Perry County, KY

FIPS 21193 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Perry County had an annual average of 11,350 jobs across 949 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,350

-0.6% YoY

Establishments

949

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,912

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 Perry County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
621 NAICS 621 1,618 94 $2,245 $126.3M
722 NAICS 722 736 43 $388 $14.8M
624 NAICS 624 658 212 $792 $27.1M
455 NAICS 455 508 16 $559 $14.7M
492 NAICS 492 243 8 $812 $10.3M
441 NAICS 441 241 19 $1,054 $13.2M
445 NAICS 445 219 12 $383 $4.4M
922 NAICS 922 213 12 $1,214 $11.0M
444 NAICS 444 192 8 $637 $6.4M
457 NAICS 457 190 24 $364 $3.6M
522 NAICS 522 188 25 $1,253 $9.6M
238 NAICS 238 176 18 $1,140 $10.5M
456 NAICS 456 159 21 $926 $7.7M
424 NAICS 424 121 14 $1,466 $9.2M
811 NAICS 811 97 18 $1,224 $6.2M
924 NAICS 924 79 7 $1,124 $4.6M
813 NAICS 813 75 9 $1,080 $4.2M
926 NAICS 926 69 9 $2,151 $5.6M
524 NAICS 524 61 10 $1,238 $3.9M
491 NAICS 491 54 17 $1,200 $3.4M
236 NAICS 236 50 14 $771 $2.0M
532 NAICS 532 50 8 $971 $2.5M
484 NAICS 484 47 20 $849 $2.1M
812 NAICS 812 37 8 $518 $1.0M
923 NAICS 923 36 7 $1,725 $2.7M
814 NAICS 814 34 32 $598 $1.0M
237 NAICS 237 26 6 $1,279 $1.8M
531 NAICS 531 10 8 $1,739 $0.9M
541 NAICS 541 10 1 $1,044 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 5 3 $1,065 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

133

jobs · $83,960 avg pay

State Government

826

jobs · $50,597 avg pay

Local Government

1,313

jobs · $40,592 avg pay

Private

9,078

jobs · $53,192 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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