Washington County, IL

FIPS 17189 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Washington County had an annual average of 6,125 jobs across 401 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,125

-4.1% YoY

Establishments

401

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$60,411

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 Washington County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
424 NAICS 424 476 21 $1,253 $31.0M
722 NAICS 722 341 24 $385 $6.8M
441 NAICS 441 179 11 $1,189 $11.1M
237 NAICS 237 170 4 $1,598 $14.2M
922 NAICS 922 164 6 $551 $4.7M
238 NAICS 238 156 22 $1,243 $10.1M
921 NAICS 921 108 19 $616 $3.5M
522 NAICS 522 100 8 $1,105 $5.7M
111 NAICS 111 83 21 $992 $4.3M
621 NAICS 621 58 8 $1,079 $3.3M
457 NAICS 457 55 5 $429 $1.2M
484 NAICS 484 55 13 $1,280 $3.7M
445 NAICS 445 53 6 $512 $1.4M
444 NAICS 444 51 7 $799 $2.1M
456 NAICS 456 47 3 $1,299 $3.2M
236 NAICS 236 46 11 $971 $2.3M
449 NAICS 449 36 3 $1,269 $2.4M
491 NAICS 491 33 10 $1,059 $1.8M
813 NAICS 813 29 8 $294 $0.4M
811 NAICS 811 28 12 $677 $1.0M
812 NAICS 812 23 6 $782 $0.9M
926 NAICS 926 7 3 $1,189 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 6 5 $382 $0.1M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $1,472 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

44

jobs · $58,116 avg pay

Local Government

736

jobs · $39,656 avg pay

Private

5,345

jobs · $63,280 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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