Will County, IL

FIPS 17197 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Will County had an annual average of 231,904 jobs across 15,702 establishments, paying $14.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

231,904

-0% YoY

Establishments

15,702

Total Wages

$14.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$60,257

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 Will County, IL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
493 NAICS 493 24,254 128 $1,029 $1,297.8M
722 NAICS 722 21,278 1,184 $461 $509.9M
561 NAICS 561 16,108 902 $908 $760.9M
621 NAICS 621 15,199 1,152 $2,077 $1,106.4M
238 NAICS 238 10,472 1,271 $1,723 $938.0M
541 NAICS 541 9,553 1,836 $1,536 $762.8M
423 NAICS 423 9,459 505 $1,681 $827.0M
424 NAICS 424 7,702 197 $1,974 $790.6M
455 NAICS 455 7,429 137 $570 $220.2M
484 NAICS 484 6,630 1,184 $1,297 $447.1M
921 NAICS 921 5,921 46 $2,687 $490.4M
623 NAICS 623 5,512 46 $891 $255.5M
311 NAICS 311 4,978 80 $1,171 $303.2M
713 NAICS 713 4,695 189 $627 $137.9M
445 NAICS 445 4,646 241 $555 $134.0M
456 NAICS 456 4,626 207 $671 $161.4M
811 NAICS 811 4,437 586 $1,347 $310.9M
611 NAICS 611 4,390 222 $828 $189.0M
622 NAICS 622 4,378 9 $1,366 $310.9M
624 NAICS 624 3,225 391 $656 $110.0M
813 NAICS 813 3,089 190 $721 $115.8M
812 NAICS 812 3,062 532 $1,355 $110.3M
441 NAICS 441 3,051 174 $1,203 $190.8M
444 NAICS 444 2,968 84 $745 $115.0M
488 NAICS 488 2,869 187 $1,304 $194.5M
459 NAICS 459 2,801 258 $578 $84.1M
326 NAICS 326 2,773 38 $1,440 $207.7M
492 NAICS 492 2,707 44 $737 $103.7M
325 NAICS 325 2,482 44 $1,855 $239.3M
237 NAICS 237 2,352 108 $2,179 $266.5M
333 NAICS 333 2,291 76 $1,781 $212.1M
236 NAICS 236 2,251 499 $1,616 $189.2M
449 NAICS 449 2,225 113 $968 $112.0M
332 NAICS 332 1,985 110 $1,450 $149.6M
524 NAICS 524 1,734 291 $1,430 $128.9M
522 NAICS 522 1,662 170 $1,538 $132.9M
335 NAICS 335 1,583 20 $1,657 $136.4M
221 NAICS 221 1,566 24 $3,119 $254.0M
457 NAICS 457 1,532 176 $680 $54.2M
532 NAICS 532 1,299 105 $1,551 $104.8M
485 NAICS 485 1,273 50 $690 $45.7M
336 NAICS 336 1,199 28 $1,562 $97.4M
337 NAICS 337 892 38 $1,264 $58.6M
721 NAICS 721 826 68 $565 $24.3M
458 NAICS 458 804 114 $503 $21.0M
562 NAICS 562 798 65 $1,563 $64.8M
322 NAICS 322 795 20 $1,642 $67.9M
334 NAICS 334 791 36 $1,369 $56.3M
922 NAICS 922 775 20 $2,274 $71.1M
327 NAICS 327 728 42 $1,757 $66.5M
324 NAICS 324 714 11 $3,322 $123.4M
519 NAICS 519 711 36 $1,473 $27.5M
491 NAICS 491 692 17 $1,323 $47.6M
425 NAICS 425 675 133 $1,942 $68.1M
312 NAICS 312 632 20 $1,300 $42.7M
551 NAICS 551 620 30 $2,098 $67.6M
339 NAICS 339 578 55 $1,485 $44.7M
523 NAICS 523 440 148 $2,020 $46.2M
512 NAICS 512 439 27 $371 $8.5M
323 NAICS 323 437 56 $1,261 $28.7M
712 NAICS 712 430 5 $451 $10.1M
321 NAICS 321 383 20 $1,151 $23.0M
517 NAICS 517 344 35 $1,792 $32.1M
513 NAICS 513 335 51 $2,106 $36.7M
111 NAICS 111 242 28 $994 $12.5M
814 NAICS 814 240 170 $581 $7.3M
331 NAICS 331 183 11 $1,932 $18.4M
924 NAICS 924 103 2 $2,040 $10.9M
486 NAICS 486 96 6 $2,378 $11.9M
518 NAICS 518 81 21 $1,832 $7.7M
926 NAICS 926 70 15 $2,332 $8.5M
314 NAICS 314 62 15 $844 $2.7M
999 NAICS 999 49 50 $872 $2.2M
516 NAICS 516 43 6 $1,106 $2.5M
115 NAICS 115 41 15 $1,002 $2.2M
923 NAICS 923 33 2 $1,778 $3.1M
112 NAICS 112 28 7 $2,210 $3.2M
481 NAICS 481 6 5 $624 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,115

jobs · $80,628 avg pay

Private

230,789

jobs · $60,159 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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