GRANT COUNTY LABOR FORCE
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 |
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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 |
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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% |