Fayette County, TX
FIPS 48149 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Fayette County had an annual average of 9,381 jobs across 860 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
9,381
+3.1% YoY
Establishments
860
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,460
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 | 925 | 68 | $434 | $20.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 721 | 56 | $1,789 | $67.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 432 | 19 | $801 | $18.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 400 | 19 | $1,197 | $24.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 319 | 24 | $1,771 | $29.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 299 | 16 | $612 | $9.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 286 | 19 | $670 | $10.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 280 | 10 | $973 | $14.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 267 | 16 | $1,387 | $19.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 236 | 38 | $1,070 | $13.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 227 | 36 | $1,210 | $14.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 213 | 57 | $959 | $10.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 201 | 11 | $1,190 | $12.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 200 | 9 | $945 | $9.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 188 | 16 | $872 | $8.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 167 | 8 | $1,135 | $9.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 148 | 22 | $697 | $5.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 123 | 22 | $917 | $5.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 110 | 4 | $1,074 | $6.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 101 | 10 | $1,116 | $5.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 98 | 18 | $1,601 | $8.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 92 | 19 | $1,577 | $7.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 86 | 22 | $601 | $2.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 86 | 20 | $520 | $2.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 79 | 7 | $1,546 | $6.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 75 | 7 | $393 | $1.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 66 | 8 | $1,190 | $4.1M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 62 | 11 | $1,565 | $5.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 59 | 29 | $781 | $2.4M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 57 | 8 | $2,215 | $6.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 54 | 17 | $1,428 | $4.0M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 54 | 5 | $1,082 | $3.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 54 | 10 | $1,215 | $3.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 47 | 20 | $1,000 | $2.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 42 | 9 | $542 | $1.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 41 | 3 | $692 | $1.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 39 | 5 | $941 | $1.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 36 | 8 | $251 | $0.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 36 | 4 | $680 | $1.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 34 | 3 | $563 | $1.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 21 | 5 | $1,481 | $1.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 18 | 4 | $878 | $0.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 17 | 6 | $1,012 | $0.9M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 16 | 9 | $2,953 | $2.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 15 | 12 | $501 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 14 | 5 | $1,031 | $0.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 12 | 4 | $1,778 | $0.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 12 | 3 | $903 | $0.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 9 | 3 | $647 | $0.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 6 | 6 | $995 | $0.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 3 | 2 | $600 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
66
jobs · $61,889 avg pay
State Government
77
jobs · $67,880 avg pay
Local Government
1,453
jobs · $61,203 avg pay
Private
7,785
jobs · $54,214 avg pay
TX Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.3%
April 2026
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