Jefferson County, KY
FIPS 21111 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Jefferson County had an annual average of 482,312 jobs across 33,843 establishments, paying $34.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
482,312
+0.5% YoY
Establishments
33,843
Total Wages
$34.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$71,280
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 | 37,882 | 2,010 | $527 | $1,038.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 31,646 | 71 | $2,076 | $2,668.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 30,654 | 2,136 | $925 | $1,474.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 27,834 | 6,065 | $1,806 | $2,570.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 24,741 | 2,388 | $1,678 | $2,148.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 23,766 | 137 | $1,708 | $2,110.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 17,983 | 900 | $2,338 | $1,866.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 16,458 | 1,342 | $1,531 | $1,310.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 15,916 | 70 | $1,865 | $1,543.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 14,671 | 1,178 | $1,806 | $1,377.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 11,762 | 2,001 | $686 | $419.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 9,593 | 186 | $871 | $434.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 8,492 | 192 | $599 | $264.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 7,755 | 505 | $633 | $255.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 7,659 | 267 | $2,498 | $994.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 7,130 | 707 | $2,398 | $696.7M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 7,006 | 135 | $1,212 | $441.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 6,772 | 509 | $1,792 | $631.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 6,264 | 528 | $847 | $276.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 6,136 | 255 | $507 | $161.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 5,813 | 412 | $1,388 | $419.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 5,590 | 159 | $1,541 | $447.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,488 | 353 | $1,308 | $373.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 5,184 | 632 | $772 | $208.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 5,116 | 1,403 | $1,539 | $364.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 4,620 | 661 | $1,741 | $418.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 4,492 | 627 | $1,153 | $269.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 4,475 | 174 | $767 | $178.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 4,350 | 355 | $1,051 | $237.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 4,227 | 202 | $847 | $186.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 4,200 | 706 | $1,276 | $161.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,153 | 106 | $1,338 | $288.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 3,899 | 142 | $1,301 | $263.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 3,866 | 139 | $1,490 | $299.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,480 | 613 | $1,067 | $193.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 3,169 | 37 | $2,299 | $237.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,764 | 342 | $505 | $72.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,762 | 116 | $1,429 | $205.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,625 | 153 | $2,074 | $283.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 2,520 | 443 | $3,319 | $434.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 2,519 | 229 | $1,778 | $232.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,434 | 296 | $1,115 | $141.1M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 2,240 | 83 | $2,472 | $287.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,981 | 27 | $1,390 | $143.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 1,929 | 198 | $1,252 | $125.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,828 | 98 | $1,715 | $163.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,773 | 114 | $1,158 | $106.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,617 | 240 | $620 | $52.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,465 | 172 | $1,387 | $105.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,442 | 368 | $2,202 | $165.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,428 | 110 | $1,570 | $116.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,422 | 587 | $1,861 | $137.5M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,383 | 24 | $1,471 | $105.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,242 | 35 | $1,889 | $122.0M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,183 | 170 | $2,429 | $149.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,083 | 33 | $1,802 | $85.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,031 | 47 | $2,726 | $146.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,029 | 18 | $1,751 | $87.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,003 | 47 | $1,264 | $65.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 951 | 52 | $1,086 | $53.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 893 | 73 | $1,653 | $76.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 868 | 55 | $1,385 | $62.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 681 | 39 | $1,349 | $47.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 628 | 50 | $837 | $27.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 539 | 22 | $863 | $24.2M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 532 | 24 | $1,184 | $32.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 527 | 97 | $1,994 | $54.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 438 | 126 | $835 | $19.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 351 | 470 | $771 | $14.1M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 271 | 22 | $1,039 | $14.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 263 | 10 | $2,196 | $23.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 166 | 144 | $2,050 | $17.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 123 | 3 | $1,785 | $11.4M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 108 | 16 | $853 | $4.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 108 | 86 | $2,149 | $12.1M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 95 | 48 | $2,432 | $12.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 68 | 15 | $609 | $2.2M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 51 | 10 | $2,314 | $6.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 48 | 1 | $2,297 | $5.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 44 | 17 | $851 | $2.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 43 | 5 | $2,281 | $3.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 33 | 16 | $620 | $1.1M |
| 521 | NAICS 521 | 25 | 8 | $3,226 | $4.1M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 17 | 9 | $1,594 | $1.4M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 6 | 8 | $1,601 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
7,363
jobs · $94,697 avg pay
State Government
10,460
jobs · $70,535 avg pay
Local Government
25,968
jobs · $71,182 avg pay
Private
438,521
jobs · $70,910 avg pay
KY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.3%
April 2026
Other KY Counties
The largest counties in KY by total employment.
- Fayette County 204,412 jobs
- Boone County 102,942 jobs
- Kenton County 74,672 jobs
- Warren County 70,760 jobs
- Hardin County 48,897 jobs
- Daviess County 47,217 jobs
- McCracken County 40,497 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 37,763 jobs