Pulaski County, KY

FIPS 21199 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Pulaski County had an annual average of 26,251 jobs across 2,167 establishments, paying $1.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

26,251

+1% YoY

Establishments

2,167

Total Wages

$1.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,059

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 Pulaski County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
621 NAICS 621 2,741 185 $2,022 $206.2M
722 NAICS 722 2,234 100 $403 $46.8M
336 NAICS 336 1,789 10 $1,154 $107.3M
624 NAICS 624 1,195 303 $650 $40.4M
561 NAICS 561 1,013 84 $566 $29.8M
321 NAICS 321 920 16 $822 $39.3M
455 NAICS 455 910 39 $505 $23.9M
238 NAICS 238 905 113 $1,016 $47.8M
541 NAICS 541 824 205 $1,376 $41.9M
424 NAICS 424 771 26 $1,123 $45.0M
441 NAICS 441 676 51 $1,066 $37.5M
921 NAICS 921 533 12 $2,165 $21.8M
445 NAICS 445 475 20 $581 $14.3M
423 NAICS 423 442 52 $1,074 $24.7M
522 NAICS 522 432 55 $1,095 $24.6M
484 NAICS 484 399 44 $1,043 $21.6M
444 NAICS 444 339 23 $682 $12.0M
456 NAICS 456 294 37 $852 $13.0M
457 NAICS 457 286 54 $566 $8.4M
922 NAICS 922 285 14 $1,033 $12.0M
459 NAICS 459 264 63 $769 $10.6M
811 NAICS 811 258 41 $960 $12.9M
524 NAICS 524 258 58 $1,092 $14.6M
812 NAICS 812 212 34 $676 $7.5M
237 NAICS 237 207 11 $980 $10.5M
221 NAICS 221 194 7 $2,014 $20.3M
311 NAICS 311 146 8 $1,233 $9.3M
531 NAICS 531 143 56 $663 $4.9M
721 NAICS 721 131 20 $403 $2.8M
458 NAICS 458 125 29 $476 $3.1M
327 NAICS 327 124 8 $863 $5.5M
236 NAICS 236 111 34 $1,036 $6.0M
332 NAICS 332 109 10 $831 $4.7M
517 NAICS 517 105 11 $1,488 $8.1M
491 NAICS 491 103 7 $1,275 $6.8M
813 NAICS 813 100 21 $961 $5.0M
339 NAICS 339 73 11 $957 $3.6M
337 NAICS 337 70 6 $628 $2.3M
449 NAICS 449 70 22 $750 $2.7M
551 NAICS 551 69 10 $1,428 $5.1M
333 NAICS 333 69 10 $1,481 $5.3M
923 NAICS 923 68 9 $1,461 $4.4M
562 NAICS 562 66 6 $1,114 $3.9M
532 NAICS 532 64 16 $914 $3.0M
611 NAICS 611 56 11 $531 $1.5M
111 NAICS 111 52 4 $753 $2.0M
512 NAICS 512 36 4 $335 $0.6M
999 NAICS 999 35 8 $1,611 $2.9M
523 NAICS 523 35 16 $2,592 $4.7M
112 NAICS 112 25 6 $766 $1.0M
513 NAICS 513 22 12 $868 $1.0M
814 NAICS 814 21 18 $439 $0.5M
493 NAICS 493 17 4 $981 $0.9M
924 NAICS 924 10 2 $1,449 $0.8M
425 NAICS 425 8 8 $1,327 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 6 2 $1,524 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 4 4 $985 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

218

jobs · $79,498 avg pay

State Government

924

jobs · $48,703 avg pay

Local Government

2,612

jobs · $39,282 avg pay

Private

22,497

jobs · $48,744 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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