Clay County, AL

FIPS 01027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Clay County had an annual average of 4,241 jobs across 254 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,241

+0.2% YoY

Establishments

254

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,542

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 Clay County, AL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
445 NAICS 445 105 4 $714 $1.6M
621 NAICS 621 78 11 $912 $3.7M
457 NAICS 457 57 14 $407 $1.2M
541 NAICS 541 51 15 $924 $2.5M
221 NAICS 221 50 6 $729 $1.9M
624 NAICS 624 45 22 $532 $1.2M
484 NAICS 484 32 10 $934 $1.5M
491 NAICS 491 26 4 $1,028 $1.4M
238 NAICS 238 24 9 $784 $1.0M
923 NAICS 923 21 2 $1,060 $1.2M
811 NAICS 811 18 5 $812 $0.7M
922 NAICS 922 16 3 $957 $0.8M
926 NAICS 926 14 2 $1,550 $1.1M
444 NAICS 444 14 6 $498 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 4 3 $1,138 $0.2M
611 NAICS 611 4 1 $1,148 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

40

jobs · $63,086 avg pay

State Government

46

jobs · $53,674 avg pay

Local Government

813

jobs · $40,453 avg pay

Private

3,342

jobs · $45,186 avg pay

AL Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

2.8%

April 2026

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