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.
| 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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