Hardin County, KY

FIPS 21093 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Hardin County had an annual average of 48,897 jobs across 3,704 establishments, paying $2.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

48,897

+2.7% YoY

Establishments

3,704

Total Wages

$2.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,786

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 Hardin County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 4,755 234 $648 $110.4M
928 NAICS 928 3,463 2 $1,628 $293.1M
336 NAICS 336 2,925 18 $1,353 $205.8M
561 NAICS 561 2,235 211 $811 $94.2M
622 NAICS 622 2,156 12 $1,801 $179.1M
541 NAICS 541 1,820 448 $1,479 $140.0M
621 NAICS 621 1,769 250 $1,335 $122.8M
455 NAICS 455 1,740 45 $517 $46.8M
333 NAICS 333 1,715 17 $1,383 $123.3M
238 NAICS 238 1,556 172 $1,867 $151.0M
624 NAICS 624 1,322 449 $729 $41.4M
611 NAICS 611 1,046 55 $1,108 $47.9M
441 NAICS 441 961 60 $1,041 $52.1M
551 NAICS 551 898 21 $707 $33.0M
335 NAICS 335 882 9 $1,637 $75.0M
921 NAICS 921 851 8 $1,013 $44.8M
522 NAICS 522 845 85 $1,620 $54.3M
623 NAICS 623 819 26 $931 $39.7M
444 NAICS 444 735 34 $712 $27.2M
459 NAICS 459 655 93 $626 $21.3M
484 NAICS 484 649 60 $1,016 $34.3M
445 NAICS 445 648 35 $821 $21.7M
457 NAICS 457 542 64 $489 $13.8M
325 NAICS 325 511 11 $1,622 $43.1M
332 NAICS 332 494 17 $1,060 $27.3M
721 NAICS 721 489 40 $638 $12.4M
423 NAICS 423 474 82 $1,251 $30.8M
811 NAICS 811 452 94 $1,019 $23.9M
713 NAICS 713 409 34 $760 $9.5M
812 NAICS 812 404 82 $611 $12.8M
456 NAICS 456 377 42 $798 $15.6M
326 NAICS 326 348 7 $1,342 $24.3M
424 NAICS 424 315 29 $1,065 $17.4M
493 NAICS 493 309 8 $2,183 $18.6M
236 NAICS 236 303 83 $1,146 $18.1M
221 NAICS 221 291 17 $1,882 $24.0M
458 NAICS 458 282 32 $378 $5.5M
524 NAICS 524 280 70 $3,244 $18.0M
517 NAICS 517 248 24 $1,353 $17.4M
323 NAICS 323 227 10 $1,004 $11.8M
922 NAICS 922 224 9 $1,102 $12.8M
449 NAICS 449 214 35 $852 $9.5M
923 NAICS 923 205 8 $1,599 $11.8M
562 NAICS 562 168 19 $1,290 $11.0M
491 NAICS 491 150 10 $1,388 $10.8M
813 NAICS 813 145 36 $664 $5.0M
513 NAICS 513 135 20 $2,285 $16.0M
237 NAICS 237 112 22 $2,190 $12.8M
425 NAICS 425 80 10 $932 $3.9M
488 NAICS 488 71 10 $1,169 $4.3M
339 NAICS 339 68 16 $1,248 $4.4M
814 NAICS 814 62 78 $356 $1.1M
321 NAICS 321 56 5 $595 $1.7M
518 NAICS 518 41 17 $1,793 $3.8M
516 NAICS 516 35 6 $851 $1.5M
924 NAICS 924 27 2 $1,283 $1.8M
999 NAICS 999 26 13 $1,447 $2.0M
111 NAICS 111 21 8 $937 $1.0M
519 NAICS 519 9 1 $962 $0.4M
334 NAICS 334 5 4 $3,274 $0.9M
926 NAICS 926 4 2 $1,321 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

5,012

jobs · $79,371 avg pay

State Government

1,150

jobs · $48,338 avg pay

Local Government

4,071

jobs · $48,328 avg pay

Private

38,664

jobs · $53,736 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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