Covington County, AL

FIPS 01039 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Covington County had an annual average of 12,174 jobs across 1,134 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

12,174

+1.6% YoY

Establishments

1,134

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,800

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 Covington County, AL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,140 27 $989 $55.4M
722 NAICS 722 994 72 $350 $18.1M
621 NAICS 621 664 81 $1,035 $35.7M
221 NAICS 221 609 8 $1,972 $62.4M
622 NAICS 622 526 4 $1,052 $28.8M
455 NAICS 455 521 20 $535 $14.5M
623 NAICS 623 464 5 $637 $15.4M
561 NAICS 561 302 34 $506 $7.9M
457 NAICS 457 298 45 $521 $8.1M
424 NAICS 424 281 14 $945 $13.8M
445 NAICS 445 267 13 $828 $5.7M
522 NAICS 522 267 35 $1,287 $17.9M
541 NAICS 541 247 84 $1,194 $15.3M
444 NAICS 444 246 24 $743 $9.5M
441 NAICS 441 242 33 $853 $10.7M
238 NAICS 238 236 44 $997 $12.2M
624 NAICS 624 233 108 $1,109 $5.2M
237 NAICS 237 200 21 $1,090 $11.3M
336 NAICS 336 186 5 $1,056 $10.2M
484 NAICS 484 169 20 $1,211 $10.7M
456 NAICS 456 151 15 $1,358 $10.6M
812 NAICS 812 131 22 $840 $5.7M
236 NAICS 236 124 27 $1,184 $7.6M
423 NAICS 423 119 14 $1,025 $6.4M
811 NAICS 811 115 30 $727 $4.4M
562 NAICS 562 103 8 $1,529 $8.2M
425 NAICS 425 96 7 $1,498 $7.5M
488 NAICS 488 77 11 $1,198 $4.8M
459 NAICS 459 76 29 $434 $1.7M
491 NAICS 491 69 8 $1,142 $4.1M
713 NAICS 713 61 7 $460 $1.5M
721 NAICS 721 59 10 $342 $1.1M
923 NAICS 923 58 4 $1,746 $3.6M
531 NAICS 531 57 30 $879 $2.2M
115 NAICS 115 51 6 $1,427 $3.8M
924 NAICS 924 51 6 $1,728 $3.9M
458 NAICS 458 49 16 $300 $0.8M
113 NAICS 113 48 8 $1,059 $2.6M
311 NAICS 311 47 8 $546 $1.3M
926 NAICS 926 46 4 $1,056 $2.5M
449 NAICS 449 45 11 $748 $1.8M
532 NAICS 532 44 8 $860 $2.0M
111 NAICS 111 36 9 $763 $1.4M
922 NAICS 922 34 4 $1,714 $1.9M
332 NAICS 332 32 6 $925 $1.6M
333 NAICS 333 28 4 $1,151 $1.7M
517 NAICS 517 22 6 $1,048 $1.2M
813 NAICS 813 15 7 $1,526 $1.2M
551 NAICS 551 14 4 $1,102 $0.8M
928 NAICS 928 11 1 $1,324 $0.8M
513 NAICS 513 8 6 $1,009 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 5 5 $463 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

130

jobs · $71,988 avg pay

State Government

354

jobs · $52,649 avg pay

Local Government

1,574

jobs · $46,610 avg pay

Private

10,116

jobs · $47,504 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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