Thurston County, NE

FIPS 31173 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Thurston County had an annual average of 3,471 jobs across 163 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,471

+5.1% YoY

Establishments

163

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$57,492

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 Thurston County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
921 NAICS 921 768 8 $1,634 $38.1M
611 NAICS 611 751 9 $1,128 $39.4M
622 NAICS 622 526 2 $1,528 $41.8M
623 NAICS 623 193 1 $1,109 $11.2M
424 NAICS 424 116 9 $1,481 $8.9M
112 NAICS 112 53 10 $775 $2.1M
423 NAICS 423 46 5 $1,245 $2.9M
457 NAICS 457 42 4 $470 $1.0M
111 NAICS 111 39 10 $1,030 $2.1M
923 NAICS 923 36 1 $1,616 $3.0M
925 NAICS 925 24 3 $889 $1.1M
236 NAICS 236 15 7 $1,561 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 14 6 $984 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 7 2 $1,151 $0.3M
624 NAICS 624 3 1 $1,074 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 3 1 $1,058 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

81

jobs · $77,065 avg pay

State Government

5

jobs · $56,976 avg pay

Local Government

2,253

jobs · $57,836 avg pay

Private

1,132

jobs · $55,416 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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