Union County, IL

FIPS 17181 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Union County had an annual average of 3,856 jobs across 309 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,856

+3.6% YoY

Establishments

309

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$39,896

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, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
623 NAICS 623 665 19 $680 $23.5M
111 NAICS 111 508 13 $800 $21.1M
624 NAICS 624 238 8 $435 $5.4M
921 NAICS 921 207 6 $760 $8.2M
621 NAICS 621 137 8 $1,541 $11.0M
445 NAICS 445 105 7 $619 $3.4M
541 NAICS 541 95 22 $981 $4.8M
457 NAICS 457 77 8 $474 $1.9M
441 NAICS 441 73 7 $921 $3.5M
238 NAICS 238 69 24 $915 $3.3M
522 NAICS 522 67 5 $822 $2.9M
312 NAICS 312 56 4 $443 $1.3M
221 NAICS 221 55 3 $2,185 $6.2M
811 NAICS 811 46 8 $825 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 43 7 $1,073 $2.4M
311 NAICS 311 36 4 $606 $1.2M
456 NAICS 456 30 4 $610 $1.0M
812 NAICS 812 30 4 $865 $1.3M
524 NAICS 524 25 10 $1,225 $1.6M
924 NAICS 924 18 2 $1,335 $1.2M
484 NAICS 484 11 5 $834 $0.5M
517 NAICS 517 8 3 $1,458 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 5 2 $878 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

66

jobs · $58,677 avg pay

Private

3,790

jobs · $39,573 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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