Fayette County, KY
FIPS 21067 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Fayette County had an annual average of 204,412 jobs across 15,142 establishments, paying $13.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
204,412
+1.4% YoY
Establishments
15,142
Total Wages
$13.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$64,489
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 18,558 | 876 | $481 | $463.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 13,629 | 2,929 | $1,744 | $1,235.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 12,205 | 885 | $817 | $518.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 12,125 | 1,140 | $1,583 | $997.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 9,635 | 24 | $2,041 | $747.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 5,787 | 546 | $1,345 | $404.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 4,751 | 703 | $1,185 | $181.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,346 | 422 | $1,736 | $392.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,768 | 68 | $596 | $116.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 3,654 | 117 | $1,769 | $336.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,382 | 314 | $695 | $122.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,339 | 80 | $790 | $137.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 3,298 | 30 | $961 | $164.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,981 | 152 | $642 | $99.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,880 | 305 | $1,682 | $252.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 2,779 | 41 | $943 | $136.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,643 | 358 | $1,181 | $162.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,575 | 294 | $2,058 | $215.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,510 | 361 | $2,521 | $249.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,495 | 678 | $1,062 | $137.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,377 | 130 | $1,289 | $159.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,258 | 344 | $694 | $81.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,153 | 210 | $1,368 | $153.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,149 | 58 | $1,607 | $179.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,146 | 112 | $610 | $68.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,058 | 259 | $791 | $84.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,028 | 128 | $631 | $49.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,972 | 204 | $468 | $48.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,905 | 30 | $1,551 | $153.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,755 | 125 | $1,149 | $104.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,663 | 62 | $1,672 | $144.6M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,613 | 164 | $864 | $72.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,598 | 78 | $882 | $73.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,561 | 28 | $2,096 | $129.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,370 | 162 | $847 | $60.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,369 | 214 | $1,049 | $74.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,212 | 140 | $926 | $58.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,127 | 56 | $2,920 | $171.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,012 | 226 | $3,095 | $162.9M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 1,002 | 92 | $1,098 | $57.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 916 | 122 | $578 | $27.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 854 | 56 | $1,809 | $80.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 780 | 41 | $1,208 | $49.0M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 744 | 83 | $1,074 | $41.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 712 | 8 | $1,341 | $49.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 704 | 45 | $1,332 | $48.8M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 679 | 95 | $1,415 | $49.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 677 | 36 | $1,066 | $37.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 612 | 22 | $1,115 | $35.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 588 | 29 | $2,068 | $53.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 569 | 10 | $1,329 | $39.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 562 | 42 | $1,255 | $36.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 528 | 44 | $1,311 | $36.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 522 | 300 | $2,103 | $57.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 522 | 47 | $1,532 | $41.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 446 | 83 | $2,441 | $56.5M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 375 | 19 | $1,031 | $20.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 367 | 123 | $1,844 | $35.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 323 | 16 | $2,158 | $36.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 310 | 36 | $994 | $16.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 303 | 20 | $1,965 | $23.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 296 | 47 | $1,049 | $16.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 290 | 45 | $713 | $10.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 244 | 31 | $2,078 | $12.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 214 | 234 | $671 | $7.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 156 | 17 | $771 | $6.3M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 146 | 12 | $978 | $7.4M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 119 | 9 | $1,599 | $9.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 119 | 9 | $2,370 | $11.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 116 | 2 | $1,996 | $12.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 103 | 17 | $1,172 | $6.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 71 | 17 | $1,295 | $4.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 70 | 18 | $829 | $3.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 68 | 3 | $1,840 | $6.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 67 | 63 | $1,753 | $6.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 66 | 11 | $745 | $2.5M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 16 | 16 | $2,209 | $1.8M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 14 | 9 | $719 | $0.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 5 | 3 | $2,893 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
4,398
jobs · $100,586 avg pay
State Government
27,202
jobs · $83,552 avg pay
Local Government
11,767
jobs · $66,385 avg pay
Private
161,045
jobs · $60,145 avg pay
KY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.3%
April 2026
Other KY Counties
The largest counties in KY by total employment.
- Jefferson County 482,312 jobs
- Boone County 102,942 jobs
- Kenton County 74,672 jobs
- Warren County 70,760 jobs
- Hardin County 48,897 jobs
- Daviess County 47,217 jobs
- McCracken County 40,497 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 37,763 jobs