Lamar County, AL

FIPS 01075 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lamar County had an annual average of 3,402 jobs across 300 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,402

-1.3% YoY

Establishments

300

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,848

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 Lamar County, AL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
926 NAICS 926 — 1 — —
321 NAICS 321 254 6 $1,423 $18.8M
611 NAICS 611 236 12 $1,103 $13.5M
562 NAICS 562 175 5 $1,484 $13.5M
332 NAICS 332 145 4 $1,083 $8.2M
921 NAICS 921 143 6 $574 $4.3M
484 NAICS 484 140 16 $1,086 $7.9M
457 NAICS 457 110 10 $1,163 $6.7M
445 NAICS 445 108 6 $338 $1.9M
522 NAICS 522 70 6 $1,039 $3.8M
238 NAICS 238 60 12 $959 $3.0M
441 NAICS 441 52 9 $944 $2.5M
561 NAICS 561 50 8 $509 $1.3M
456 NAICS 456 49 3 $517 $1.3M
113 NAICS 113 49 8 $935 $2.4M
541 NAICS 541 42 18 $946 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 33 6 $1,014 $1.8M
923 NAICS 923 33 2 $1,184 $2.0M
722 NAICS 722 25 4 $465 $0.6M
812 NAICS 812 19 4 $445 $0.4M
423 NAICS 423 19 4 $817 $0.8M
922 NAICS 922 16 3 $883 $0.7M
444 NAICS 444 15 5 $540 $0.4M
531 NAICS 531 13 4 $847 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 6 3 $1,237 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

33

jobs · $52,715 avg pay

State Government

59

jobs · $56,896 avg pay

Local Government

471

jobs · $43,847 avg pay

Private

2,839

jobs · $51,850 avg pay

AL Unemployment

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

2.8%

April 2026

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