Monroe County, KY

FIPS 21171 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Monroe County had an annual average of 3,230 jobs across 302 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,230

-0.6% YoY

Establishments

302

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,812

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 Monroe County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — — $560 $0.0M
321 NAICS 321 382 5 $877 $17.4M
561 NAICS 561 181 8 $959 $9.0M
722 NAICS 722 180 16 $298 $2.8M
621 NAICS 621 111 15 $960 $5.5M
522 NAICS 522 75 9 $1,285 $5.0M
921 NAICS 921 72 4 $736 $2.8M
238 NAICS 238 69 16 $1,880 $6.7M
484 NAICS 484 62 12 $991 $3.2M
112 NAICS 112 52 5 $706 $1.9M
441 NAICS 441 49 11 $741 $1.9M
624 NAICS 624 43 36 $524 $1.2M
541 NAICS 541 40 17 $1,048 $2.2M
445 NAICS 445 37 8 $415 $0.8M
456 NAICS 456 36 5 $833 $1.5M
811 NAICS 811 29 8 $805 $1.2M
457 NAICS 457 26 6 $613 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 21 3 $1,185 $1.3M
524 NAICS 524 21 5 $911 $1.0M
531 NAICS 531 20 6 $415 $0.4M
812 NAICS 812 14 5 $565 $0.4M
449 NAICS 449 12 4 $525 $0.3M
459 NAICS 459 9 6 $368 $0.2M
922 NAICS 922 8 3 $917 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $602 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

25

jobs · $56,337 avg pay

State Government

74

jobs · $54,909 avg pay

Local Government

575

jobs · $35,081 avg pay

Private

2,556

jobs · $50,382 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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