Highland County, OH
FIPS 39071 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Highland County had an annual average of 11,108 jobs across 853 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
11,108
+2.2% YoY
Establishments
853
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$44,833
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,270 | 24 | $966 | $61.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,020 | 61 | $322 | $17.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 642 | 8 | $1,212 | $40.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 472 | 20 | $775 | $19.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 444 | 17 | $544 | $12.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 401 | 52 | $1,864 | $25.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 396 | 6 | $946 | $19.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 378 | 1 | $1,043 | $20.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 372 | 64 | $1,069 | $20.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 324 | 17 | $1,517 | $20.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 312 | 15 | $477 | $7.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 310 | 18 | $692 | $11.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 262 | 20 | $945 | $12.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 206 | 29 | $546 | $5.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 190 | 24 | $719 | $7.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 177 | 11 | $1,784 | $8.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 166 | 17 | $553 | $4.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 127 | 2 | $825 | $5.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 104 | 20 | $733 | $4.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 92 | 24 | $1,013 | $4.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 92 | 19 | $424 | $2.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 75 | 6 | $1,998 | $7.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 72 | 30 | $843 | $3.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 71 | 7 | $1,141 | $4.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 69 | 8 | $815 | $2.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 65 | 13 | $542 | $1.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 56 | 5 | $1,223 | $3.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 53 | 5 | $1,433 | $3.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 43 | 3 | $906 | $2.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 43 | 8 | $747 | $1.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 42 | 16 | $1,136 | $2.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 37 | 5 | $419 | $0.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 33 | 22 | $738 | $1.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 33 | 5 | $1,784 | $1.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 31 | 5 | $696 | $1.1M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 29 | 4 | $1,173 | $1.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 22 | 6 | $924 | $1.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 17 | 6 | $349 | $0.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 14 | 7 | $1,377 | $1.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 11 | 17 | $609 | $0.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3 | 1 | $627 | $0.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3 | 1 | $906 | $0.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1 | 1 | $1,687 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
95
jobs · $62,564 avg pay
State Government
96
jobs · $61,328 avg pay
Local Government
2,132
jobs · $49,411 avg pay
Private
8,785
jobs · $43,348 avg pay
OH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
Other OH Counties
The largest counties in OH by total employment.
- Franklin County 779,560 jobs
- Cuyahoga County 705,152 jobs
- Hamilton County 515,652 jobs
- Summit County 261,045 jobs
- Montgomery County 250,085 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 197,018 jobs
- Lucas County 194,869 jobs
- Butler County 163,093 jobs