Fayette County, AL

FIPS 01057 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Fayette County had an annual average of 3,926 jobs across 371 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,926

+0.4% YoY

Establishments

371

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,902

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 Fayette County, AL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
623 NAICS 623 172 19 $561 $5.0M
621 NAICS 621 152 16 $1,116 $8.8M
611 NAICS 611 142 2 $562 $4.2M
541 NAICS 541 135 26 $1,218 $8.6M
238 NAICS 238 122 24 $944 $6.0M
811 NAICS 811 83 8 $1,291 $5.5M
522 NAICS 522 66 11 $951 $3.3M
441 NAICS 441 55 7 $611 $1.7M
457 NAICS 457 54 12 $439 $1.2M
456 NAICS 456 53 6 $693 $1.9M
444 NAICS 444 35 4 $616 $1.1M
459 NAICS 459 33 7 $252 $0.4M
491 NAICS 491 32 5 $1,025 $1.7M
449 NAICS 449 28 4 $1,873 $2.8M
332 NAICS 332 27 5 $1,033 $1.4M
926 NAICS 926 23 2 $1,078 $1.3M
458 NAICS 458 23 4 $311 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 22 2 $1,068 $1.2M
423 NAICS 423 19 7 $902 $0.9M
922 NAICS 922 16 2 $1,189 $1.0M
812 NAICS 812 15 4 $724 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 8 3 $1,115 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

36

jobs · $50,678 avg pay

State Government

208

jobs · $38,182 avg pay

Local Government

948

jobs · $43,102 avg pay

Private

2,734

jobs · $45,956 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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