Stephenson County, IL

FIPS 17177 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Stephenson County had an annual average of 17,368 jobs across 1,019 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

17,368

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

1,019

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,930

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 Stephenson County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
311 NAICS 311 1,549 14 $1,176 $94.7M
238 NAICS 238 1,074 70 $1,976 $110.4M
722 NAICS 722 914 75 $396 $18.8M
623 NAICS 623 675 13 $797 $28.0M
921 NAICS 921 552 15 $1,032 $29.6M
621 NAICS 621 536 29 $2,084 $34.8M
455 NAICS 455 498 12 $543 $14.1M
541 NAICS 541 455 64 $1,565 $37.0M
333 NAICS 333 397 13 $1,297 $26.8M
112 NAICS 112 391 27 $928 $18.9M
524 NAICS 524 385 38 $1,442 $28.9M
237 NAICS 237 336 18 $2,256 $37.8M
423 NAICS 423 322 16 $998 $16.7M
445 NAICS 445 301 22 $525 $8.2M
332 NAICS 332 297 10 $1,139 $17.6M
522 NAICS 522 292 15 $1,249 $19.0M
441 NAICS 441 275 16 $1,065 $15.2M
236 NAICS 236 213 30 $1,215 $13.4M
424 NAICS 424 210 25 $1,060 $11.6M
813 NAICS 813 197 20 $521 $5.3M
811 NAICS 811 178 48 $829 $7.7M
713 NAICS 713 159 13 $289 $2.4M
812 NAICS 812 139 18 $589 $4.2M
457 NAICS 457 115 15 $488 $2.9M
459 NAICS 459 111 15 $322 $1.9M
484 NAICS 484 109 40 $1,074 $6.1M
611 NAICS 611 101 8 $631 $3.3M
721 NAICS 721 89 7 $409 $1.9M
491 NAICS 491 88 13 $1,155 $5.3M
456 NAICS 456 88 16 $832 $3.8M
449 NAICS 449 51 9 $605 $1.6M
327 NAICS 327 41 5 $1,250 $2.6M
517 NAICS 517 36 6 $1,225 $2.3M
551 NAICS 551 23 4 $1,395 $1.6M
814 NAICS 814 21 13 $230 $0.3M
523 NAICS 523 20 6 $2,472 $2.5M
425 NAICS 425 14 4 $1,119 $0.8M
926 NAICS 926 12 3 $1,304 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 4 1 $1,906 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,638 $0.1M
999 NAICS 999 2 2 $119 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

118

jobs · $67,777 avg pay

Local Government

2,406

jobs · $47,420 avg pay

Private

14,844

jobs · $57,218 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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