Barren County, KY

FIPS 21009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Barren County had an annual average of 15,414 jobs across 1,306 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

15,414

-1.1% YoY

Establishments

1,306

Total Wages

$0.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,343

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 Barren County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,633 92 $409 $34.7M
621 NAICS 621 1,109 88 $1,473 $84.9M
455 NAICS 455 747 24 $515 $20.0M
238 NAICS 238 489 64 $1,095 $27.9M
423 NAICS 423 482 34 $1,272 $31.9M
623 NAICS 623 448 11 $817 $19.0M
424 NAICS 424 442 24 $1,289 $29.7M
921 NAICS 921 416 5 $731 $15.8M
541 NAICS 541 392 121 $1,410 $28.6M
456 NAICS 456 389 25 $973 $19.7M
522 NAICS 522 368 39 $1,188 $22.7M
441 NAICS 441 349 35 $857 $15.5M
445 NAICS 445 303 22 $436 $6.9M
444 NAICS 444 281 18 $624 $9.1M
713 NAICS 713 279 19 $348 $5.0M
333 NAICS 333 257 12 $1,234 $16.5M
457 NAICS 457 234 28 $539 $6.6M
459 NAICS 459 216 32 $605 $6.8M
811 NAICS 811 178 39 $810 $7.5M
524 NAICS 524 171 29 $943 $8.4M
517 NAICS 517 168 4 $1,374 $12.0M
721 NAICS 721 155 22 $331 $2.7M
611 NAICS 611 152 23 $1,013 $5.7M
236 NAICS 236 152 20 $1,022 $8.1M
221 NAICS 221 119 8 $2,886 $8.3M
484 NAICS 484 108 16 $1,028 $5.8M
321 NAICS 321 96 6 $1,375 $6.8M
237 NAICS 237 78 8 $972 $3.9M
812 NAICS 812 76 18 $664 $2.6M
491 NAICS 491 69 4 $1,248 $4.5M
922 NAICS 922 68 6 $1,004 $3.6M
488 NAICS 488 66 8 $899 $3.1M
425 NAICS 425 60 6 $1,599 $5.0M
458 NAICS 458 58 16 $438 $1.3M
112 NAICS 112 46 8 $971 $2.3M
926 NAICS 926 40 8 $1,129 $2.4M
449 NAICS 449 31 12 $555 $0.9M
532 NAICS 532 28 9 $867 $1.3M
531 NAICS 531 28 22 $1,320 $1.9M
523 NAICS 523 26 10 $2,481 $3.4M
813 NAICS 813 18 4 $744 $0.7M
923 NAICS 923 16 5 $1,112 $0.9M
513 NAICS 513 10 9 $1,891 $1.0M
924 NAICS 924 10 2 $1,167 $0.6M
999 NAICS 999 6 4 $1,256 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 5 9 $373 $0.1M
925 NAICS 925 4 4 $957 $0.2M
928 NAICS 928 3 1 $1,525 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

97

jobs · $66,777 avg pay

State Government

376

jobs · $53,458 avg pay

Local Government

1,836

jobs · $46,106 avg pay

Private

13,105

jobs · $51,906 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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