Lawrence County, KY

FIPS 21127 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lawrence County had an annual average of 4,231 jobs across 353 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,231

+1.4% YoY

Establishments

353

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,751

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 Lawrence County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 352 21 $371 $6.8M
455 NAICS 455 250 8 $617 $8.0M
457 NAICS 457 101 15 $341 $1.8M
621 NAICS 621 90 23 $1,206 $5.7M
624 NAICS 624 86 48 $696 $3.1M
811 NAICS 811 78 10 $727 $3.0M
541 NAICS 541 67 25 $1,370 $4.5M
484 NAICS 484 62 13 $2,416 $7.8M
238 NAICS 238 57 17 $925 $2.7M
441 NAICS 441 56 8 $781 $2.3M
522 NAICS 522 56 11 $675 $2.0M
456 NAICS 456 38 4 $1,077 $2.2M
812 NAICS 812 37 10 $534 $1.0M
459 NAICS 459 31 7 $380 $0.6M
444 NAICS 444 25 5 $551 $0.7M
491 NAICS 491 23 4 $1,269 $1.5M
425 NAICS 425 11 3 $865 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

34

jobs · $67,680 avg pay

State Government

83

jobs · $51,565 avg pay

Local Government

530

jobs · $39,935 avg pay

Private

3,584

jobs · $45,079 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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