Pickens County, AL

FIPS 01107 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Pickens County had an annual average of 3,719 jobs across 398 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,719

-0.4% YoY

Establishments

398

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,813

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 Pickens County, AL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
321 NAICS 321 598 12 $1,025 $31.9M
922 NAICS 922 277 4 $1,965 $27.5M
621 NAICS 621 165 20 $938 $8.0M
238 NAICS 238 114 18 $1,115 $6.6M
445 NAICS 445 104 6 $1,011 $2.3M
455 NAICS 455 87 10 $356 $1.6M
522 NAICS 522 69 12 $895 $3.2M
457 NAICS 457 60 12 $539 $1.7M
113 NAICS 113 56 15 $878 $2.5M
926 NAICS 926 44 2 $1,197 $2.7M
456 NAICS 456 44 8 $852 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 38 5 $1,086 $2.1M
444 NAICS 444 35 4 $761 $1.4M
484 NAICS 484 35 14 $1,132 $2.1M
441 NAICS 441 33 8 $906 $1.6M
221 NAICS 221 28 4 $932 $1.4M
923 NAICS 923 22 2 $1,127 $1.3M
115 NAICS 115 11 4 $1,190 $0.7M
449 NAICS 449 10 5 $1,160 $0.6M
811 NAICS 811 10 5 $582 $0.3M
425 NAICS 425 9 4 $1,794 $0.9M
611 NAICS 611 7 1 $828 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 7 2 $1,064 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 6 6 $201 $0.1M
541 NAICS 541 6 1 $1,640 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

307

jobs · $96,207 avg pay

State Government

94

jobs · $57,397 avg pay

Local Government

629

jobs · $44,298 avg pay

Private

2,689

jobs · $46,933 avg pay

AL Unemployment

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

2.8%

April 2026

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