Shelby County, IN
FIPS 18145 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Shelby County had an annual average of 18,916 jobs across 1,012 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
18,916
+2.2% YoY
Establishments
1,012
Total Wages
$1.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$56,970
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,321 | 75 | $379 | $26.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,220 | 7 | $1,738 | $110.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,166 | 14 | $967 | $50.3M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,045 | 1 | $1,388 | $75.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,025 | 58 | $765 | $40.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 727 | 17 | $903 | $34.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 590 | 16 | $1,471 | $45.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 572 | 8 | $1,964 | $29.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 512 | 60 | $1,879 | $50.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 512 | 16 | $521 | $13.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 494 | 85 | $1,070 | $27.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 457 | 9 | $1,641 | $39.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 445 | 34 | $1,295 | $30.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 436 | 4 | $1,173 | $26.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 411 | 37 | $1,392 | $29.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 386 | 17 | $545 | $10.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 368 | 5 | $1,269 | $24.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 355 | 7 | $1,113 | $20.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 259 | 19 | $953 | $12.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 200 | 21 | $724 | $7.5M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 182 | 5 | $1,588 | $15.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 159 | 12 | $621 | $5.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 154 | 7 | $1,441 | $11.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 150 | 21 | $607 | $4.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 145 | 38 | $938 | $7.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 139 | 23 | $405 | $2.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 138 | 12 | $374 | $2.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 124 | 29 | $1,306 | $8.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 101 | 15 | $698 | $3.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 94 | 12 | $734 | $3.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 94 | 43 | $831 | $4.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 90 | 24 | $1,265 | $5.9M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 88 | 6 | $1,382 | $6.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 87 | 8 | $1,481 | $6.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 76 | 14 | $1,206 | $4.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 69 | 2 | $1,581 | $5.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 63 | 4 | $961 | $3.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 60 | 8 | $878 | $2.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 59 | 7 | $1,269 | $3.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 50 | 5 | $1,970 | $5.0M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 48 | 4 | $1,047 | $2.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 46 | 8 | $756 | $1.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 44 | 10 | $756 | $1.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 38 | 2 | $1,028 | $2.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 36 | 3 | $1,286 | $2.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 35 | 1 | $420 | $0.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 29 | 5 | $281 | $0.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 26 | 11 | $2,279 | $3.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 25 | 4 | $1,053 | $1.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 17 | 4 | $891 | $0.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 10 | 2 | $305 | $0.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 6 | 4 | $924 | $0.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 3 | 4 | $520 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
124
jobs · $74,503 avg pay
State Government
72
jobs · $58,854 avg pay
Local Government
2,770
jobs · $55,006 avg pay
Private
15,950
jobs · $57,171 avg pay
IN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.2%
April 2026
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