Russell County, AL
FIPS 01113 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Russell County had an annual average of 14,056 jobs across 1,202 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
14,056
-0.1% YoY
Establishments
1,202
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$47,499
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,619 | 104 | $350 | $29.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,615 | 35 | $1,019 | $84.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 602 | 63 | $1,171 | $36.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 583 | 26 | $528 | $16.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 554 | 84 | $1,103 | $31.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 402 | 61 | $635 | $13.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 395 | 50 | $1,092 | $22.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 387 | 17 | $777 | $12.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 376 | 6 | $846 | $16.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 275 | 54 | $417 | $6.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 259 | 7 | $1,286 | $17.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 226 | 12 | $788 | $9.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 181 | 23 | $861 | $8.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 162 | 32 | $982 | $8.3M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 154 | 11 | $1,180 | $9.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 150 | 20 | $391 | $3.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 123 | 25 | $1,112 | $4.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 121 | 42 | $1,043 | $6.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 107 | 12 | $386 | $2.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 98 | 7 | $1,211 | $6.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 86 | 14 | $751 | $3.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 85 | 31 | $1,130 | $5.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 74 | 13 | $843 | $3.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 70 | 14 | $1,095 | $4.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 64 | 5 | $1,223 | $4.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 63 | 2 | $1,115 | $3.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 48 | 26 | $1,150 | $2.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 48 | 4 | $1,754 | $4.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 45 | 5 | $1,267 | $2.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 40 | 8 | $1,012 | $2.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 39 | 3 | $826 | $1.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 36 | 10 | $453 | $0.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 35 | 2 | $1,048 | $1.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 30 | 3 | $252 | $0.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 29 | 10 | $851 | $1.3M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 28 | 4 | $1,574 | $2.3M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 26 | 4 | $826 | $1.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 19 | 5 | $1,402 | $1.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 17 | 6 | $648 | $0.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 16 | 10 | $1,922 | $1.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 14 | 10 | $768 | $0.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 12 | 3 | $727 | $0.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 9 | 11 | $668 | $0.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $1,940 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
124
jobs · $63,716 avg pay
State Government
386
jobs · $52,354 avg pay
Local Government
2,282
jobs · $49,165 avg pay
Private
11,264
jobs · $46,813 avg pay
AL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.8%
April 2026
Other AL Counties
The largest counties in AL by total employment.
- Jefferson County 367,081 jobs
- Madison County 229,807 jobs
- Mobile County 175,326 jobs
- Montgomery County 132,903 jobs
- Tuscaloosa County 99,288 jobs
- Shelby County 85,170 jobs
- Baldwin County 85,117 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 83,435 jobs