Fayette County, WV

FIPS 54019 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Fayette County had an annual average of 10,264 jobs across 1,187 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

10,264

+2% YoY

Establishments

1,187

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,620

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, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 947 29 $944 $43.5M
722 NAICS 722 860 64 $410 $18.3M
621 NAICS 621 752 95 $1,115 $43.6M
623 NAICS 623 425 12 $865 $19.1M
922 NAICS 922 399 7 $1,186 $22.8M
455 NAICS 455 391 21 $595 $12.1M
921 NAICS 921 288 11 $842 $12.6M
541 NAICS 541 269 85 $1,218 $17.1M
561 NAICS 561 233 68 $1,128 $13.2M
457 NAICS 457 199 32 $540 $5.6M
445 NAICS 445 183 10 $565 $5.4M
484 NAICS 484 177 27 $1,084 $10.0M
811 NAICS 811 176 28 $1,438 $13.2M
624 NAICS 624 175 2 $934 $6.1M
238 NAICS 238 171 48 $856 $7.6M
813 NAICS 813 163 15 $699 $5.9M
423 NAICS 423 156 18 $1,366 $11.1M
444 NAICS 444 153 7 $621 $4.9M
441 NAICS 441 141 16 $1,021 $7.5M
926 NAICS 926 134 8 $1,934 $8.5M
721 NAICS 721 129 17 $426 $2.9M
221 NAICS 221 122 15 $2,046 $10.4M
522 NAICS 522 121 22 $1,003 $6.3M
812 NAICS 812 85 19 $526 $2.3M
524 NAICS 524 81 27 $1,331 $5.6M
531 NAICS 531 78 27 $686 $2.8M
456 NAICS 456 77 12 $977 $3.9M
712 NAICS 712 75 1 $1,494 $5.8M
924 NAICS 924 74 2 $1,450 $1.9M
459 NAICS 459 71 25 $423 $1.6M
491 NAICS 491 71 34 $1,026 $3.8M
424 NAICS 424 69 9 $1,344 $4.8M
485 NAICS 485 68 1 $977 $3.5M
237 NAICS 237 64 1 $890 $3.0M
928 NAICS 928 61 2 $1,489 $3.3M
488 NAICS 488 54 1 $900 $2.5M
332 NAICS 332 40 10 $1,077 $2.3M
425 NAICS 425 39 6 $1,285 $2.6M
449 NAICS 449 28 8 $576 $0.8M
562 NAICS 562 26 3 $772 $1.0M
923 NAICS 923 22 3 $1,188 $1.2M
113 NAICS 113 17 10 $832 $0.7M
519 NAICS 519 15 1 $524 $0.4M
551 NAICS 551 14 5 $2,712 $1.9M
458 NAICS 458 12 3 $238 $0.2M
925 NAICS 925 9 1 $700 $0.3M
999 NAICS 999 8 2 $133 $0.1M
814 NAICS 814 5 8 $284 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

166

jobs · $68,253 avg pay

State Government

812

jobs · $53,584 avg pay

Local Government

1,471

jobs · $44,301 avg pay

Private

7,815

jobs · $47,179 avg pay

WV Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.4%

April 2026

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