Wabash County, IL

FIPS 17185 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wabash County had an annual average of 3,376 jobs across 276 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,376

+1.7% YoY

Establishments

276

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,645

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 Wabash County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
926 NAICS 926 — 1 — —
621 NAICS 621 255 12 $558 $7.4M
423 NAICS 423 242 9 $1,259 $15.8M
522 NAICS 522 151 5 $1,310 $10.3M
921 NAICS 921 149 5 $759 $5.9M
541 NAICS 541 102 19 $1,120 $6.0M
211 NAICS 211 81 11 $1,125 $4.8M
445 NAICS 445 74 6 $445 $1.7M
455 NAICS 455 71 8 $432 $1.6M
111 NAICS 111 61 14 $882 $2.8M
441 NAICS 441 48 6 $1,047 $2.6M
457 NAICS 457 45 5 $568 $1.3M
624 NAICS 624 43 5 $589 $1.3M
238 NAICS 238 40 10 $1,129 $2.4M
813 NAICS 813 36 9 $673 $1.2M
812 NAICS 812 32 6 $391 $0.6M
524 NAICS 524 27 10 $1,165 $1.6M
456 NAICS 456 27 4 $721 $1.0M
424 NAICS 424 26 3 $1,150 $1.6M
491 NAICS 491 21 4 $1,164 $1.3M
811 NAICS 811 17 5 $544 $0.5M
444 NAICS 444 13 3 $736 $0.5M
459 NAICS 459 10 4 $298 $0.2M
523 NAICS 523 10 3 $2,462 $1.3M
484 NAICS 484 9 6 $1,566 $0.8M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

21

jobs · $60,532 avg pay

Local Government

1,129

jobs · $54,314 avg pay

Private

2,226

jobs · $48,682 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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