Ross County, OH
FIPS 39141 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Ross County had an annual average of 29,510 jobs across 1,547 establishments, paying $1.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
29,510
-1.2% YoY
Establishments
1,547
Total Wages
$1.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$58,036
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 3,237 | 10 | $1,433 | $241.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,945 | 143 | $416 | $63.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,254 | 37 | $1,200 | $120.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,887 | 129 | $3,859 | $171.3M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,558 | 1 | $1,804 | $146.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,400 | 13 | $1,590 | $109.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,003 | 30 | $539 | $28.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 867 | 25 | $1,002 | $37.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 866 | 56 | $583 | $26.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 576 | 24 | $574 | $17.2M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 539 | 10 | $721 | $20.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 531 | 78 | $1,219 | $33.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 527 | 26 | $1,137 | $31.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 508 | 34 | $1,286 | $34.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 507 | 42 | $1,297 | $34.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 424 | 23 | $701 | $15.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 419 | 102 | $1,199 | $22.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 405 | 44 | $683 | $14.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 377 | 40 | $506 | $9.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 318 | 34 | $1,119 | $18.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 270 | 2 | $974 | $13.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 262 | 28 | $3,668 | $7.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 239 | 13 | $1,980 | $22.4M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 209 | 10 | $880 | $9.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 197 | 11 | $1,844 | $13.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 193 | 20 | $945 | $9.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 183 | 7 | $1,643 | $15.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 176 | 8 | $1,076 | $9.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 175 | 21 | $382 | $3.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 167 | 32 | $493 | $4.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 154 | 29 | $1,017 | $7.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 150 | 20 | $431 | $3.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 139 | 29 | $1,502 | $10.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 138 | 18 | $818 | $5.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 138 | 6 | $2,304 | $16.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 137 | 8 | $481 | $3.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 136 | 7 | $1,619 | $11.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 126 | 13 | $723 | $2.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 123 | 9 | $1,219 | $7.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 104 | 43 | $863 | $4.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 91 | 6 | $769 | $3.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 75 | 4 | $1,778 | $4.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 73 | 8 | $1,007 | $2.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 64 | 8 | $1,672 | $5.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 56 | 1 | $752 | $2.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 52 | 11 | $984 | $2.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 44 | 6 | $1,215 | $2.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 43 | 16 | $2,669 | $6.0M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 42 | 7 | $437 | $1.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 40 | 4 | $1,180 | $1.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 39 | 42 | $471 | $1.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 37 | 4 | $594 | $1.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 33 | 9 | $705 | $1.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 31 | 4 | $751 | $1.2M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 29 | 11 | $490 | $0.7M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 18 | 1 | $400 | $0.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 16 | 2 | $1,423 | $1.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 11 | 1 | $1,163 | $0.7M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 2 | 2 | $250 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,759
jobs · $91,073 avg pay
State Government
1,433
jobs · $81,399 avg pay
Local Government
3,266
jobs · $51,995 avg pay
Private
23,052
jobs · $54,918 avg pay
OH Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.9%
April 2026
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