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.
| 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
Other WV Counties
The largest counties in WV by total employment.
- Kanawha County 97,845 jobs
- Monongalia County 59,411 jobs
- Cabell County 52,015 jobs
- Berkeley County 38,427 jobs
- Harrison County 37,098 jobs
- Wood County 35,512 jobs
- Raleigh County 32,322 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 27,164 jobs