Valley County, NE

FIPS 31175 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Valley County had an annual average of 1,754 jobs across 232 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,754

-0.3% YoY

Establishments

232

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,889

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 Valley County, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
622 NAICS 622 183 1 $1,150 $11.0M
611 NAICS 611 150 6 $1,320 $6.9M
921 NAICS 921 105 4 $638 $3.5M
424 NAICS 424 87 6 $1,339 $6.0M
112 NAICS 112 84 19 $1,042 $4.5M
445 NAICS 445 79 3 $475 $2.0M
457 NAICS 457 64 4 $483 $1.6M
111 NAICS 111 60 13 $868 $2.7M
423 NAICS 423 52 4 $1,292 $3.5M
236 NAICS 236 42 8 $963 $2.1M
522 NAICS 522 42 7 $1,173 $2.5M
238 NAICS 238 39 14 $895 $1.8M
722 NAICS 722 36 5 $179 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 36 4 $1,467 $2.4M
221 NAICS 221 35 2 $1,440 $2.6M
621 NAICS 621 33 8 $895 $1.5M
311 NAICS 311 31 3 $817 $1.3M
811 NAICS 811 26 11 $719 $1.0M
444 NAICS 444 19 3 $507 $0.5M
459 NAICS 459 19 3 $486 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 18 2 $1,145 $0.9M
237 NAICS 237 18 9 $849 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 16 3 $1,042 $0.9M
624 NAICS 624 8 2 $1,033 $0.4M
519 NAICS 519 6 2 $271 $0.1M
531 NAICS 531 6 1 $1,010 $0.3M
923 NAICS 923 4 1 $980 $0.2M
922 NAICS 922 4 1 $1,056 $0.2M
925 NAICS 925 2 1 $675 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

30

jobs · $53,450 avg pay

State Government

23

jobs · $59,360 avg pay

Local Government

520

jobs · $50,930 avg pay

Private

1,181

jobs · $43,232 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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