Breathitt County, KY

FIPS 21025 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Breathitt County had an annual average of 2,636 jobs across 354 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,636

+0.5% YoY

Establishments

354

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,991

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 Breathitt County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
621 NAICS 621 211 25 $982 $10.8M
624 NAICS 624 194 112 $670 $6.8M
455 NAICS 455 176 6 $628 $5.7M
922 NAICS 922 97 5 $1,157 $5.8M
484 NAICS 484 70 7 $1,252 $4.5M
457 NAICS 457 67 7 $562 $2.0M
522 NAICS 522 58 7 $1,132 $3.4M
459 NAICS 459 55 10 $476 $1.4M
541 NAICS 541 48 23 $2,312 $4.2M
441 NAICS 441 44 6 $994 $2.3M
221 NAICS 221 21 3 $782 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 14 3 $1,019 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 10 1 $1,756 $1.0M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $382 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

47

jobs · $85,146 avg pay

State Government

312

jobs · $62,231 avg pay

Local Government

531

jobs · $40,797 avg pay

Private

1,746

jobs · $43,640 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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