St. Clair County, IL
FIPS 17163 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, St. Clair County had an annual average of 77,787 jobs across 4,730 establishments, paying $4.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
77,787
-0.4% YoY
Establishments
4,730
Total Wages
$4.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,618
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 | 9,605 | 449 | $456 | $228.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 5,683 | 484 | $1,811 | $535.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 5,080 | 339 | $2,265 | $314.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 3,648 | 7 | $1,428 | $270.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 3,615 | 6 | $1,958 | $368.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 3,308 | 297 | $1,437 | $247.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3,033 | 256 | $1,035 | $163.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,913 | 43 | $2,271 | $170.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,651 | 75 | $778 | $74.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,421 | 42 | $838 | $105.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,387 | 189 | $897 | $90.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,010 | 89 | $1,474 | $154.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,863 | 104 | $838 | $54.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,669 | 94 | $1,249 | $108.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,463 | 63 | $851 | $64.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,455 | 47 | $1,448 | $109.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,409 | 26 | $1,093 | $80.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,398 | 101 | $523 | $38.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,379 | 64 | $565 | $40.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,277 | 175 | $978 | $64.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,251 | 81 | $1,456 | $94.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,223 | 44 | $722 | $45.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 978 | 90 | $494 | $25.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 965 | 79 | $561 | $28.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 843 | 136 | $1,449 | $63.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 801 | 7 | $853 | $35.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 800 | 92 | $811 | $33.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 798 | 41 | $777 | $32.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 797 | 77 | $1,847 | $66.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 757 | 67 | $470 | $18.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 753 | 127 | $631 | $24.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 741 | 37 | $2,180 | $70.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 700 | 116 | $1,412 | $51.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 679 | 12 | $2,111 | $74.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 617 | 29 | $1,449 | $46.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 617 | 7 | $764 | $24.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 571 | 12 | $1,544 | $45.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 537 | 17 | $2,368 | $66.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 507 | 16 | $597 | $15.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 504 | 23 | $1,474 | $38.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 432 | 45 | $782 | $14.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 367 | 20 | $1,361 | $26.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 352 | 26 | $1,296 | $23.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 344 | 21 | $1,646 | $29.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 337 | 5 | $1,576 | $27.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 286 | 12 | $2,319 | $31.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 257 | 20 | $1,493 | $19.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 253 | 55 | $2,232 | $29.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 213 | 20 | $1,263 | $14.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 208 | 18 | $808 | $8.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 197 | 4 | $1,071 | $11.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 168 | 19 | $972 | $8.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 168 | 15 | $1,007 | $8.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 167 | 8 | $1,352 | $11.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 152 | 5 | $299 | $2.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 132 | 104 | $563 | $3.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 89 | 15 | $851 | $2.6M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 88 | 5 | $1,530 | $7.0M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 86 | 17 | $512 | $2.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 83 | 9 | $1,706 | $7.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 79 | 8 | $1,432 | $5.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 74 | 16 | $747 | $2.9M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 70 | 6 | $1,253 | $4.6M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 58 | 3 | $1,873 | $5.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 50 | 5 | $823 | $2.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 43 | 7 | $1,464 | $3.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 28 | 1 | $1,707 | $2.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 24 | 5 | $2,123 | $1.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 13 | 14 | $764 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
5,094
jobs · $94,617 avg pay
Private
72,693
jobs · $55,026 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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