Henderson County, KY

FIPS 21101 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Henderson County had an annual average of 18,685 jobs across 1,442 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

18,685

-2% YoY

Establishments

1,442

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,783

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 Henderson County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
331 NAICS 331 1,665 8 $1,703 $147.5M
722 NAICS 722 1,426 86 $354 $26.3M
238 NAICS 238 778 86 $1,354 $54.7M
621 NAICS 621 760 96 $1,235 $48.8M
424 NAICS 424 742 28 $1,450 $56.0M
455 NAICS 455 582 18 $531 $16.1M
522 NAICS 522 506 38 $1,432 $37.7M
623 NAICS 623 441 17 $756 $17.3M
541 NAICS 541 429 129 $1,357 $25.7M
322 NAICS 322 423 4 $1,901 $41.9M
811 NAICS 811 377 36 $1,102 $21.6M
441 NAICS 441 308 24 $1,062 $17.0M
333 NAICS 333 278 16 $1,289 $18.6M
484 NAICS 484 257 24 $1,114 $14.9M
326 NAICS 326 256 7 $808 $10.7M
325 NAICS 325 221 11 $1,431 $16.4M
445 NAICS 445 218 18 $426 $4.8M
444 NAICS 444 199 11 $729 $7.5M
456 NAICS 456 181 18 $795 $7.5M
812 NAICS 812 165 18 $914 $7.8M
236 NAICS 236 159 29 $1,173 $9.7M
423 NAICS 423 143 30 $1,621 $12.1M
459 NAICS 459 143 30 $407 $3.0M
457 NAICS 457 141 25 $625 $4.6M
332 NAICS 332 132 13 $1,115 $7.7M
922 NAICS 922 119 7 $1,171 $7.2M
813 NAICS 813 113 22 $622 $3.7M
488 NAICS 488 110 8 $1,383 $7.9M
524 NAICS 524 84 32 $907 $4.0M
111 NAICS 111 81 14 $674 $2.8M
531 NAICS 531 80 43 $770 $3.2M
721 NAICS 721 69 9 $527 $1.9M
458 NAICS 458 57 13 $416 $1.2M
491 NAICS 491 55 6 $1,205 $3.5M
551 NAICS 551 51 5 $1,914 $5.1M
493 NAICS 493 48 4 $1,149 $2.9M
449 NAICS 449 43 11 $795 $1.8M
237 NAICS 237 41 14 $1,588 $3.4M
112 NAICS 112 36 4 $527 $1.0M
523 NAICS 523 35 15 $2,974 $5.4M
814 NAICS 814 22 27 $355 $0.4M
213 NAICS 213 19 4 $683 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 13 1 $1,944 $1.4M
425 NAICS 425 11 6 $1,616 $0.9M
517 NAICS 517 10 5 $1,030 $0.5M
513 NAICS 513 9 10 $1,811 $0.8M
323 NAICS 323 9 3 $480 $0.2M
999 NAICS 999 8 5 $876 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 6 1 $1,646 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 5 1 $1,085 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

87

jobs · $70,454 avg pay

State Government

409

jobs · $46,889 avg pay

Local Government

1,787

jobs · $51,616 avg pay

Private

16,402

jobs · $56,379 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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