Jackson County, WV
FIPS 54035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Jackson County had an annual average of 7,809 jobs across 726 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,809
-7.2% YoY
Establishments
726
Total Wages
$0.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$52,930
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 697 | 42 | $346 | $12.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 615 | 20 | $1,036 | $33.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 432 | 12 | $654 | $14.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 416 | 74 | $954 | $10.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 347 | 53 | $1,037 | $18.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 235 | 67 | $1,271 | $15.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 234 | 23 | $523 | $6.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 201 | 4 | $880 | $9.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 193 | 21 | $992 | $10.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 193 | 36 | $1,200 | $12.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 129 | 15 | $1,662 | $6.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 121 | 13 | $819 | $5.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 118 | 24 | $801 | $4.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 98 | 13 | $1,050 | $5.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 90 | 13 | $748 | $3.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 85 | 13 | $318 | $1.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 84 | 20 | $747 | $3.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 81 | 9 | $1,576 | $4.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 80 | 5 | $1,291 | $2.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 56 | 1 | $823 | $2.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 56 | 4 | $1,168 | $3.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 54 | 9 | $1,057 | $3.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 47 | 4 | $367 | $0.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 44 | 7 | $2,272 | $3.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 44 | 7 | $858 | $2.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 44 | 10 | $1,437 | $3.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 42 | 18 | $1,055 | $2.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 23 | 6 | $1,446 | $1.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 17 | 2 | $1,013 | $0.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 14 | 1 | $371 | $0.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 13 | 3 | $1,519 | $0.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 12 | 3 | $929 | $0.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 11 | 2 | $1,055 | $0.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 4 | 2 | $1,039 | $0.2M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 2 | 2 | $3,329 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
72
jobs · $59,975 avg pay
State Government
212
jobs · $42,274 avg pay
Local Government
979
jobs · $49,873 avg pay
Private
6,546
jobs · $53,645 avg pay
WV Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.4%
April 2026
Other WV Counties
The largest counties in WV by total employment.
- Kanawha County 97,845 jobs
- Monongalia County 59,411 jobs
- Cabell County 52,015 jobs
- Berkeley County 38,427 jobs
- Harrison County 37,098 jobs
- Wood County 35,512 jobs
- Raleigh County 32,322 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 27,164 jobs