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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Franklin County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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