St. Louis County, MN

FIPS 27137 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, St. Louis County had an annual average of 95,505 jobs across 5,647 establishments, paying $5.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

95,505

+0.9% YoY

Establishments

5,647

Total Wages

$5.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$60,452

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 St. Louis County, MN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
622 NAICS 622 9,837 19 $1,480 $754.9M
722 NAICS 722 7,624 429 $424 $168.1M
611 NAICS 611 7,437 147 $1,344 $438.8M
623 NAICS 623 6,658 180 $760 $263.3M
621 NAICS 621 4,626 264 $2,294 $551.7M
921 NAICS 921 4,001 72 $2,617 $254.4M
541 NAICS 541 3,927 413 $1,695 $346.0M
624 NAICS 624 3,806 228 $1,395 $144.8M
212 NAICS 212 3,309 14 $2,201 $378.7M
238 NAICS 238 2,644 385 $1,469 $202.0M
455 NAICS 455 2,164 43 $532 $59.9M
445 NAICS 445 2,042 88 $660 $59.7M
721 NAICS 721 1,794 128 $526 $49.1M
713 NAICS 713 1,737 98 $842 $50.1M
561 NAICS 561 1,695 174 $1,473 $57.5M
813 NAICS 813 1,630 174 $600 $50.8M
336 NAICS 336 1,464 9 $1,660 $126.4M
441 NAICS 441 1,422 90 $1,062 $78.5M
423 NAICS 423 1,366 124 $1,570 $111.5M
457 NAICS 457 1,344 120 $667 $46.6M
444 NAICS 444 1,329 68 $810 $55.9M
236 NAICS 236 1,253 182 $1,446 $94.2M
459 NAICS 459 1,228 148 $487 $31.1M
522 NAICS 522 1,187 92 $1,376 $84.9M
524 NAICS 524 1,120 112 $1,308 $76.2M
221 NAICS 221 988 19 $2,260 $113.7M
333 NAICS 333 985 15 $1,388 $71.1M
237 NAICS 237 957 41 $2,166 $97.7M
812 NAICS 812 817 140 $656 $27.9M
531 NAICS 531 781 160 $932 $35.1M
811 NAICS 811 711 150 $1,047 $38.7M
458 NAICS 458 667 88 $462 $16.0M
551 NAICS 551 627 40 $1,781 $58.1M
456 NAICS 456 627 58 $834 $27.2M
924 NAICS 924 617 33 $1,807 $52.3M
922 NAICS 922 575 19 $1,818 $46.3M
449 NAICS 449 523 60 $884 $24.1M
492 NAICS 492 519 18 $1,076 $29.0M
485 NAICS 485 488 19 $1,510 $21.2M
424 NAICS 424 474 45 $1,138 $28.0M
332 NAICS 332 430 33 $1,303 $29.1M
491 NAICS 491 428 34 $1,375 $30.6M
926 NAICS 926 414 19 $1,959 $37.3M
484 NAICS 484 411 62 $1,182 $25.3M
334 NAICS 334 375 6 $1,694 $33.0M
339 NAICS 339 362 24 $972 $18.3M
711 NAICS 711 322 44 $371 $6.2M
712 NAICS 712 302 22 $515 $8.1M
493 NAICS 493 296 8 $1,157 $17.8M
516 NAICS 516 282 16 $961 $14.1M
923 NAICS 923 265 39 $1,837 $21.5M
326 NAICS 326 260 11 $1,039 $14.0M
928 NAICS 928 242 5 $1,512 $18.4M
562 NAICS 562 241 36 $1,285 $16.1M
331 NAICS 331 238 6 $1,469 $18.2M
311 NAICS 311 230 16 $1,007 $12.0M
532 NAICS 532 222 42 $884 $10.2M
312 NAICS 312 211 8 $728 $8.0M
314 NAICS 314 164 9 $823 $7.0M
925 NAICS 925 163 8 $1,102 $9.3M
517 NAICS 517 163 20 $1,506 $12.8M
513 NAICS 513 143 30 $882 $6.5M
325 NAICS 325 138 5 $1,490 $10.7M
323 NAICS 323 132 14 $840 $5.8M
814 NAICS 814 127 169 $411 $2.7M
488 NAICS 488 112 21 $1,107 $6.1M
327 NAICS 327 111 12 $1,485 $8.6M
321 NAICS 321 90 20 $955 $4.5M
337 NAICS 337 84 8 $1,279 $5.6M
512 NAICS 512 83 7 $300 $1.3M
315 NAICS 315 68 5 $642 $2.3M
518 NAICS 518 60 10 $1,892 $5.7M
113 NAICS 113 51 24 $963 $2.5M
111 NAICS 111 38 8 $331 $0.7M
519 NAICS 519 33 8 $2,086 $2.5M
425 NAICS 425 18 10 $1,186 $1.1M
487 NAICS 487 6 1 $1,230 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,290

jobs · $85,368 avg pay

State Government

3,424

jobs · $73,923 avg pay

Local Government

10,146

jobs · $59,720 avg pay

Private

80,645

jobs · $59,574 avg pay

MN Unemployment

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

4.5%

April 2026

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