Webster County, IA
FIPS 19187 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Webster County had an annual average of 17,547 jobs across 1,199 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
17,547
+0.2% YoY
Establishments
1,199
Total Wages
$1.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$56,710
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,724 | 27 | $891 | $77.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,253 | 72 | $371 | $24.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,103 | 11 | $1,587 | $91.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 946 | 48 | $1,264 | $62.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 777 | 75 | $1,521 | $61.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 745 | 8 | $739 | $28.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 692 | 73 | $1,308 | $47.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 645 | 8 | $1,515 | $50.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 596 | 10 | $550 | $17.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 556 | 28 | $1,444 | $41.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 549 | 14 | $1,051 | $30.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 445 | 14 | $494 | $11.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 429 | 8 | $1,716 | $38.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 397 | 53 | $1,086 | $22.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 346 | 8 | $1,383 | $24.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 340 | 34 | $1,563 | $27.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 322 | 35 | $1,476 | $24.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 289 | 87 | $1,102 | $16.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 286 | 21 | $957 | $14.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 284 | 25 | $465 | $6.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 257 | 33 | $1,415 | $18.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 250 | 13 | $736 | $9.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 221 | 23 | $523 | $6.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 208 | 21 | $1,252 | $13.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 189 | 10 | $2,235 | $22.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 188 | 5 | $1,525 | $14.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 133 | 13 | $1,443 | $10.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 128 | 16 | $1,165 | $7.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 128 | 34 | $1,352 | $9.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 123 | 13 | $399 | $2.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 121 | 11 | $323 | $2.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 94 | 14 | $951 | $4.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 89 | 12 | $1,334 | $6.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 81 | 8 | $1,341 | $5.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 79 | 14 | $627 | $2.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 69 | 8 | $1,011 | $3.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 69 | 13 | $788 | $2.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 60 | 11 | $501 | $1.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 60 | 4 | $465 | $1.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 59 | 35 | $735 | $2.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 38 | 6 | $1,308 | $2.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 36 | 8 | $1,029 | $1.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 34 | 16 | $2,324 | $4.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 32 | 4 | $1,484 | $2.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 28 | 7 | $858 | $1.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 27 | 8 | $1,431 | $1.6M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 22 | 4 | $745 | $0.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 22 | 1 | $1,596 | $1.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 20 | 3 | $873 | $0.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 7 | 1 | $1,402 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
161
jobs · $73,277 avg pay
State Government
482
jobs · $67,899 avg pay
Local Government
2,232
jobs · $48,108 avg pay
Private
14,672
jobs · $57,469 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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