Industry Employment

Current industry employment statistics are available on the Employment Security Department Labor area summaries page.

Top five Grant County sectors in 2021 in terms of employment

Sector Number of Jobs Share of Employment
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing 9,194 23.1%
Local Government 6,847 17.2%
Manufacturing 4,301 10.8%
Retail Trade 3,574 9.0%
Health Services 2,895 7.3%
All Other Industries 13,058 32.8%
Total Covered Payroll 39,869 100%

 


Wages and Income

The total covered payroll in 2021 in Grant County was approximately $2.09 billion. The average annual wage was $52,303 or 63.4 percent of the state average of $82,513.

Top five Grant County industries in 2021 in terms of payrolls

Sector Payroll Share of Payroll
Local Government $447,782,504 21.5%
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing $319,893,589 15.3%
Manufacturing $257,550,838 12.4%
Professional and Business Services $148,681,643 7.1%
Health Services $130,184,588 6.2%
All Other Industries $781,182,677 37.5%
Total Covered Payroll $2,085,275,839 100%

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