Clay County, KY

FIPS 21051 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Clay County had an annual average of 4,076 jobs across 418 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,076

+1% YoY

Establishments

418

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,492

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, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
922 NAICS 922 362 9 $1,695 $28.1M
722 NAICS 722 256 15 $374 $5.0M
624 NAICS 624 231 65 $657 $7.9M
621 NAICS 621 159 26 $952 $7.9M
455 NAICS 455 153 10 $536 $4.3M
457 NAICS 457 128 16 $329 $2.2M
445 NAICS 445 115 5 $322 $1.9M
541 NAICS 541 112 28 $925 $5.4M
456 NAICS 456 78 12 $946 $3.9M
238 NAICS 238 56 14 $947 $2.8M
611 NAICS 611 53 5 $590 $1.6M
522 NAICS 522 50 10 $864 $2.2M
524 NAICS 524 41 4 $854 $1.8M
814 NAICS 814 38 40 $693 $1.4M
561 NAICS 561 37 8 $2,624 $5.0M
491 NAICS 491 33 7 $1,016 $1.7M
441 NAICS 441 33 5 $756 $1.3M
237 NAICS 237 27 5 $1,119 $1.6M
924 NAICS 924 22 1 $1,621 $1.8M
236 NAICS 236 18 9 $777 $0.7M
221 NAICS 221 18 4 $959 $0.9M
812 NAICS 812 16 4 $740 $0.6M
811 NAICS 811 15 8 $618 $0.5M
923 NAICS 923 4 4 $1,169 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

338

jobs · $84,449 avg pay

State Government

229

jobs · $58,373 avg pay

Local Government

799

jobs · $39,830 avg pay

Private

2,710

jobs · $41,204 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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