Letcher County, KY

FIPS 21133 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Letcher County had an annual average of 4,258 jobs across 500 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,258

-2.4% YoY

Establishments

500

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,991

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 Letcher County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 1 $1,444 $0.0M
621 NAICS 621 596 53 $1,474 $45.7M
445 NAICS 445 230 9 $388 $4.6M
455 NAICS 455 211 11 $553 $6.1M
624 NAICS 624 207 110 $600 $6.5M
212 NAICS 212 195 10 $1,519 $15.4M
921 NAICS 921 117 4 $596 $3.6M
484 NAICS 484 106 19 $1,039 $5.7M
456 NAICS 456 92 12 $948 $4.5M
522 NAICS 522 69 13 $840 $3.0M
441 NAICS 441 48 7 $506 $1.2M
238 NAICS 238 37 10 $713 $1.4M
922 NAICS 922 35 4 $947 $1.7M
491 NAICS 491 33 16 $1,032 $1.8M
813 NAICS 813 32 7 $994 $1.7M
811 NAICS 811 23 10 $1,173 $1.4M
459 NAICS 459 18 11 $377 $0.3M
531 NAICS 531 14 9 $950 $0.7M
513 NAICS 513 13 5 $2,023 $1.4M
532 NAICS 532 10 3 $596 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

33

jobs · $53,688 avg pay

State Government

176

jobs · $51,712 avg pay

Local Government

833

jobs · $38,168 avg pay

Private

3,216

jobs · $47,631 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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