Oldham County, KY

FIPS 21185 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Oldham County had an annual average of 17,475 jobs across 2,481 establishments, paying $1.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

17,475

+3.1% YoY

Establishments

2,481

Total Wages

$1.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$68,154

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 Oldham County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
524 NAICS 524 1,698 67 $2,290 $202.2M
722 NAICS 722 1,356 98 $471 $33.2M
238 NAICS 238 1,025 155 $1,333 $71.1M
541 NAICS 541 839 476 $2,439 $106.4M
922 NAICS 922 825 20 $1,346 $55.5M
621 NAICS 621 794 139 $1,405 $58.0M
623 NAICS 623 732 16 $1,180 $44.9M
311 NAICS 311 393 15 $1,483 $30.3M
713 NAICS 713 315 20 $409 $6.7M
441 NAICS 441 281 21 $1,222 $17.9M
423 NAICS 423 239 93 $1,948 $24.2M
611 NAICS 611 217 48 $828 $9.4M
459 NAICS 459 208 40 $672 $7.3M
812 NAICS 812 185 54 $605 $5.8M
522 NAICS 522 161 47 $1,421 $11.9M
457 NAICS 457 153 20 $593 $4.7M
531 NAICS 531 144 94 $1,455 $10.9M
811 NAICS 811 138 45 $1,043 $7.5M
424 NAICS 424 127 52 $2,200 $14.6M
444 NAICS 444 105 14 $734 $4.0M
532 NAICS 532 103 9 $1,531 $8.2M
112 NAICS 112 98 11 $1,299 $6.6M
813 NAICS 813 96 34 $1,188 $5.9M
332 NAICS 332 93 10 $829 $4.0M
115 NAICS 115 88 18 $945 $4.3M
513 NAICS 513 86 46 $1,791 $8.0M
456 NAICS 456 77 15 $953 $3.8M
491 NAICS 491 72 6 $1,325 $5.0M
721 NAICS 721 56 10 $622 $1.8M
519 NAICS 519 55 3 $487 $1.4M
551 NAICS 551 53 20 $1,842 $5.1M
814 NAICS 814 42 46 $1,016 $2.2M
425 NAICS 425 40 33 $2,109 $4.4M
449 NAICS 449 35 16 $1,162 $2.1M
339 NAICS 339 30 13 $1,758 $2.8M
334 NAICS 334 30 16 $2,533 $3.9M
326 NAICS 326 28 10 $1,755 $2.6M
523 NAICS 523 28 24 $2,418 $3.5M
525 NAICS 525 25 6 $1,380 $1.8M
484 NAICS 484 23 15 $1,319 $1.6M
517 NAICS 517 23 7 $1,997 $2.4M
337 NAICS 337 20 9 $941 $1.0M
624 NAICS 624 20 5 $1,129 $1.2M
221 NAICS 221 20 6 $2,398 $2.5M
488 NAICS 488 18 8 $1,786 $1.7M
325 NAICS 325 18 12 $3,837 $3.6M
518 NAICS 518 14 12 $3,406 $2.6M
926 NAICS 926 13 5 $1,192 $0.8M
921 NAICS 921 11 4 $1,122 $0.6M
999 NAICS 999 8 12 $2,267 $0.9M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

72

jobs · $68,919 avg pay

State Government

876

jobs · $69,594 avg pay

Local Government

1,983

jobs · $53,172 avg pay

Private

14,544

jobs · $70,110 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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