Brooke County, WV
FIPS 54009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Brooke County had an annual average of 7,062 jobs across 617 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,062
-0.7% YoY
Establishments
617
Total Wages
$0.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$52,534
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 806 | 18 | $1,551 | $65.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 486 | 54 | $2,014 | $49.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 432 | 10 | $1,013 | $22.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 365 | 7 | $585 | $11.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 341 | 14 | $780 | $13.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 236 | 10 | $557 | $6.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 144 | 5 | $683 | $5.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 139 | 22 | $308 | $2.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 122 | 18 | $1,195 | $7.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 115 | 10 | $837 | $5.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 102 | 49 | $1,133 | $6.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 78 | 17 | $1,405 | $5.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 78 | 22 | $610 | $2.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 78 | 14 | $866 | $3.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 77 | 37 | $835 | $2.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 76 | 8 | $481 | $1.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 74 | 20 | $1,102 | $4.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 68 | 6 | $1,065 | $3.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 53 | 6 | $935 | $2.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 51 | 5 | $768 | $2.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 49 | 5 | $1,445 | $3.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 49 | 1 | $852 | $2.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 47 | 4 | $1,014 | $2.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 39 | 10 | $170 | $0.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 34 | 3 | $1,619 | $0.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 31 | 3 | $1,163 | $1.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 30 | 1 | $838 | $1.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 28 | 7 | $1,069 | $1.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 27 | 3 | $1,267 | $1.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 27 | 5 | $1,646 | $2.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 19 | 6 | $369 | $0.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 19 | 9 | $1,760 | $1.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 17 | 6 | $1,385 | $1.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 15 | 6 | $911 | $0.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 14 | 1 | $249 | $0.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 12 | 8 | $1,575 | $1.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 9 | 1 | $790 | $0.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 5 | 4 | $1,284 | $0.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 5 | 2 | $1,331 | $0.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $1,012 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
28
jobs · $55,570 avg pay
State Government
89
jobs · $54,889 avg pay
Local Government
805
jobs · $45,431 avg pay
Private
6,140
jobs · $53,418 avg pay
WV Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.4%
April 2026
Other WV Counties
The largest counties in WV by total employment.
- Kanawha County 97,845 jobs
- Monongalia County 59,411 jobs
- Cabell County 52,015 jobs
- Berkeley County 38,427 jobs
- Harrison County 37,098 jobs
- Wood County 35,512 jobs
- Raleigh County 32,322 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 27,164 jobs