Muskingum County, OH
FIPS 39119 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Muskingum County had an annual average of 35,426 jobs across 1,969 establishments, paying $1.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
35,426
+0.3% YoY
Establishments
1,969
Total Wages
$1.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$52,270
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,508 | 48 | $1,188 | $161.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,439 | 175 | $393 | $70.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,469 | 152 | $1,710 | $216.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,640 | 6 | $922 | $78.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,254 | 33 | $524 | $34.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,161 | 26 | $761 | $46.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 983 | 10 | $1,266 | $64.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 952 | 48 | $676 | $33.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 949 | 92 | $922 | $33.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 915 | 130 | $1,150 | $54.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 698 | 56 | $1,496 | $54.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 674 | 39 | $471 | $16.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 546 | 42 | $1,101 | $31.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 536 | 28 | $625 | $17.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 535 | 138 | $1,384 | $38.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 518 | 8 | $1,417 | $38.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 444 | 13 | $1,863 | $30.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 432 | 59 | $882 | $14.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 419 | 69 | $1,044 | $22.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 416 | 44 | $1,206 | $26.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 407 | 45 | $553 | $11.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 390 | 55 | $1,270 | $25.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 388 | 32 | $594 | $12.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 378 | 25 | $660 | $6.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 366 | 2 | $903 | $17.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 326 | 46 | $1,225 | $20.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 323 | 8 | $846 | $14.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 307 | 26 | $1,123 | $17.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 296 | 10 | $2,339 | $31.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 291 | 41 | $667 | $10.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 281 | 20 | $1,392 | $19.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 261 | 18 | $1,648 | $22.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 252 | 40 | $1,458 | $19.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 242 | 28 | $798 | $10.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 209 | 13 | $2,336 | $24.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 208 | 4 | $1,175 | $12.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 206 | 5 | $933 | $10.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 180 | 16 | $940 | $8.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 164 | 15 | $1,220 | $10.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 137 | 12 | $399 | $2.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 124 | 16 | $964 | $6.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 121 | 36 | $1,136 | $7.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 120 | 4 | $1,528 | $7.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 116 | 17 | $475 | $2.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 105 | 3 | $1,183 | $6.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 89 | 6 | $1,595 | $7.4M |
| 211 | NAICS 211 | 77 | 5 | $2,370 | $9.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 74 | 7 | $1,142 | $4.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 65 | 18 | $4,152 | $14.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 65 | 1 | $735 | $2.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 65 | 7 | $1,318 | $4.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 58 | 6 | $1,982 | $4.3M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 50 | 3 | $811 | $2.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 48 | 8 | $1,381 | $3.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 46 | 1 | $790 | $1.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 16 | 2 | $1,355 | $1.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 12 | 4 | $1,599 | $1.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 9 | 10 | $622 | $0.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 5 | 4 | $1,401 | $0.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 3 | 1 | $291 | $0.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 2 | 1 | $1,598 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
228
jobs · $68,042 avg pay
State Government
252
jobs · $68,378 avg pay
Local Government
4,450
jobs · $48,438 avg pay
Private
30,496
jobs · $52,580 avg pay
OH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
Other OH Counties
The largest counties in OH by total employment.
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- Montgomery County 250,085 jobs
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- Butler County 163,093 jobs