Nicholas County, WV

FIPS 54067 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Nicholas County had an annual average of 7,321 jobs across 827 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

7,321

+4.2% YoY

Establishments

827

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,930

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 Nicholas County, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 3 $559 $0.0M
722 NAICS 722 648 50 $402 $13.5M
611 NAICS 611 570 18 $986 $24.6M
621 NAICS 621 444 62 $1,257 $29.0M
321 NAICS 321 408 7 $1,253 $26.6M
624 NAICS 624 400 103 $986 $10.0M
561 NAICS 561 390 32 $1,670 $31.8M
455 NAICS 455 374 16 $583 $11.4M
212 NAICS 212 313 7 $2,219 $36.1M
457 NAICS 457 214 24 $553 $6.2M
441 NAICS 441 210 12 $953 $10.4M
238 NAICS 238 185 40 $1,350 $13.0M
444 NAICS 444 175 10 $642 $5.8M
623 NAICS 623 141 7 $614 $4.5M
921 NAICS 921 137 3 $826 $5.9M
721 NAICS 721 131 11 $416 $2.8M
424 NAICS 424 114 6 $1,231 $7.3M
456 NAICS 456 98 14 $901 $4.6M
423 NAICS 423 96 15 $1,255 $6.2M
237 NAICS 237 88 9 $2,163 $5.9M
811 NAICS 811 78 24 $761 $3.1M
524 NAICS 524 58 19 $831 $2.5M
522 NAICS 522 57 12 $894 $2.6M
926 NAICS 926 52 6 $1,895 $2.6M
449 NAICS 449 51 4 $921 $2.5M
922 NAICS 922 49 3 $1,282 $3.0M
221 NAICS 221 47 6 $833 $2.0M
485 NAICS 485 46 1 $762 $1.8M
236 NAICS 236 46 22 $805 $1.9M
491 NAICS 491 40 16 $1,102 $2.3M
713 NAICS 713 35 8 $300 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 33 4 $1,157 $1.6M
458 NAICS 458 28 6 $340 $0.5M
532 NAICS 532 25 5 $905 $1.2M
812 NAICS 812 20 9 $695 $0.7M
531 NAICS 531 17 12 $607 $0.5M
541 NAICS 541 16 1 $1,257 $1.1M
813 NAICS 813 15 6 $174 $0.1M
814 NAICS 814 14 9 $342 $0.3M
513 NAICS 513 12 4 $893 $0.6M
923 NAICS 923 12 3 $1,335 $0.7M
925 NAICS 925 12 1 $928 $0.6M
519 NAICS 519 10 3 $323 $0.2M
928 NAICS 928 8 2 $1,318 $0.5M
523 NAICS 523 7 4 $2,665 $1.0M
562 NAICS 562 6 1 $887 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

92

jobs · $63,856 avg pay

State Government

182

jobs · $49,298 avg pay

Local Government

921

jobs · $42,357 avg pay

Private

6,126

jobs · $52,075 avg pay

WV Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.4%

April 2026

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