Putnam County, WV

FIPS 54079 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Putnam County had an annual average of 21,217 jobs across 1,894 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

21,217

+4.1% YoY

Establishments

1,894

Total Wages

$1.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$64,360

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 Putnam County, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,604 100 $389 $32.4M
611 NAICS 611 1,223 39 $1,169 $73.7M
237 NAICS 237 1,175 19 $1,955 $116.3M
541 NAICS 541 1,071 228 $1,430 $79.6M
621 NAICS 621 1,064 124 $1,225 $67.8M
238 NAICS 238 1,063 106 $1,388 $76.7M
561 NAICS 561 973 139 $1,071 $54.1M
423 NAICS 423 776 84 $1,636 $66.0M
624 NAICS 624 624 160 $999 $16.8M
484 NAICS 484 528 34 $1,423 $39.0M
236 NAICS 236 506 78 $1,208 $31.8M
221 NAICS 221 478 12 $2,405 $54.0M
455 NAICS 455 448 12 $603 $14.0M
332 NAICS 332 383 8 $1,359 $27.1M
441 NAICS 441 368 25 $1,016 $19.5M
457 NAICS 457 347 32 $635 $11.5M
811 NAICS 811 316 48 $1,340 $22.0M
445 NAICS 445 309 18 $536 $8.6M
713 NAICS 713 289 20 $312 $4.7M
551 NAICS 551 288 18 $1,519 $22.8M
424 NAICS 424 283 25 $1,543 $22.7M
921 NAICS 921 269 7 $819 $11.5M
456 NAICS 456 253 27 $913 $12.0M
522 NAICS 522 229 38 $1,411 $16.8M
524 NAICS 524 227 64 $2,373 $21.3M
444 NAICS 444 213 12 $643 $7.1M
493 NAICS 493 193 9 $1,574 $15.8M
459 NAICS 459 187 35 $768 $7.5M
517 NAICS 517 150 16 $1,638 $12.8M
531 NAICS 531 138 54 $810 $5.8M
449 NAICS 449 132 13 $1,261 $8.7M
812 NAICS 812 121 29 $530 $3.2M
425 NAICS 425 114 29 $1,827 $10.9M
562 NAICS 562 105 10 $1,307 $7.1M
928 NAICS 928 95 3 $1,406 $6.6M
325 NAICS 325 90 8 $1,530 $7.2M
491 NAICS 491 88 12 $1,179 $5.4M
485 NAICS 485 87 4 $974 $4.4M
922 NAICS 922 87 6 $2,591 $5.9M
721 NAICS 721 75 6 $508 $2.0M
926 NAICS 926 63 5 $858 $2.8M
813 NAICS 813 63 13 $1,181 $3.9M
327 NAICS 327 49 7 $936 $2.4M
488 NAICS 488 46 10 $1,116 $2.7M
532 NAICS 532 40 12 $1,229 $2.6M
458 NAICS 458 33 6 $318 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 29 3 $978 $0.5M
519 NAICS 519 16 1 $603 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 16 17 $213 $0.2M
923 NAICS 923 12 4 $908 $0.5M
518 NAICS 518 5 5 $1,914 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 4 4 $694 $0.1M
513 NAICS 513 4 5 $1,601 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

211

jobs · $74,519 avg pay

State Government

252

jobs · $50,046 avg pay

Local Government

1,762

jobs · $55,903 avg pay

Private

18,992

jobs · $65,222 avg pay

WV Unemployment

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

4.4%

April 2026

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