Jefferson County, OH

FIPS 39081 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jefferson County had an annual average of 19,780 jobs across 1,413 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

19,780

-3.8% YoY

Establishments

1,413

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,140

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 Jefferson County, OH, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,739 27 $968 $87.5M
722 NAICS 722 1,522 115 $356 $28.2M
621 NAICS 621 1,446 126 $1,083 $80.5M
623 NAICS 623 784 24 $1,038 $29.0M
455 NAICS 455 658 24 $504 $17.2M
238 NAICS 238 518 78 $1,311 $35.3M
561 NAICS 561 486 70 $687 $17.1M
922 NAICS 922 438 18 $1,886 $25.8M
445 NAICS 445 435 20 $511 $11.6M
236 NAICS 236 432 43 $1,381 $31.0M
221 NAICS 221 431 15 $2,360 $48.6M
441 NAICS 441 366 25 $1,058 $20.2M
444 NAICS 444 351 18 $614 $11.2M
921 NAICS 921 331 40 $568 $9.8M
423 NAICS 423 305 41 $1,218 $19.3M
484 NAICS 484 279 36 $1,104 $16.0M
457 NAICS 457 278 26 $511 $7.4M
562 NAICS 562 234 14 $1,212 $14.3M
459 NAICS 459 218 34 $430 $4.9M
812 NAICS 812 192 28 $645 $6.4M
424 NAICS 424 185 22 $1,497 $14.4M
624 NAICS 624 182 3 $835 $7.9M
813 NAICS 813 179 33 $344 $3.2M
522 NAICS 522 150 27 $954 $7.5M
237 NAICS 237 143 16 $1,562 $9.8M
332 NAICS 332 136 10 $1,046 $7.4M
456 NAICS 456 127 18 $753 $5.0M
811 NAICS 811 127 33 $883 $5.8M
491 NAICS 491 115 21 $1,238 $7.4M
449 NAICS 449 96 9 $607 $3.0M
532 NAICS 532 82 13 $849 $3.6M
524 NAICS 524 79 26 $2,291 $4.6M
531 NAICS 531 78 31 $805 $3.3M
519 NAICS 519 72 1 $487 $1.8M
488 NAICS 488 71 6 $1,220 $4.5M
721 NAICS 721 66 6 $470 $1.6M
325 NAICS 325 66 3 $2,659 $9.1M
485 NAICS 485 64 6 $1,005 $2.6M
925 NAICS 925 61 5 $895 $2.8M
924 NAICS 924 55 3 $1,071 $3.0M
425 NAICS 425 50 6 $939 $2.4M
923 NAICS 923 49 6 $1,702 $2.9M
339 NAICS 339 49 4 $771 $2.0M
713 NAICS 713 45 4 $253 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 40 6 $1,654 $2.4M
513 NAICS 513 32 5 $984 $1.7M
541 NAICS 541 31 3 $1,528 $2.4M
458 NAICS 458 26 6 $467 $0.6M
523 NAICS 523 20 6 $1,880 $1.9M
814 NAICS 814 18 14 $409 $0.4M
518 NAICS 518 5 3 $1,352 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 1 1 $898 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

150

jobs · $68,375 avg pay

State Government

76

jobs · $74,629 avg pay

Local Government

3,184

jobs · $47,341 avg pay

Private

16,370

jobs · $51,615 avg pay

OH Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.9%

April 2026

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