Wayne County, IL

FIPS 17191 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wayne County had an annual average of 4,064 jobs across 379 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,064

+1.5% YoY

Establishments

379

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$42,918

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 Wayne County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 $87 $0.0M
611 NAICS 611 583 12 $741 $22.5M
621 NAICS 621 335 15 $755 $13.2M
455 NAICS 455 244 7 $598 $7.6M
624 NAICS 624 200 9 $312 $3.2M
921 NAICS 921 187 18 $889 $8.6M
424 NAICS 424 156 17 $1,281 $10.4M
441 NAICS 441 121 6 $860 $5.4M
484 NAICS 484 120 18 $1,135 $7.1M
522 NAICS 522 110 5 $1,211 $6.9M
811 NAICS 811 73 15 $1,041 $3.9M
111 NAICS 111 64 14 $864 $2.9M
457 NAICS 457 59 6 $503 $1.6M
445 NAICS 445 53 6 $424 $1.2M
213 NAICS 213 45 8 $1,390 $3.2M
444 NAICS 444 45 6 $719 $1.7M
491 NAICS 491 44 8 $1,040 $2.4M
211 NAICS 211 38 9 $989 $1.9M
812 NAICS 812 37 5 $499 $1.0M
238 NAICS 238 37 14 $834 $1.6M
332 NAICS 332 34 5 $1,048 $1.9M
237 NAICS 237 28 7 $906 $1.3M
456 NAICS 456 24 4 $830 $1.0M
236 NAICS 236 19 5 $1,150 $1.2M
813 NAICS 813 18 5 $350 $0.3M
321 NAICS 321 18 6 $738 $0.7M
713 NAICS 713 17 4 $106 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 11 2 $1,210 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,447 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

56

jobs · $56,556 avg pay

Local Government

816

jobs · $39,371 avg pay

Private

3,192

jobs · $43,584 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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