Breckinridge County, KY

FIPS 21027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Breckinridge County had an annual average of 3,722 jobs across 442 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,722

+2.8% YoY

Establishments

442

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$43,782

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 Breckinridge County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
238 NAICS 238 229 30 $1,118 $13.3M
621 NAICS 621 195 28 $996 $10.1M
455 NAICS 455 164 12 $492 $4.2M
522 NAICS 522 139 12 $1,225 $8.8M
624 NAICS 624 124 48 $438 $2.8M
921 NAICS 921 119 4 $693 $4.3M
424 NAICS 424 118 6 $1,026 $6.3M
541 NAICS 541 110 31 $1,275 $7.3M
423 NAICS 423 99 12 $1,129 $5.8M
445 NAICS 445 88 10 $364 $1.7M
441 NAICS 441 78 10 $863 $3.5M
623 NAICS 623 73 4 $780 $2.9M
457 NAICS 457 68 14 $675 $2.4M
332 NAICS 332 60 10 $1,059 $3.3M
456 NAICS 456 58 3 $812 $2.4M
484 NAICS 484 54 18 $1,056 $2.9M
444 NAICS 444 48 5 $535 $1.3M
491 NAICS 491 32 8 $1,172 $2.0M
321 NAICS 321 31 5 $824 $1.3M
922 NAICS 922 30 4 $703 $1.1M
812 NAICS 812 24 6 $406 $0.5M
811 NAICS 811 22 12 $868 $1.0M
814 NAICS 814 10 8 $285 $0.1M
111 NAICS 111 9 4 $900 $0.4M
425 NAICS 425 9 6 $2,170 $1.1M
924 NAICS 924 8 2 $1,049 $0.4M
813 NAICS 813 6 3 $612 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 6 1 $1,439 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

55

jobs · $62,287 avg pay

State Government

103

jobs · $50,342 avg pay

Local Government

758

jobs · $42,443 avg pay

Private

2,806

jobs · $43,536 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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