Wapello County, IA

FIPS 19179 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wapello County had an annual average of 15,384 jobs across 887 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

15,384

+1.1% YoY

Establishments

887

Total Wages

$0.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,072

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 Wapello County, IA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,959 30 $871 $87.9M
722 NAICS 722 1,053 68 $317 $17.4M
621 NAICS 621 805 62 $1,395 $58.4M
333 NAICS 333 723 4 $2,176 $81.8M
455 NAICS 455 531 13 $540 $14.9M
623 NAICS 623 516 22 $811 $21.8M
238 NAICS 238 405 46 $1,236 $26.0M
921 NAICS 921 400 7 $1,030 $21.4M
445 NAICS 445 373 9 $514 $10.0M
541 NAICS 541 305 56 $1,051 $16.7M
441 NAICS 441 302 19 $1,172 $18.4M
457 NAICS 457 269 21 $441 $6.2M
484 NAICS 484 234 18 $1,271 $15.5M
444 NAICS 444 230 8 $677 $8.1M
492 NAICS 492 169 4 $848 $7.4M
522 NAICS 522 157 16 $1,070 $8.8M
423 NAICS 423 153 26 $1,157 $9.2M
721 NAICS 721 151 11 $407 $3.2M
813 NAICS 813 150 19 $487 $3.8M
459 NAICS 459 140 16 $618 $4.5M
456 NAICS 456 136 11 $606 $4.3M
493 NAICS 493 127 5 $1,048 $6.9M
221 NAICS 221 121 4 $2,240 $14.1M
551 NAICS 551 120 13 $1,894 $11.8M
811 NAICS 811 100 20 $938 $4.9M
332 NAICS 332 83 3 $1,259 $5.4M
524 NAICS 524 66 24 $1,245 $4.3M
491 NAICS 491 66 5 $1,291 $4.4M
713 NAICS 713 59 7 $355 $1.1M
449 NAICS 449 53 9 $880 $2.4M
532 NAICS 532 52 8 $1,015 $2.7M
531 NAICS 531 49 22 $693 $1.8M
327 NAICS 327 36 4 $1,269 $2.3M
458 NAICS 458 32 8 $331 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 30 5 $1,916 $2.5M
513 NAICS 513 18 5 $1,106 $1.0M
323 NAICS 323 18 3 $883 $0.8M
523 NAICS 523 16 10 $1,241 $1.1M
923 NAICS 923 13 1 $1,574 $1.1M
924 NAICS 924 12 5 $1,356 $0.9M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

104

jobs · $74,723 avg pay

State Government

155

jobs · $57,859 avg pay

Local Government

2,438

jobs · $46,642 avg pay

Private

12,687

jobs · $54,071 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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