Ashland County, OH
FIPS 39005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Ashland County had an annual average of 18,903 jobs across 1,236 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
18,903
+0.6% YoY
Establishments
1,236
Total Wages
$0.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$48,880
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,416 | 81 | $374 | $27.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,358 | 103 | $1,392 | $91.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,253 | 22 | $981 | $63.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,020 | 16 | $683 | $36.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 809 | 14 | $1,257 | $52.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 808 | 79 | $1,883 | $50.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 593 | 59 | $1,217 | $18.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 553 | 30 | $895 | $19.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 539 | 6 | $1,018 | $28.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 523 | 72 | $1,289 | $35.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 521 | 14 | $524 | $14.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 517 | 25 | $425 | $11.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 409 | 35 | $1,189 | $25.3M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 340 | 6 | $1,371 | $24.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 332 | 20 | $1,027 | $17.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 306 | 12 | $2,024 | $17.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 303 | 9 | $1,140 | $18.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 292 | 39 | $1,031 | $15.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 290 | 16 | $769 | $11.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 288 | 20 | $498 | $7.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 263 | 12 | $503 | $6.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 256 | 18 | $1,055 | $14.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 239 | 23 | $1,676 | $20.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 232 | 30 | $299 | $3.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 224 | 28 | $1,388 | $16.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 214 | 32 | $691 | $7.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 213 | 6 | $1,764 | $18.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 213 | 4 | $1,347 | $14.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 210 | 8 | $709 | $7.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 198 | 27 | $553 | $5.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 186 | 9 | $729 | $7.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 184 | 45 | $914 | $8.8M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 174 | 5 | $1,170 | $10.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 166 | 4 | $1,183 | $10.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 137 | 29 | $494 | $3.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 133 | 12 | $854 | $3.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 118 | 7 | $2,259 | $13.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 114 | 10 | $690 | $4.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 113 | 18 | $1,068 | $6.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 105 | 32 | $721 | $3.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 102 | 7 | $1,925 | $10.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 100 | 12 | $1,591 | $7.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 95 | 26 | $1,280 | $6.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 78 | 9 | $1,324 | $5.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 69 | 4 | $1,724 | $3.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 61 | 10 | $917 | $2.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 50 | 9 | $2,091 | $5.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 46 | 12 | $484 | $1.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 43 | 7 | $1,308 | $2.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 42 | 2 | $603 | $1.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 40 | 7 | $872 | $1.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 26 | 6 | $804 | $1.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 22 | 2 | $877 | $1.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 21 | 2 | $852 | $0.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 18 | 7 | $936 | $0.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 14 | 2 | $451 | $0.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 5 | 6 | $558 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
99
jobs · $70,852 avg pay
State Government
264
jobs · $87,324 avg pay
Local Government
2,040
jobs · $47,894 avg pay
Private
16,500
jobs · $48,250 avg pay
OH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
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