Muhlenberg County, KY

FIPS 21177 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Muhlenberg County had an annual average of 8,092 jobs across 747 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,092

+0.1% YoY

Establishments

747

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,575

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 Muhlenberg County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 737 56 $342 $13.1M
621 NAICS 621 474 50 $1,509 $37.2M
455 NAICS 455 380 13 $586 $11.6M
624 NAICS 624 302 53 $589 $9.3M
921 NAICS 921 301 6 $643 $10.1M
541 NAICS 541 293 57 $2,404 $18.1M
922 NAICS 922 238 7 $1,268 $15.7M
441 NAICS 441 178 25 $737 $6.8M
238 NAICS 238 161 43 $1,219 $10.2M
445 NAICS 445 159 17 $500 $4.1M
221 NAICS 221 156 5 $3,730 $20.3M
811 NAICS 811 151 22 $1,063 $8.3M
623 NAICS 623 142 4 $627 $4.6M
561 NAICS 561 138 30 $919 $6.6M
321 NAICS 321 133 11 $971 $6.7M
333 NAICS 333 123 7 $1,101 $7.1M
484 NAICS 484 108 17 $1,343 $7.5M
457 NAICS 457 108 22 $481 $2.7M
456 NAICS 456 95 11 $973 $4.8M
522 NAICS 522 86 18 $1,174 $5.3M
311 NAICS 311 84 6 $837 $3.7M
459 NAICS 459 72 18 $494 $1.8M
928 NAICS 928 57 1 $1,159 $3.4M
812 NAICS 812 56 10 $672 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 56 10 $1,045 $3.0M
423 NAICS 423 46 13 $1,180 $2.9M
926 NAICS 926 39 7 $1,338 $2.5M
999 NAICS 999 20 8 $385 $0.4M
813 NAICS 813 18 7 $526 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 13 11 $241 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 4 1 $1,004 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

205

jobs · $114,932 avg pay

State Government

402

jobs · $61,248 avg pay

Local Government

1,228

jobs · $38,684 avg pay

Private

6,257

jobs · $55,295 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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