Nelson County, KY

FIPS 21179 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Nelson County had an annual average of 18,444 jobs across 1,530 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

18,444

+1.6% YoY

Establishments

1,530

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$56,671

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 Nelson County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
312 NAICS 312 1,997 14 $1,576 $163.7M
336 NAICS 336 1,642 8 $1,256 $107.2M
722 NAICS 722 1,436 77 $450 $33.6M
621 NAICS 621 987 100 $1,351 $69.3M
238 NAICS 238 894 134 $1,083 $50.3M
326 NAICS 326 774 5 $1,311 $52.7M
455 NAICS 455 603 17 $612 $19.2M
484 NAICS 484 569 48 $1,324 $39.2M
424 NAICS 424 481 22 $1,625 $40.7M
541 NAICS 541 455 146 $1,377 $32.6M
624 NAICS 624 385 131 $661 $13.3M
236 NAICS 236 356 51 $1,790 $33.1M
445 NAICS 445 356 22 $693 $12.8M
332 NAICS 332 330 16 $1,295 $22.2M
311 NAICS 311 326 8 $1,107 $18.8M
444 NAICS 444 305 22 $753 $12.0M
457 NAICS 457 248 26 $418 $5.4M
522 NAICS 522 217 30 $1,118 $12.6M
237 NAICS 237 216 10 $1,612 $18.1M
441 NAICS 441 191 18 $1,110 $11.0M
423 NAICS 423 154 29 $1,033 $8.2M
811 NAICS 811 150 40 $1,029 $8.0M
524 NAICS 524 140 42 $1,239 $9.0M
456 NAICS 456 111 14 $898 $5.2M
721 NAICS 721 109 12 $390 $2.2M
321 NAICS 321 107 5 $988 $5.5M
337 NAICS 337 103 7 $1,213 $6.5M
459 NAICS 459 96 30 $480 $2.4M
449 NAICS 449 86 16 $949 $4.3M
812 NAICS 812 83 31 $524 $2.3M
922 NAICS 922 80 10 $981 $3.0M
491 NAICS 491 66 9 $1,231 $4.2M
531 NAICS 531 64 41 $616 $2.0M
333 NAICS 333 63 8 $1,462 $4.8M
713 NAICS 713 59 6 $342 $1.0M
327 NAICS 327 53 7 $1,148 $3.1M
551 NAICS 551 52 5 $3,130 $8.4M
611 NAICS 611 51 11 $544 $1.5M
517 NAICS 517 47 5 $1,273 $3.1M
488 NAICS 488 45 12 $1,071 $2.5M
458 NAICS 458 41 12 $583 $1.2M
813 NAICS 813 38 16 $519 $1.0M
532 NAICS 532 32 8 $1,255 $2.1M
425 NAICS 425 31 14 $1,915 $3.0M
111 NAICS 111 27 5 $1,055 $1.5M
513 NAICS 513 26 12 $1,287 $1.7M
523 NAICS 523 22 14 $2,167 $2.5M
814 NAICS 814 20 19 $750 $0.8M
712 NAICS 712 18 3 $367 $0.4M
999 NAICS 999 15 6 $1,204 $0.9M
112 NAICS 112 7 3 $591 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 7 2 $1,436 $0.6M
335 NAICS 335 4 3 $664 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 1 1 $1,524 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

74

jobs · $65,265 avg pay

State Government

146

jobs · $51,707 avg pay

Local Government

1,734

jobs · $50,848 avg pay

Private

16,490

jobs · $57,287 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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