Jefferson County, WV

FIPS 54037 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jefferson County had an annual average of 17,086 jobs across 2,314 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

17,086

+5.5% YoY

Establishments

2,314

Total Wages

$1.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$61,814

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, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 2,326 83 $1,126 $128.5M
722 NAICS 722 1,752 121 $446 $40.7M
721 NAICS 721 1,464 26 $742 $56.5M
921 NAICS 921 1,092 11 $2,780 $129.2M
541 NAICS 541 1,091 592 $2,737 $101.7M
621 NAICS 621 714 105 $2,124 $75.3M
445 NAICS 445 531 22 $499 $13.8M
455 NAICS 455 530 20 $516 $14.2M
561 NAICS 561 523 191 $1,088 $29.5M
922 NAICS 922 426 10 $2,798 $52.2M
624 NAICS 624 378 115 $966 $9.3M
924 NAICS 924 357 10 $2,113 $31.4M
423 NAICS 423 312 49 $1,419 $23.0M
238 NAICS 238 301 78 $1,132 $17.7M
522 NAICS 522 278 43 $1,534 $22.2M
926 NAICS 926 269 10 $2,443 $31.3M
713 NAICS 713 250 17 $440 $5.7M
444 NAICS 444 245 11 $730 $9.3M
457 NAICS 457 219 22 $788 $9.0M
813 NAICS 813 188 43 $1,064 $10.4M
237 NAICS 237 181 13 $1,696 $14.3M
321 NAICS 321 178 6 $1,194 $11.1M
812 NAICS 812 164 37 $714 $6.1M
811 NAICS 811 155 35 $1,083 $8.7M
712 NAICS 712 154 1 $2,024 $16.3M
459 NAICS 459 149 42 $674 $5.2M
456 NAICS 456 136 18 $878 $6.2M
562 NAICS 562 134 8 $1,638 $11.4M
485 NAICS 485 125 1 $1,019 $6.6M
524 NAICS 524 122 44 $1,303 $8.3M
424 NAICS 424 122 30 $1,156 $7.3M
236 NAICS 236 112 43 $1,169 $6.8M
441 NAICS 441 85 15 $694 $3.1M
491 NAICS 491 80 8 $1,189 $5.0M
923 NAICS 923 57 4 $2,822 $5.5M
311 NAICS 311 57 6 $368 $1.1M
517 NAICS 517 54 18 $1,736 $4.9M
332 NAICS 332 44 6 $1,398 $3.2M
449 NAICS 449 43 13 $1,031 $2.3M
513 NAICS 513 42 40 $2,168 $4.7M
523 NAICS 523 40 24 $2,613 $5.5M
519 NAICS 519 34 9 $617 $1.1M
458 NAICS 458 33 12 $622 $1.1M
221 NAICS 221 31 7 $1,738 $2.7M
425 NAICS 425 31 28 $1,694 $2.7M
518 NAICS 518 30 25 $3,982 $6.3M
111 NAICS 111 27 8 $595 $0.8M
551 NAICS 551 22 10 $2,193 $2.5M
814 NAICS 814 19 13 $491 $0.5M
112 NAICS 112 18 5 $678 $0.6M
115 NAICS 115 17 3 $559 $0.5M
484 NAICS 484 16 8 $544 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 14 15 $1,893 $1.4M
488 NAICS 488 12 6 $2,882 $1.8M
492 NAICS 492 8 4 $1,272 $0.5M
928 NAICS 928 2 1 $3,391 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,832

jobs · $130,775 avg pay

State Government

678

jobs · $49,813 avg pay

Local Government

1,860

jobs · $56,027 avg pay

Private

12,716

jobs · $53,361 avg pay

WV Unemployment

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

4.4%

April 2026

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