Pike County, KY

FIPS 21195 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Pike County had an annual average of 20,549 jobs across 1,628 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

20,549

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

1,628

Total Wages

$1.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,529

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 Pike County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,776 109 $367 $33.9M
621 NAICS 621 1,266 136 $1,116 $73.4M
455 NAICS 455 1,065 38 $554 $30.7M
445 NAICS 445 702 29 $424 $15.5M
541 NAICS 541 606 133 $1,209 $38.0M
212 NAICS 212 592 29 $1,792 $55.2M
522 NAICS 522 577 39 $1,085 $32.6M
441 NAICS 441 530 40 $987 $27.2M
213 NAICS 213 483 15 $1,150 $28.9M
561 NAICS 561 470 74 $658 $16.1M
238 NAICS 238 378 56 $971 $19.1M
623 NAICS 623 370 11 $750 $14.5M
457 NAICS 457 351 28 $476 $8.7M
921 NAICS 921 321 7 $1,002 $15.7M
922 NAICS 922 315 15 $2,093 $17.3M
456 NAICS 456 287 42 $826 $12.3M
424 NAICS 424 257 18 $1,499 $20.1M
423 NAICS 423 246 27 $1,596 $20.5M
444 NAICS 444 241 18 $671 $8.4M
221 NAICS 221 188 9 $1,784 $17.4M
484 NAICS 484 173 64 $1,094 $9.8M
811 NAICS 811 164 44 $1,024 $8.7M
459 NAICS 459 161 36 $517 $4.3M
236 NAICS 236 133 26 $857 $5.9M
721 NAICS 721 128 6 $401 $2.7M
812 NAICS 812 126 24 $637 $4.2M
813 NAICS 813 99 13 $507 $2.6M
458 NAICS 458 93 21 $431 $2.1M
327 NAICS 327 92 6 $985 $4.7M
713 NAICS 713 81 9 $359 $1.5M
531 NAICS 531 75 29 $915 $3.6M
332 NAICS 332 74 5 $927 $3.6M
491 NAICS 491 72 26 $1,242 $4.6M
449 NAICS 449 60 9 $821 $2.6M
926 NAICS 926 52 3 $1,913 $5.2M
524 NAICS 524 49 20 $1,198 $3.0M
517 NAICS 517 45 5 $1,472 $3.4M
237 NAICS 237 44 14 $1,397 $3.2M
493 NAICS 493 44 4 $927 $2.1M
333 NAICS 333 36 6 $1,094 $2.1M
551 NAICS 551 33 6 $979 $1.7M
814 NAICS 814 30 33 $439 $0.7M
523 NAICS 523 28 9 $1,613 $2.4M
923 NAICS 923 25 10 $1,753 $2.0M
488 NAICS 488 20 6 $914 $1.0M
562 NAICS 562 12 6 $846 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 6 1 $1,313 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $2,663 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

157

jobs · $81,182 avg pay

State Government

569

jobs · $60,980 avg pay

Local Government

2,283

jobs · $40,258 avg pay

Private

17,540

jobs · $52,425 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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