Licking County, OH
FIPS 39089 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Licking County had an annual average of 72,111 jobs across 3,996 establishments, paying $4.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
72,111
+2.9% YoY
Establishments
3,996
Total Wages
$4.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,066
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 6,220 | 105 | $1,414 | $369.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 5,968 | 14 | $939 | $291.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 5,500 | 330 | $403 | $115.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3,182 | 262 | $850 | $121.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,587 | 236 | $1,581 | $202.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,344 | 398 | $1,691 | $205.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,275 | 293 | $1,300 | $153.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 2,162 | 33 | $2,050 | $226.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,977 | 15 | $1,290 | $132.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,937 | 93 | $1,063 | $71.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,677 | 10 | $1,173 | $102.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,573 | 83 | $610 | $49.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,566 | 32 | $2,056 | $167.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,480 | 73 | $1,203 | $92.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,389 | 35 | $1,109 | $80.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,369 | 116 | $1,425 | $101.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,362 | 115 | $1,445 | $102.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,348 | 58 | $588 | $41.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,327 | 44 | $535 | $36.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,274 | 73 | $1,542 | $102.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,021 | 17 | $1,863 | $75.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 996 | 76 | $1,290 | $66.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 993 | 107 | $1,495 | $77.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 954 | 9 | $694 | $34.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 850 | 12 | $1,238 | $54.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 842 | 126 | $1,615 | $70.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 782 | 44 | $849 | $34.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 782 | 9 | $1,254 | $51.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 771 | 14 | $1,957 | $63.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 710 | 47 | $411 | $12.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 689 | 56 | $569 | $20.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 674 | 44 | $858 | $30.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 592 | 97 | $1,175 | $19.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 583 | 27 | $1,221 | $37.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 526 | 12 | $1,029 | $28.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 498 | 57 | $1,234 | $32.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 457 | 17 | $981 | $23.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 422 | 43 | $602 | $13.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 412 | 14 | $1,123 | $24.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 377 | 19 | $2,082 | $36.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 354 | 24 | $542 | $10.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 351 | 5 | $1,229 | $22.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 329 | 149 | $1,070 | $18.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 305 | 21 | $1,297 | $20.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 271 | 41 | $758 | $10.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 258 | 5 | $1,454 | $19.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 243 | 16 | $1,439 | $18.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 237 | 25 | $760 | $9.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 209 | 30 | $780 | $8.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 203 | 14 | $1,086 | $11.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 188 | 15 | $1,315 | $12.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 166 | 3 | $1,681 | $14.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 156 | 26 | $473 | $3.8M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 138 | 22 | $4,097 | $29.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 125 | 7 | $1,871 | $9.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 122 | 5 | $640 | $4.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 120 | 30 | $2,845 | $17.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 118 | 8 | $870 | $5.3M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 116 | 21 | $1,288 | $7.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 95 | 9 | $1,447 | $7.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 72 | 3 | $1,656 | $5.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 60 | 4 | $547 | $1.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 49 | 26 | $1,968 | $5.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 40 | 8 | $499 | $1.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 33 | 39 | $603 | $1.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 32 | 4 | $1,041 | $1.7M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 17 | 5 | $1,202 | $1.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 13 | 4 | $362 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
416
jobs · $80,824 avg pay
State Government
1,060
jobs · $81,946 avg pay
Local Government
7,396
jobs · $56,400 avg pay
Private
63,239
jobs · $57,711 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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