Franklin County, KY
FIPS 21073 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Franklin County had an annual average of 34,823 jobs across 2,803 establishments, paying $2.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
34,823
+3.4% YoY
Establishments
2,803
Total Wages
$2.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$60,165
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,311 | 242 | $1,020 | $228.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 2,419 | 56 | $1,640 | $167.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,384 | 34 | $1,278 | $158.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,277 | 126 | $433 | $51.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,655 | 69 | $1,426 | $111.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,590 | 21 | $2,091 | $107.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,459 | 570 | $1,869 | $141.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,233 | 154 | $1,347 | $86.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 1,089 | 10 | $1,218 | $69.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1,056 | 29 | $1,742 | $66.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 889 | 77 | $1,041 | $35.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 660 | 123 | $1,092 | $37.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 643 | 19 | $506 | $16.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 547 | 46 | $1,639 | $46.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 482 | 101 | $1,419 | $35.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 459 | 25 | $612 | $14.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 358 | 83 | $1,805 | $33.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 335 | 27 | $1,142 | $19.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 325 | 17 | $620 | $10.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 265 | 2 | $1,444 | $19.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 263 | 12 | $1,509 | $20.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 257 | 6 | $1,039 | $13.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 254 | 48 | $550 | $7.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 251 | 54 | $1,417 | $18.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 214 | 28 | $1,725 | $19.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 209 | 34 | $3,578 | $39.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 205 | 17 | $491 | $5.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 183 | 13 | $2,141 | $11.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 182 | 12 | $1,795 | $14.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 175 | 27 | $665 | $6.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 173 | 29 | $727 | $6.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 144 | 12 | $384 | $2.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 136 | 27 | $1,211 | $8.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 134 | 4 | $1,148 | $8.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 131 | 62 | $732 | $5.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 127 | 27 | $573 | $3.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 127 | 44 | $1,065 | $7.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 111 | 53 | $2,205 | $12.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 111 | 34 | $634 | $3.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 98 | 22 | $2,974 | $15.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 87 | 20 | $736 | $3.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 86 | 17 | $1,523 | $6.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 82 | 21 | $2,528 | $10.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 79 | 58 | $1,186 | $4.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 79 | 1 | $1,265 | $5.2M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 75 | 15 | $1,831 | $7.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 72 | 15 | $1,329 | $5.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 71 | 12 | $746 | $2.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 63 | 13 | $956 | $3.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 58 | 4 | $1,080 | $3.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 57 | 8 | $1,612 | $4.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 44 | 16 | $1,837 | $3.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 40 | 6 | $825 | $1.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 33 | 3 | $1,175 | $2.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 12 | 12 | $648 | $0.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 11 | 11 | $2,437 | $1.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 8 | 3 | $672 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
489
jobs · $79,366 avg pay
State Government
10,395
jobs · $65,360 avg pay
Local Government
2,271
jobs · $51,464 avg pay
Private
21,668
jobs · $58,149 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
- Fayette County 204,412 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