Lincoln County, WV

FIPS 54043 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lincoln County had an annual average of 2,424 jobs across 340 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,424

+4.7% YoY

Establishments

340

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$42,620

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 Lincoln County, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 1 $577 $0.0M
562 NAICS 562 $580 $0.0M
611 NAICS 611 477 12 $903 $22.4M
624 NAICS 624 409 75 $886 $9.4M
621 NAICS 621 187 21 $1,254 $12.2M
445 NAICS 445 95 8 $422 $2.1M
238 NAICS 238 76 16 $1,044 $4.1M
485 NAICS 485 62 1 $474 $1.5M
921 NAICS 921 60 2 $502 $1.6M
457 NAICS 457 52 10 $449 $1.2M
237 NAICS 237 36 1 $857 $1.6M
491 NAICS 491 35 11 $999 $1.8M
484 NAICS 484 34 7 $1,015 $1.8M
922 NAICS 922 33 4 $1,258 $2.2M
456 NAICS 456 29 4 $932 $1.4M
541 NAICS 541 28 20 $1,104 $1.6M
522 NAICS 522 24 5 $746 $0.9M
813 NAICS 813 24 7 $786 $1.0M
221 NAICS 221 21 4 $715 $0.8M
459 NAICS 459 20 7 $444 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 20 1 $1,169 $1.2M
812 NAICS 812 19 4 $1,021 $1.0M
561 NAICS 561 14 1 $485 $0.4M
423 NAICS 423 13 9 $1,525 $0.9M
926 NAICS 926 10 3 $1,160 $0.4M
519 NAICS 519 10 1 $327 $0.2M
923 NAICS 923 5 1 $800 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

41

jobs · $48,003 avg pay

State Government

144

jobs · $52,052 avg pay

Local Government

653

jobs · $41,624 avg pay

Private

1,586

jobs · $42,051 avg pay

WV Unemployment

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

4.4%

April 2026

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