Garrard County, KY

FIPS 21079 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Garrard County had an annual average of 2,760 jobs across 425 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,760

+6.4% YoY

Establishments

425

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,356

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 Garrard County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — — $496 $0.0M
238 NAICS 238 358 52 $1,278 $23.8M
621 NAICS 621 130 19 $1,195 $8.0M
722 NAICS 722 124 18 $362 $2.3M
541 NAICS 541 101 47 $1,332 $7.0M
423 NAICS 423 54 9 $1,363 $3.9M
811 NAICS 811 50 10 $1,095 $2.8M
457 NAICS 457 47 7 $654 $1.6M
444 NAICS 444 44 5 $649 $1.5M
522 NAICS 522 36 6 $1,021 $1.9M
922 NAICS 922 28 3 $1,023 $1.5M
812 NAICS 812 25 6 $526 $0.7M
491 NAICS 491 22 1 $1,270 $1.5M
311 NAICS 311 15 4 $671 $0.5M
332 NAICS 332 14 5 $863 $0.6M
441 NAICS 441 13 4 $757 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 13 4 $1,056 $0.7M
458 NAICS 458 12 3 $316 $0.2M
513 NAICS 513 8 7 $1,227 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

22

jobs · $66,028 avg pay

State Government

80

jobs · $55,615 avg pay

Local Government

607

jobs · $38,224 avg pay

Private

2,051

jobs · $50,900 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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