Morgan County, KY

FIPS 21175 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Morgan County had an annual average of 3,294 jobs across 286 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,294

+8.1% YoY

Establishments

286

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,318

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 Morgan County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 2 $679 $0.0M
236 NAICS 236 179 12 $1,013 $9.4M
722 NAICS 722 154 10 $260 $2.1M
621 NAICS 621 106 14 $1,316 $7.2M
541 NAICS 541 96 18 $712 $3.5M
522 NAICS 522 87 9 $891 $4.0M
457 NAICS 457 68 10 $675 $2.4M
561 NAICS 561 65 11 $975 $3.3M
624 NAICS 624 52 35 $728 $2.0M
484 NAICS 484 32 13 $815 $1.3M
441 NAICS 441 30 5 $807 $1.3M
221 NAICS 221 20 3 $952 $1.0M
924 NAICS 924 20 6 $1,045 $1.0M
922 NAICS 922 18 3 $753 $0.7M
491 NAICS 491 18 6 $1,038 $0.9M
812 NAICS 812 16 4 $460 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

30

jobs · $54,135 avg pay

State Government

521

jobs · $61,472 avg pay

Local Government

490

jobs · $38,470 avg pay

Private

2,253

jobs · $45,894 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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