Fayette County, OH
FIPS 39047 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Fayette County had an annual average of 11,416 jobs across 692 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
11,416
+6% YoY
Establishments
692
Total Wages
$0.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,423
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622 | NAICS 622 | — | — | — | — |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,074 | 64 | $391 | $21.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 679 | 7 | $979 | $34.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 564 | 22 | $1,170 | $34.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 499 | 38 | $954 | $24.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 462 | 10 | $760 | $18.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 427 | 4 | $1,148 | $25.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 384 | 12 | $797 | $15.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 380 | 10 | $582 | $11.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 378 | 23 | $661 | $13.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 320 | 18 | $832 | $11.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 276 | 46 | $1,721 | $24.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 206 | 12 | $589 | $6.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 189 | 9 | $1,871 | $12.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 178 | 26 | $451 | $4.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 175 | 14 | $1,041 | $9.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 169 | 8 | $1,828 | $14.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 160 | 9 | $1,089 | $9.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 146 | 16 | $1,592 | $12.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 138 | 9 | $1,505 | $10.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 121 | 4 | $1,330 | $8.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 112 | 13 | $1,196 | $7.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 112 | 15 | $910 | $5.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 93 | 17 | $932 | $2.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 90 | 7 | $299 | $1.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 89 | 14 | $1,041 | $4.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 87 | 17 | $402 | $1.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 73 | 10 | $401 | $1.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 70 | 4 | $926 | $3.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 60 | 7 | $618 | $1.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 57 | 6 | $1,047 | $3.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 50 | 14 | $1,042 | $2.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 44 | 8 | $1,385 | $2.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 44 | 5 | $963 | $2.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 41 | 4 | $1,219 | $2.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 35 | 5 | $627 | $1.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 31 | 3 | $1,170 | $1.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 31 | 16 | $662 | $1.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 25 | 9 | $1,118 | $1.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 18 | 1 | $665 | $0.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 13 | 5 | $1,214 | $0.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 12 | 3 | $1,843 | $0.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 8 | 1 | $992 | $0.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 5 | 1 | $989 | $0.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 5 | 1 | $621 | $0.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2 | 1 | $839 | $0.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 2 | 1 | $821 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
52
jobs · $66,110 avg pay
State Government
39
jobs · $66,462 avg pay
Local Government
1,202
jobs · $52,153 avg pay
Private
10,123
jobs · $50,075 avg pay
OH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
Other OH Counties
The largest counties in OH by total employment.
- Franklin County 779,560 jobs
- Cuyahoga County 705,152 jobs
- Hamilton County 515,652 jobs
- Summit County 261,045 jobs
- Montgomery County 250,085 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 197,018 jobs
- Lucas County 194,869 jobs
- Butler County 163,093 jobs