Rowan County, KY
FIPS 21205 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Rowan County had an annual average of 10,489 jobs across 808 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
10,489
-3.6% YoY
Establishments
808
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$48,899
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,195 | 54 | $359 | $22.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 724 | 47 | $2,189 | $64.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 608 | 12 | $1,178 | $37.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 276 | 12 | $860 | $12.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 266 | 116 | $707 | $9.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 186 | 9 | $643 | $6.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 181 | 23 | $360 | $3.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 173 | 25 | $1,682 | $9.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 162 | 6 | $600 | $5.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 160 | 18 | $945 | $7.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 118 | 25 | $714 | $4.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 116 | 8 | $1,252 | $7.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 112 | 32 | $962 | $5.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 86 | 17 | $432 | $1.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 83 | 5 | $1,626 | $5.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 78 | 23 | $667 | $2.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 76 | 7 | $1,110 | $4.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 71 | 15 | $858 | $3.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 69 | 22 | $597 | $2.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 62 | 10 | $717 | $2.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 61 | 4 | $989 | $3.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 52 | 5 | $1,516 | $4.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 41 | 10 | $520 | $1.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 38 | 7 | $1,423 | $2.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 35 | 3 | $1,115 | $2.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 32 | 16 | $863 | $1.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 28 | 8 | $1,281 | $1.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 26 | 8 | $1,069 | $1.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 16 | 9 | $590 | $0.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 9 | 12 | $320 | $0.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 7 | 5 | $624 | $0.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 3 | 1 | $1,258 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
110
jobs · $81,761 avg pay
State Government
1,388
jobs · $54,278 avg pay
Local Government
979
jobs · $40,171 avg pay
Private
8,012
jobs · $48,576 avg pay
KY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.3%
April 2026
Other KY Counties
The largest counties in KY by total employment.
- Jefferson County 482,312 jobs
- Fayette County 204,412 jobs
- Boone County 102,942 jobs
- Kenton County 74,672 jobs
- Warren County 70,760 jobs
- Hardin County 48,897 jobs
- Daviess County 47,217 jobs
- McCracken County 40,497 jobs