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.
| 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
Other KY Counties
The largest counties in KY by total employment.
- Jefferson County 482,312 jobs
- Fayette County 204,412 jobs
- Boone County 102,942 jobs
- Kenton County 74,672 jobs
- Warren County 70,760 jobs
- Hardin County 48,897 jobs
- Daviess County 47,217 jobs
- McCracken County 40,497 jobs