Union County, IA

FIPS 19175 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Union County had an annual average of 5,910 jobs across 460 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,910

+2.9% YoY

Establishments

460

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,027

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 Union County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
455 NAICS 455 256 5 $603 $8.0M
624 NAICS 624 210 28 $536 $5.9M
623 NAICS 623 200 8 $731 $7.6M
424 NAICS 424 163 19 $1,158 $9.8M
921 NAICS 921 143 6 $942 $7.0M
621 NAICS 621 128 22 $988 $6.6M
238 NAICS 238 97 25 $1,228 $6.2M
522 NAICS 522 97 10 $1,313 $6.7M
541 NAICS 541 94 31 $1,124 $5.5M
441 NAICS 441 89 11 $974 $4.5M
221 NAICS 221 82 5 $1,762 $7.5M
444 NAICS 444 70 6 $562 $2.0M
332 NAICS 332 60 3 $1,328 $4.1M
611 NAICS 611 53 6 $523 $1.4M
713 NAICS 713 38 5 $213 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 38 7 $1,894 $2.5M
811 NAICS 811 33 9 $991 $1.7M
491 NAICS 491 33 4 $1,150 $2.0M
449 NAICS 449 32 5 $757 $1.3M
524 NAICS 524 31 12 $1,414 $2.3M
459 NAICS 459 26 10 $535 $0.7M
812 NAICS 812 24 9 $661 $0.8M
517 NAICS 517 23 5 $1,512 $1.8M
484 NAICS 484 23 10 $972 $1.1M
111 NAICS 111 22 4 $1,120 $1.3M
924 NAICS 924 10 1 $1,174 $0.6M
523 NAICS 523 9 4 $1,024 $0.5M
551 NAICS 551 3 4 $2,194 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

53

jobs · $67,098 avg pay

State Government

76

jobs · $59,374 avg pay

Local Government

1,375

jobs · $63,824 avg pay

Private

4,406

jobs · $45,359 avg pay

IA Unemployment

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

3.3%

April 2026

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