Knox County, OH

FIPS 39083 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Knox County had an annual average of 20,572 jobs across 1,339 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

20,572

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

1,339

Total Wages

$1.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,635

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 Knox County, OH, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 1 $314 $0.0M
611 NAICS 611 2,751 31 $1,129 $145.2M
333 NAICS 333 1,846 7 $2,177 $209.0M
722 NAICS 722 1,670 98 $396 $34.4M
623 NAICS 623 1,116 39 $1,353 $50.8M
561 NAICS 561 780 66 $1,021 $31.4M
336 NAICS 336 691 5 $977 $35.1M
237 NAICS 237 553 14 $2,091 $58.2M
621 NAICS 621 550 68 $933 $26.7M
455 NAICS 455 540 16 $515 $14.5M
238 NAICS 238 518 90 $1,113 $30.0M
445 NAICS 445 418 18 $472 $10.2M
541 NAICS 541 395 98 $1,454 $29.4M
441 NAICS 441 386 31 $1,000 $20.1M
332 NAICS 332 327 15 $1,117 $19.0M
922 NAICS 922 274 12 $1,741 $17.5M
423 NAICS 423 264 43 $1,301 $17.8M
322 NAICS 322 260 3 $1,162 $15.7M
458 NAICS 458 252 9 $333 $4.4M
522 NAICS 522 233 26 $1,130 $13.7M
444 NAICS 444 228 9 $551 $6.5M
811 NAICS 811 218 41 $1,011 $11.4M
921 NAICS 921 201 33 $700 $7.3M
813 NAICS 813 197 29 $536 $5.5M
484 NAICS 484 193 35 $1,184 $11.9M
457 NAICS 457 186 21 $592 $5.7M
459 NAICS 459 185 28 $494 $4.8M
424 NAICS 424 169 19 $1,052 $9.2M
531 NAICS 531 161 48 $690 $5.8M
624 NAICS 624 153 3 $963 $7.7M
812 NAICS 812 152 19 $986 $4.9M
326 NAICS 326 146 6 $1,100 $8.3M
327 NAICS 327 143 4 $1,317 $9.8M
721 NAICS 721 142 10 $452 $3.3M
524 NAICS 524 141 26 $1,395 $10.2M
236 NAICS 236 132 35 $1,220 $8.4M
456 NAICS 456 120 16 $727 $4.5M
923 NAICS 923 119 3 $1,485 $5.5M
713 NAICS 713 118 15 $332 $2.0M
221 NAICS 221 100 8 $1,884 $8.2M
491 NAICS 491 91 10 $1,180 $5.6M
532 NAICS 532 86 8 $1,066 $4.7M
212 NAICS 212 78 5 $1,276 $5.2M
551 NAICS 551 67 8 $1,377 $4.8M
519 NAICS 519 63 2 $600 $2.0M
449 NAICS 449 55 14 $822 $2.4M
112 NAICS 112 52 11 $748 $2.0M
926 NAICS 926 50 5 $1,575 $3.0M
323 NAICS 323 48 6 $849 $2.1M
513 NAICS 513 46 14 $3,016 $7.3M
485 NAICS 485 43 1 $672 $1.5M
339 NAICS 339 42 6 $1,870 $4.1M
562 NAICS 562 40 7 $1,140 $2.4M
425 NAICS 425 29 7 $1,280 $1.9M
337 NAICS 337 25 9 $836 $1.1M
924 NAICS 924 23 3 $1,971 $1.4M
211 NAICS 211 17 5 $875 $0.8M
512 NAICS 512 16 6 $478 $0.4M
925 NAICS 925 11 2 $806 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 8 10 $325 $0.1M
213 NAICS 213 8 5 $691 $0.3M
712 NAICS 712 6 1 $856 $0.2M
488 NAICS 488 4 1 $708 $0.2M
518 NAICS 518 1 1 $795 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

105

jobs · $64,746 avg pay

State Government

240

jobs · $69,786 avg pay

Local Government

2,556

jobs · $48,279 avg pay

Private

17,671

jobs · $56,455 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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