McDowell County, WV

FIPS 54047 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, McDowell County had an annual average of 3,935 jobs across 382 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,935

+1% YoY

Establishments

382

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$56,041

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 McDowell County, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 2 — —
212 NAICS 212 631 13 $2,139 $70.2M
922 NAICS 922 451 7 $1,751 $32.7M
611 NAICS 611 362 14 $965 $18.0M
624 NAICS 624 266 60 $928 $7.4M
921 NAICS 921 175 10 $554 $5.0M
622 NAICS 622 165 1 $1,063 $9.1M
457 NAICS 457 113 16 $411 $2.4M
722 NAICS 722 106 10 $377 $2.1M
923 NAICS 923 97 4 $1,647 $2.5M
445 NAICS 445 78 6 $418 $1.7M
456 NAICS 456 71 10 $713 $2.6M
237 NAICS 237 41 1 $794 $1.7M
491 NAICS 491 41 29 $847 $1.8M
441 NAICS 441 40 5 $701 $1.5M
485 NAICS 485 39 2 $760 $1.6M
721 NAICS 721 37 6 $606 $1.2M
811 NAICS 811 34 9 $1,093 $1.9M
561 NAICS 561 29 2 $474 $0.7M
813 NAICS 813 25 8 $700 $0.9M
444 NAICS 444 24 4 $370 $0.5M
221 NAICS 221 22 2 $595 $0.7M
812 NAICS 812 17 6 $499 $0.4M
238 NAICS 238 13 5 $1,209 $0.8M
924 NAICS 924 13 2 $924 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 12 2 $800 $0.5M
713 NAICS 713 10 3 $229 $0.1M
524 NAICS 524 10 5 $671 $0.3M
519 NAICS 519 8 1 $254 $0.1M
928 NAICS 928 1 1 $51 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

334

jobs · $85,135 avg pay

State Government

313

jobs · $51,410 avg pay

Local Government

869

jobs · $38,321 avg pay

Private

2,419

jobs · $58,997 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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