Graves County, KY

FIPS 21083 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Graves County had an annual average of 11,945 jobs across 1,042 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,945

+3.3% YoY

Establishments

1,042

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,028

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 Graves County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,087 53 $338 $19.1M
621 NAICS 621 599 47 $1,918 $45.0M
455 NAICS 455 450 19 $549 $12.8M
423 NAICS 423 431 37 $1,526 $34.2M
541 NAICS 541 400 88 $1,313 $27.3M
441 NAICS 441 326 29 $1,102 $18.7M
238 NAICS 238 304 73 $1,069 $16.9M
623 NAICS 623 261 12 $742 $10.1M
424 NAICS 424 249 16 $985 $12.7M
522 NAICS 522 228 24 $1,222 $14.5M
624 NAICS 624 207 96 $527 $5.7M
321 NAICS 321 202 10 $976 $10.3M
444 NAICS 444 200 15 $729 $7.6M
811 NAICS 811 187 27 $1,412 $13.7M
332 NAICS 332 172 10 $1,328 $11.8M
484 NAICS 484 142 34 $1,201 $8.9M
457 NAICS 457 134 19 $529 $3.7M
922 NAICS 922 114 6 $1,137 $6.7M
459 NAICS 459 111 24 $620 $3.6M
445 NAICS 445 101 11 $416 $2.2M
112 NAICS 112 98 11 $1,097 $5.6M
551 NAICS 551 96 7 $1,228 $6.1M
456 NAICS 456 95 10 $811 $4.0M
333 NAICS 333 89 9 $1,376 $6.4M
236 NAICS 236 76 26 $768 $3.0M
111 NAICS 111 69 21 $761 $2.7M
813 NAICS 813 58 8 $1,138 $3.4M
491 NAICS 491 58 10 $1,197 $3.6M
531 NAICS 531 50 24 $605 $1.6M
221 NAICS 221 46 2 $3,109 $7.5M
926 NAICS 926 42 2 $1,391 $3.1M
812 NAICS 812 41 13 $1,047 $2.3M
237 NAICS 237 31 8 $1,246 $2.0M
532 NAICS 532 29 10 $868 $1.3M
924 NAICS 924 18 2 $1,248 $1.2M
721 NAICS 721 16 5 $550 $0.5M
923 NAICS 923 13 1 $1,474 $1.0M
325 NAICS 325 12 4 $1,036 $0.6M
513 NAICS 513 12 7 $1,173 $0.8M
814 NAICS 814 11 10 $318 $0.2M
425 NAICS 425 8 4 $932 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 2 4 $1,845 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

212

jobs · $93,063 avg pay

State Government

258

jobs · $57,196 avg pay

Local Government

1,420

jobs · $43,728 avg pay

Private

10,055

jobs · $49,829 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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