Mercer County, WV

FIPS 54055 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Mercer County had an annual average of 19,313 jobs across 1,681 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

19,313

+2.2% YoY

Establishments

1,681

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,195

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 Mercer County, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,771 45 $1,076 $97.6M
722 NAICS 722 1,748 94 $410 $37.3M
621 NAICS 621 1,745 146 $1,207 $109.5M
624 NAICS 624 1,025 220 $936 $26.8M
441 NAICS 441 810 37 $1,026 $43.2M
561 NAICS 561 657 91 $905 $28.6M
455 NAICS 455 542 27 $558 $15.7M
541 NAICS 541 519 148 $1,947 $30.5M
423 NAICS 423 507 49 $1,451 $38.3M
238 NAICS 238 432 62 $1,047 $23.5M
333 NAICS 333 384 6 $1,284 $25.6M
445 NAICS 445 372 19 $558 $10.8M
921 NAICS 921 367 5 $786 $15.0M
212 NAICS 212 344 5 $2,119 $37.9M
713 NAICS 713 314 22 $449 $7.3M
444 NAICS 444 312 16 $678 $11.0M
721 NAICS 721 302 24 $354 $5.5M
237 NAICS 237 288 1 $945 $14.1M
332 NAICS 332 286 16 $1,246 $18.5M
484 NAICS 484 279 28 $1,295 $18.8M
811 NAICS 811 276 48 $1,030 $14.8M
221 NAICS 221 223 11 $1,859 $16.5M
522 NAICS 522 217 32 $1,104 $12.5M
457 NAICS 457 214 34 $570 $6.3M
456 NAICS 456 208 20 $769 $8.3M
922 NAICS 922 204 8 $2,431 $12.2M
562 NAICS 562 201 12 $1,168 $11.9M
623 NAICS 623 186 1 $847 $8.2M
458 NAICS 458 166 16 $377 $3.3M
424 NAICS 424 163 14 $1,228 $10.4M
812 NAICS 812 132 35 $691 $4.6M
459 NAICS 459 117 30 $474 $2.9M
524 NAICS 524 117 39 $1,179 $7.2M
491 NAICS 491 108 12 $1,329 $7.4M
813 NAICS 813 106 13 $561 $3.1M
321 NAICS 321 104 8 $762 $4.1M
531 NAICS 531 95 32 $844 $3.0M
488 NAICS 488 89 9 $940 $4.1M
517 NAICS 517 83 18 $1,892 $8.2M
449 NAICS 449 81 18 $734 $3.1M
516 NAICS 516 66 3 $960 $3.3M
485 NAICS 485 58 1 $800 $2.4M
923 NAICS 923 47 6 $1,626 $2.9M
532 NAICS 532 43 8 $1,116 $2.5M
924 NAICS 924 40 3 $1,824 $1.3M
551 NAICS 551 39 10 $1,891 $3.8M
926 NAICS 926 27 8 $4,308 $1.3M
425 NAICS 425 25 10 $1,343 $1.7M
711 NAICS 711 25 6 $356 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 20 10 $914 $0.9M
519 NAICS 519 18 2 $482 $0.4M
925 NAICS 925 15 1 $1,014 $0.8M
712 NAICS 712 11 1 $178 $0.1M
928 NAICS 928 3 1 $1,102 $0.2M
999 NAICS 999 3 4 $638 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

150

jobs · $76,819 avg pay

State Government

1,245

jobs · $52,577 avg pay

Local Government

2,114

jobs · $49,537 avg pay

Private

15,804

jobs · $49,840 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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