Sheridan County, NE

FIPS 31161 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Sheridan County had an annual average of 1,721 jobs across 226 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,721

-1.4% YoY

Establishments

226

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$41,261

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 Sheridan County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 189 6 $1,159 $8.5M
921 NAICS 921 137 4 $634 $4.5M
623 NAICS 623 135 4 $699 $4.9M
112 NAICS 112 128 31 $742 $4.9M
722 NAICS 722 93 12 $272 $1.3M
622 NAICS 622 75 1 $1,153 $4.5M
445 NAICS 445 74 6 $414 $1.6M
455 NAICS 455 68 8 $463 $1.6M
522 NAICS 522 67 4 $1,145 $4.0M
457 NAICS 457 36 4 $449 $0.8M
111 NAICS 111 32 9 $569 $1.0M
524 NAICS 524 27 9 $1,013 $1.4M
221 NAICS 221 25 2 $1,938 $2.5M
811 NAICS 811 22 7 $759 $0.9M
926 NAICS 926 18 4 $974 $0.8M
444 NAICS 444 15 4 $803 $0.6M
624 NAICS 624 14 5 $397 $0.3M
621 NAICS 621 12 2 $1,501 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 12 5 $879 $0.5M
813 NAICS 813 11 3 $157 $0.1M
441 NAICS 441 10 6 $665 $0.4M
238 NAICS 238 8 4 $1,337 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 3 2 $1,619 $0.3M
922 NAICS 922 2 1 $923 $0.1M
925 NAICS 925 2 2 $304 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

24

jobs · $49,275 avg pay

State Government

12

jobs · $51,531 avg pay

Local Government

586

jobs · $44,469 avg pay

Private

1,099

jobs · $39,273 avg pay

NE Unemployment

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

3.0%

April 2026

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