Clay County, WV

FIPS 54015 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Clay County had an annual average of 1,693 jobs across 200 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,693

+3.4% YoY

Establishments

200

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,382

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, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 1 — —
611 NAICS 611 273 8 $814 $11.5M
624 NAICS 624 203 45 $923 $4.6M
457 NAICS 457 56 6 $501 $1.4M
921 NAICS 921 48 2 $454 $1.1M
237 NAICS 237 40 1 $875 $1.8M
485 NAICS 485 30 1 $704 $1.1M
456 NAICS 456 28 4 $1,030 $1.5M
923 NAICS 923 24 1 $658 $0.8M
922 NAICS 922 21 4 $1,377 $1.3M
621 NAICS 621 16 1 $829 $0.7M
491 NAICS 491 13 11 $915 $0.6M
221 NAICS 221 12 2 $666 $0.4M
524 NAICS 524 3 4 $1,596 $0.2M
561 NAICS 561 2 1 $635 $0.1M
531 NAICS 531 1 1 $986 $0.1M
924 NAICS 924 1 1 $1,050 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 1 1 $1,414 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

13

jobs · $47,587 avg pay

State Government

75

jobs · $52,330 avg pay

Local Government

410

jobs · $38,724 avg pay

Private

1,195

jobs · $58,552 avg pay

WV Unemployment

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

4.4%

April 2026

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