Laurel County, KY

FIPS 21125 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Laurel County had an annual average of 26,264 jobs across 1,794 establishments, paying $1.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

26,264

+0.4% YoY

Establishments

1,794

Total Wages

$1.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,565

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 Laurel County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
561 NAICS 561 3,194 79 $813 $135.0M
722 NAICS 722 2,042 88 $403 $42.8M
621 NAICS 621 1,662 136 $1,152 $99.6M
311 NAICS 311 1,623 7 $1,049 $88.5M
455 NAICS 455 1,154 35 $551 $33.0M
441 NAICS 441 650 46 $927 $31.3M
541 NAICS 541 606 137 $1,244 $33.1M
238 NAICS 238 572 70 $1,691 $50.3M
444 NAICS 444 490 24 $666 $17.0M
321 NAICS 321 459 14 $1,201 $28.6M
922 NAICS 922 449 19 $2,149 $30.3M
492 NAICS 492 442 12 $815 $18.7M
423 NAICS 423 423 46 $1,573 $34.6M
484 NAICS 484 395 52 $1,219 $25.1M
518 NAICS 518 374 6 $825 $16.1M
445 NAICS 445 370 24 $599 $11.5M
522 NAICS 522 352 52 $1,467 $21.8M
457 NAICS 457 336 53 $514 $9.0M
459 NAICS 459 263 57 $802 $11.0M
721 NAICS 721 220 19 $392 $4.5M
532 NAICS 532 194 17 $1,295 $13.1M
456 NAICS 456 188 26 $896 $8.8M
811 NAICS 811 185 39 $789 $7.6M
237 NAICS 237 174 19 $1,186 $10.7M
611 NAICS 611 145 15 $1,074 $8.1M
236 NAICS 236 143 36 $1,072 $7.9M
531 NAICS 531 137 37 $794 $5.7M
458 NAICS 458 127 20 $445 $2.9M
924 NAICS 924 105 11 $1,558 $7.5M
491 NAICS 491 93 4 $1,285 $6.2M
812 NAICS 812 89 16 $630 $2.9M
221 NAICS 221 78 6 $2,798 $11.3M
562 NAICS 562 75 6 $1,344 $5.2M
449 NAICS 449 70 10 $835 $3.0M
517 NAICS 517 68 8 $1,423 $5.0M
814 NAICS 814 60 50 $791 $2.5M
813 NAICS 813 59 11 $1,178 $3.6M
339 NAICS 339 56 6 $951 $2.8M
323 NAICS 323 45 4 $711 $1.7M
327 NAICS 327 45 5 $1,660 $3.8M
926 NAICS 926 38 6 $1,247 $2.5M
513 NAICS 513 34 8 $2,468 $4.3M
516 NAICS 516 33 6 $668 $1.1M
923 NAICS 923 26 8 $1,249 $1.7M
921 NAICS 921 17 4 $1,118 $1.0M
928 NAICS 928 13 1 $974 $0.6M
111 NAICS 111 12 4 $836 $0.5M
113 NAICS 113 12 3 $648 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 5 8 $705 $0.2M
551 NAICS 551 4 4 $2,447 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

260

jobs · $82,408 avg pay

State Government

503

jobs · $60,279 avg pay

Local Government

2,095

jobs · $44,011 avg pay

Private

23,406

jobs · $48,346 avg pay

KY Unemployment

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

4.3%

April 2026

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