Cabell County, WV
FIPS 54011 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Cabell County had an annual average of 52,015 jobs across 3,363 establishments, paying $3.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
52,015
+1.7% YoY
Establishments
3,363
Total Wages
$3.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,829
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525 | NAICS 525 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 6,541 | 15 | $1,285 | $433.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 5,023 | 288 | $410 | $107.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 4,759 | 298 | $1,817 | $449.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,001 | 66 | $1,215 | $230.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,678 | 357 | $1,573 | $177.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,218 | 201 | $1,064 | $113.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,174 | 254 | $1,098 | $64.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,513 | 5 | $1,732 | $136.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,346 | 133 | $1,379 | $96.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,335 | 55 | $797 | $55.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,269 | 42 | $566 | $37.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,042 | 34 | $1,473 | $79.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 810 | 55 | $1,002 | $42.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 784 | 23 | $1,461 | $53.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 681 | 108 | $1,457 | $51.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 656 | 82 | $605 | $20.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 655 | 24 | $793 | $27.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 623 | 47 | $321 | $10.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 614 | 7 | $2,030 | $36.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 614 | 8 | $1,687 | $53.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 592 | 39 | $535 | $16.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 560 | 58 | $806 | $23.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 541 | 55 | $415 | $11.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 537 | 28 | $1,321 | $36.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 511 | 106 | $1,114 | $29.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 510 | 14 | $2,286 | $33.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 492 | 50 | $506 | $13.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 489 | 76 | $1,221 | $31.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 474 | 68 | $1,058 | $26.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 460 | 50 | $1,692 | $40.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 428 | 8 | $1,072 | $23.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 425 | 13 | $1,719 | $35.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 388 | 51 | $549 | $11.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 362 | 18 | $1,987 | $31.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 356 | 67 | $704 | $12.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 352 | 61 | $1,109 | $20.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 342 | 27 | $1,146 | $20.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 320 | 80 | $1,397 | $23.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 296 | 26 | $850 | $6.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 278 | 5 | $990 | $14.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 258 | 32 | $1,282 | $17.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 216 | 19 | $1,941 | $21.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 209 | 3 | $916 | $9.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 198 | 13 | $1,583 | $16.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 191 | 31 | $758 | $7.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 190 | 10 | $1,372 | $13.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 138 | 9 | $774 | $5.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 134 | 8 | $927 | $6.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 129 | 9 | $1,098 | $7.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 110 | 8 | $779 | $4.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 95 | 15 | $1,078 | $5.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 88 | 17 | $1,010 | $4.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 85 | 4 | $1,702 | $3.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 71 | 1 | $544 | $2.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 58 | 14 | $1,329 | $4.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 40 | 3 | $1,400 | $2.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 39 | 10 | $2,012 | $2.0M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 36 | 2 | $1,223 | $2.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 27 | 27 | $475 | $0.7M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 18 | 5 | $914 | $0.9M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 15 | 10 | $914 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,241
jobs · $83,404 avg pay
State Government
3,122
jobs · $59,518 avg pay
Local Government
3,290
jobs · $54,186 avg pay
Private
44,362
jobs · $57,265 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
- 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
- Ohio County 27,100 jobs