS 457 113 13 $451 $2.6M
811 NAICS 811 89 24 $860 $4.0M
561 NAICS 561 74 17 $708 $2.7M
111 NAICS 111 68 17 $913 $3.2M
445 NAICS 445 57 9 $371 $1.1M
491 NAICS 491 47 11 $1,168 $2.8M
484 NAICS 484 47 18 $909 $2.2M
444 NAICS 444 44 7 $1,190 $2.7M
236 NAICS 236 43 12 $771 $1.7M
441 NAICS 441 34 7 $873 $1.5M
524 NAICS 524 33 13 $673 $1.2M
721 NAICS 721 31 8 $363 $0.6M
237 NAICS 237 28 22 $1,062 $1.1M
812 NAICS 812 27 9 $743 $1.0M
456 NAICS 456 21 4 $747 $0.8M
813 NAICS 813 17 5 $329 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 14 3 $1,065 $0.8M
814 NAICS 814 13 10 $734 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 3 1 $975 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

92

jobs · $61,428 avg pay

Local Government

756

jobs · $40,431 avg pay

Private

4,000

jobs · $49,500 avg pay

IL Unemployment

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

5.1%

April 2026

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