Caldwell County, KY

FIPS 21033 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Caldwell County had an annual average of 4,694 jobs across 380 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,694

+0.1% YoY

Establishments

380

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$43,783

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 Caldwell County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 408 29 $321 $6.8M
621 NAICS 621 138 21 $1,359 $9.8M
457 NAICS 457 94 9 $633 $3.1M
522 NAICS 522 87 11 $1,054 $4.8M
441 NAICS 441 86 11 $896 $4.0M
444 NAICS 444 81 6 $1,077 $4.5M
445 NAICS 445 61 9 $538 $1.7M
238 NAICS 238 58 18 $822 $2.5M
458 NAICS 458 50 10 $258 $0.7M
111 NAICS 111 41 7 $1,056 $2.3M
811 NAICS 811 38 10 $890 $1.8M
449 NAICS 449 37 7 $659 $1.3M
321 NAICS 321 37 5 $874 $1.7M
423 NAICS 423 33 8 $1,424 $2.5M
922 NAICS 922 33 4 $1,082 $1.9M
812 NAICS 812 30 6 $591 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 23 2 $1,217 $1.5M
611 NAICS 611 20 3 $1,040 $1.1M
813 NAICS 813 15 4 $598 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 11 2 $862 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 6 6 $415 $0.1M
115 NAICS 115 5 3 $742 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 1 1 $1,710 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

36

jobs · $58,108 avg pay

State Government

110

jobs · $45,438 avg pay

Local Government

514

jobs · $38,450 avg pay

Private

4,034

jobs · $44,299 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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