Clark County, KY

FIPS 21049 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Clark County had an annual average of 13,594 jobs across 1,069 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

13,594

+1.2% YoY

Establishments

1,069

Total Wages

$0.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,905

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 Clark County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,144 71 $389 $23.2M
541 NAICS 541 622 114 $1,327 $42.9M
621 NAICS 621 615 81 $1,529 $48.9M
551 NAICS 551 539 9 $2,280 $63.9M
326 NAICS 326 510 5 $1,435 $38.1M
455 NAICS 455 496 11 $581 $15.0M
238 NAICS 238 492 67 $1,202 $30.8M
441 NAICS 441 447 20 $649 $15.1M
423 NAICS 423 339 30 $1,355 $23.9M
624 NAICS 624 307 54 $574 $9.2M
424 NAICS 424 276 19 $1,506 $21.6M
311 NAICS 311 253 6 $1,186 $15.6M
332 NAICS 332 239 9 $1,110 $13.8M
445 NAICS 445 228 16 $644 $7.7M
444 NAICS 444 221 11 $648 $7.5M
522 NAICS 522 188 30 $1,263 $12.3M
221 NAICS 221 180 10 $1,887 $16.0M
484 NAICS 484 157 18 $1,353 $11.0M
457 NAICS 457 144 23 $560 $4.2M
236 NAICS 236 117 31 $1,415 $8.6M
459 NAICS 459 108 24 $652 $3.7M
811 NAICS 811 100 30 $923 $4.8M
456 NAICS 456 94 21 $963 $4.7M
922 NAICS 922 86 4 $909 $4.1M
237 NAICS 237 76 4 $1,173 $4.6M
531 NAICS 531 69 32 $853 $3.1M
924 NAICS 924 68 2 $1,868 $6.6M
327 NAICS 327 68 4 $1,194 $4.2M
812 NAICS 812 66 22 $687 $2.3M
721 NAICS 721 63 8 $393 $1.3M
458 NAICS 458 46 6 $310 $0.7M
491 NAICS 491 44 1 $1,175 $2.7M
449 NAICS 449 43 7 $1,044 $2.3M
493 NAICS 493 41 4 $869 $1.9M
562 NAICS 562 37 3 $952 $1.9M
611 NAICS 611 28 11 $459 $0.7M
425 NAICS 425 23 9 $1,646 $2.0M
112 NAICS 112 22 4 $921 $1.0M
513 NAICS 513 20 17 $1,835 $1.9M
532 NAICS 532 19 4 $856 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 11 6 $1,214 $0.7M
999 NAICS 999 3 5 $2,182 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 2 1 $2,061 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

114

jobs · $83,405 avg pay

State Government

124

jobs · $54,382 avg pay

Local Government

1,517

jobs · $46,552 avg pay

Private

11,839

jobs · $56,855 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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