Athens County, OH

FIPS 39009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Athens County had an annual average of 21,207 jobs across 1,359 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

21,207

+0.9% YoY

Establishments

1,359

Total Wages

$1.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,117

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 Athens County, OH, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 6,163 37 $1,201 $362.5M
722 NAICS 722 2,434 134 $361 $45.7M
621 NAICS 621 1,418 103 $1,548 $111.6M
624 NAICS 624 1,005 48 $1,109 $37.4M
445 NAICS 445 597 27 $549 $17.1M
455 NAICS 455 585 24 $503 $15.3M
541 NAICS 541 424 133 $1,275 $25.6M
561 NAICS 561 418 56 $940 $15.7M
922 NAICS 922 342 18 $2,325 $22.2M
444 NAICS 444 331 12 $585 $10.1M
441 NAICS 441 320 18 $1,112 $18.5M
238 NAICS 238 313 59 $1,163 $16.6M
424 NAICS 424 311 16 $1,027 $16.6M
551 NAICS 551 310 5 $1,301 $21.0M
459 NAICS 459 264 38 $646 $8.9M
813 NAICS 813 264 45 $778 $10.7M
522 NAICS 522 263 31 $1,307 $17.9M
921 NAICS 921 260 33 $2,287 $15.0M
457 NAICS 457 257 24 $425 $5.7M
721 NAICS 721 247 13 $507 $6.5M
622 NAICS 622 234 1 $1,527 $18.5M
531 NAICS 531 230 58 $850 $10.2M
325 NAICS 325 209 4 $1,510 $16.4M
333 NAICS 333 184 4 $1,448 $13.9M
237 NAICS 237 162 11 $1,679 $12.7M
924 NAICS 924 149 10 $1,774 $12.1M
221 NAICS 221 131 13 $2,246 $11.5M
491 NAICS 491 130 14 $1,161 $7.8M
713 NAICS 713 128 8 $404 $2.4M
524 NAICS 524 122 26 $1,089 $6.9M
456 NAICS 456 122 11 $678 $4.3M
236 NAICS 236 108 30 $869 $4.9M
812 NAICS 812 92 20 $538 $2.6M
623 NAICS 623 85 2 $2,721 $5.2M
449 NAICS 449 84 11 $958 $4.2M
926 NAICS 926 77 9 $1,163 $4.3M
923 NAICS 923 73 6 $1,858 $5.8M
312 NAICS 312 70 7 $458 $1.7M
811 NAICS 811 70 24 $1,122 $2.9M
517 NAICS 517 62 6 $1,335 $4.3M
513 NAICS 513 58 19 $1,392 $4.2M
519 NAICS 519 51 1 $728 $1.9M
458 NAICS 458 46 12 $393 $0.9M
562 NAICS 562 42 6 $690 $1.5M
532 NAICS 532 41 7 $805 $1.7M
311 NAICS 311 39 7 $513 $1.0M
523 NAICS 523 28 11 $2,094 $3.0M
486 NAICS 486 27 4 $2,065 $2.9M
516 NAICS 516 26 6 $1,269 $1.2M
484 NAICS 484 24 16 $1,056 $1.3M
323 NAICS 323 21 5 $723 $0.8M
814 NAICS 814 17 17 $494 $0.4M
925 NAICS 925 14 1 $949 $0.7M
213 NAICS 213 8 4 $468 $0.2M
928 NAICS 928 7 1 $1,352 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

262

jobs · $76,406 avg pay

State Government

4,871

jobs · $64,118 avg pay

Local Government

2,952

jobs · $51,024 avg pay

Private

13,122

jobs · $44,189 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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