Union County, SD
FIPS 46127 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Union County had an annual average of 9,632 jobs across 877 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
9,632
-3.2% YoY
Establishments
877
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$73,282
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,240 | 10 | $1,509 | $97.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 809 | 142 | $2,173 | $91.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 806 | 82 | $1,870 | $78.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 586 | 14 | $859 | $24.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 509 | 29 | $420 | $11.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 504 | 8 | $1,331 | $34.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 368 | 26 | $1,389 | $26.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 303 | 18 | $3,340 | $52.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 288 | 8 | $750 | $11.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 263 | 33 | $1,195 | $16.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 238 | 50 | $1,800 | $22.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 207 | 8 | $1,441 | $15.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 206 | 38 | $1,420 | $15.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 187 | 33 | $2,094 | $20.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 169 | 34 | $1,716 | $15.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 150 | 11 | $325 | $2.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 124 | 7 | $636 | $4.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 115 | 10 | $538 | $3.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 96 | 24 | $1,335 | $6.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 94 | 11 | $393 | $1.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 86 | 4 | $372 | $1.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 78 | 20 | $1,024 | $4.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 50 | 3 | $1,312 | $3.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 49 | 14 | $566 | $1.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 45 | 5 | $1,140 | $2.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 42 | 7 | $1,663 | $3.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 41 | 6 | $1,107 | $2.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 36 | 6 | $2,344 | $4.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 33 | 10 | $986 | $1.7M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 24 | 5 | $1,575 | $2.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 6 | 2 | $1,142 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
50
jobs · $59,274 avg pay
State Government
23
jobs · $52,850 avg pay
Local Government
839
jobs · $42,226 avg pay
Private
8,720
jobs · $76,399 avg pay
SD Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.2%
April 2026
Other SD Counties
The largest counties in SD by total employment.
- Minnehaha County 138,555 jobs
- Pennington County 62,113 jobs
- Lincoln County 29,694 jobs
- Brown County 19,809 jobs
- Codington County 17,261 jobs
- Brookings County 14,939 jobs
- Lawrence County 13,566 jobs
- Yankton County 13,092 jobs