Montgomery County, KY

FIPS 21173 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Montgomery County had an annual average of 10,485 jobs across 891 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

10,485

-3% YoY

Establishments

891

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,210

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 Montgomery County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 925 50 $389 $18.7M
336 NAICS 336 809 4 $1,092 $46.0M
621 NAICS 621 641 63 $1,402 $46.8M
455 NAICS 455 480 12 $559 $14.0M
326 NAICS 326 433 4 $1,068 $24.0M
541 NAICS 541 279 86 $1,240 $18.0M
623 NAICS 623 220 4 $762 $8.7M
522 NAICS 522 217 22 $1,046 $11.8M
441 NAICS 441 215 23 $968 $10.8M
238 NAICS 238 206 47 $1,002 $10.7M
445 NAICS 445 187 18 $601 $5.9M
444 NAICS 444 181 8 $614 $5.8M
457 NAICS 457 180 24 $544 $5.1M
922 NAICS 922 180 11 $963 $7.9M
624 NAICS 624 170 116 $1,234 $6.8M
237 NAICS 237 161 9 $1,365 $11.4M
423 NAICS 423 112 19 $922 $5.4M
456 NAICS 456 85 13 $948 $4.2M
811 NAICS 811 85 22 $813 $3.6M
921 NAICS 921 80 3 $962 $4.0M
332 NAICS 332 80 8 $1,138 $4.7M
458 NAICS 458 71 16 $454 $1.7M
221 NAICS 221 64 8 $883 $2.9M
424 NAICS 424 63 12 $794 $2.6M
721 NAICS 721 62 4 $363 $1.2M
524 NAICS 524 56 26 $848 $2.5M
532 NAICS 532 56 5 $840 $2.5M
459 NAICS 459 55 15 $780 $2.2M
812 NAICS 812 51 16 $473 $1.2M
484 NAICS 484 41 16 $1,137 $2.4M
491 NAICS 491 35 2 $1,194 $2.2M
517 NAICS 517 29 4 $1,207 $1.8M
531 NAICS 531 28 19 $697 $1.0M
425 NAICS 425 25 5 $652 $0.9M
449 NAICS 449 23 6 $969 $1.2M
926 NAICS 926 23 6 $1,876 $1.6M
551 NAICS 551 22 3 $1,826 $2.1M
523 NAICS 523 17 5 $1,785 $1.6M
488 NAICS 488 12 4 $735 $0.5M
513 NAICS 513 11 7 $1,291 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 10 2 $1,161 $0.6M
923 NAICS 923 7 6 $1,178 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 1 3 $2,266 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

54

jobs · $67,667 avg pay

State Government

119

jobs · $56,125 avg pay

Local Government

1,069

jobs · $42,436 avg pay

Private

9,243

jobs · $49,802 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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