Ballard County, KY

FIPS 21007 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Ballard County had an annual average of 2,000 jobs across 229 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,000

-27.1% YoY

Establishments

229

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$63,968

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 Ballard County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 1 — —
921 NAICS 921 112 5 $676 $3.9M
445 NAICS 445 68 4 $344 $1.2M
722 NAICS 722 59 12 $239 $0.7M
457 NAICS 457 50 6 $1,030 $2.7M
424 NAICS 424 37 4 $1,101 $2.1M
621 NAICS 621 30 6 $942 $1.5M
522 NAICS 522 22 5 $1,051 $1.2M
111 NAICS 111 21 8 $780 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 19 5 $1,146 $1.1M
624 NAICS 624 16 13 $567 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 6 1 $797 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

25

jobs · $55,354 avg pay

State Government

39

jobs · $46,336 avg pay

Local Government

292

jobs · $39,692 avg pay

Private

1,644

jobs · $68,843 avg pay

KY Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.3%

April 2026

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