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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Russell County, AL, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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