Washington County, NE

FIPS 31177 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Washington County had an annual average of 8,543 jobs across 685 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,543

+4.6% YoY

Establishments

685

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$61,753

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, NE, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 612 11 $874 $27.5M
238 NAICS 238 521 92 $1,287 $34.8M
325 NAICS 325 499 6 $1,764 $45.8M
441 NAICS 441 466 16 $1,464 $35.5M
561 NAICS 561 420 47 $1,155 $25.2M
921 NAICS 921 261 6 $998 $13.6M
333 NAICS 333 231 7 $1,452 $17.4M
237 NAICS 237 227 14 $1,422 $16.8M
623 NAICS 623 220 5 $809 $9.3M
541 NAICS 541 204 60 $1,251 $13.3M
484 NAICS 484 201 27 $1,616 $16.9M
236 NAICS 236 192 46 $1,427 $14.3M
811 NAICS 811 179 20 $1,411 $13.2M
551 NAICS 551 175 11 $1,818 $16.5M
522 NAICS 522 107 9 $1,254 $7.0M
621 NAICS 621 102 25 $1,130 $6.0M
457 NAICS 457 102 14 $653 $3.5M
221 NAICS 221 101 2 $2,628 $13.8M
111 NAICS 111 88 14 $490 $2.2M
445 NAICS 445 87 5 $499 $2.3M
488 NAICS 488 86 6 $1,426 $6.4M
562 NAICS 562 81 8 $1,627 $6.9M
459 NAICS 459 80 10 $380 $1.6M
812 NAICS 812 72 19 $444 $1.7M
424 NAICS 424 71 16 $1,689 $6.3M
444 NAICS 444 54 7 $604 $1.7M
112 NAICS 112 51 7 $751 $2.0M
524 NAICS 524 41 14 $1,006 $2.1M
423 NAICS 423 36 12 $1,131 $2.1M
491 NAICS 491 33 5 $1,312 $2.3M
924 NAICS 924 24 3 $1,520 $1.4M
926 NAICS 926 20 3 $1,421 $1.3M
327 NAICS 327 16 3 $1,291 $1.1M
922 NAICS 922 15 1 $1,083 $0.8M
523 NAICS 523 13 6 $4,600 $3.1M
458 NAICS 458 5 4 $419 $0.1M
925 NAICS 925 5 1 $915 $0.2M
624 NAICS 624 4 1 $1,016 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

51

jobs · $71,062 avg pay

State Government

42

jobs · $49,589 avg pay

Local Government

966

jobs · $56,940 avg pay

Private

7,484

jobs · $62,375 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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