Rockcastle County, KY

FIPS 21203 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Rockcastle County had an annual average of 4,008 jobs across 278 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,008

+1.4% YoY

Establishments

278

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$41,660

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 Rockcastle County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
926 NAICS 926 — — $6,645 $0.0M
722 NAICS 722 199 18 $320 $3.3M
333 NAICS 333 170 4 $1,070 $9.4M
541 NAICS 541 162 29 $851 $7.2M
621 NAICS 621 132 11 $880 $6.0M
624 NAICS 624 100 14 $856 $4.5M
238 NAICS 238 90 20 $958 $4.5M
522 NAICS 522 70 8 $799 $2.9M
811 NAICS 811 61 7 $833 $2.6M
457 NAICS 457 53 18 $405 $1.1M
456 NAICS 456 46 4 $921 $2.2M
444 NAICS 444 26 4 $546 $0.7M
922 NAICS 922 26 4 $738 $1.0M
491 NAICS 491 24 4 $1,162 $1.5M
441 NAICS 441 19 6 $375 $0.4M
459 NAICS 459 14 4 $566 $0.4M
236 NAICS 236 14 6 $1,630 $1.2M
812 NAICS 812 10 4 $750 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 5 2 $875 $0.2M
814 NAICS 814 4 4 $886 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

30

jobs · $58,650 avg pay

State Government

85

jobs · $50,991 avg pay

Local Government

687

jobs · $36,737 avg pay

Private

3,206

jobs · $42,308 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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