Scott County, KY

FIPS 21209 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Scott County had an annual average of 31,635 jobs across 1,819 establishments, paying $2.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

31,635

+3.1% YoY

Establishments

1,819

Total Wages

$2.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$72,234

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 Scott County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 2,298 104 $419 $50.0M
561 NAICS 561 1,968 104 $843 $86.3M
484 NAICS 484 1,036 36 $1,391 $74.9M
332 NAICS 332 1,003 24 $1,309 $68.3M
621 NAICS 621 881 116 $1,622 $74.3M
455 NAICS 455 812 11 $634 $26.8M
423 NAICS 423 735 58 $1,684 $64.4M
238 NAICS 238 498 96 $1,291 $33.4M
624 NAICS 624 465 110 $694 $16.8M
721 NAICS 721 312 25 $496 $8.1M
611 NAICS 611 310 20 $807 $13.0M
441 NAICS 441 282 24 $1,122 $16.5M
444 NAICS 444 253 15 $721 $9.5M
457 NAICS 457 247 25 $539 $6.9M
488 NAICS 488 234 10 $1,081 $13.1M
811 NAICS 811 230 39 $1,190 $14.2M
333 NAICS 333 198 8 $1,811 $18.7M
522 NAICS 522 159 31 $1,234 $10.2M
812 NAICS 812 149 40 $500 $3.9M
112 NAICS 112 147 23 $910 $7.0M
459 NAICS 459 123 34 $594 $3.8M
531 NAICS 531 110 58 $962 $5.5M
236 NAICS 236 99 37 $1,041 $5.3M
115 NAICS 115 98 21 $854 $4.4M
445 NAICS 445 96 20 $408 $2.0M
456 NAICS 456 96 18 $916 $4.6M
524 NAICS 524 91 38 $1,314 $6.2M
713 NAICS 713 83 8 $509 $2.2M
532 NAICS 532 74 13 $1,128 $4.4M
711 NAICS 711 72 12 $925 $3.5M
813 NAICS 813 64 23 $733 $2.4M
237 NAICS 237 64 6 $1,458 $4.9M
424 NAICS 424 64 21 $1,527 $5.1M
491 NAICS 491 64 3 $1,341 $4.4M
513 NAICS 513 59 31 $1,725 $5.3M
221 NAICS 221 53 6 $1,197 $3.3M
922 NAICS 922 46 4 $1,006 $2.4M
926 NAICS 926 43 9 $1,476 $2.9M
458 NAICS 458 37 12 $408 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 33 8 $1,244 $2.1M
449 NAICS 449 26 8 $1,107 $1.5M
334 NAICS 334 20 8 $1,340 $1.4M
518 NAICS 518 15 10 $4,907 $3.9M
562 NAICS 562 14 3 $1,187 $0.9M
814 NAICS 814 7 10 $584 $0.2M
999 NAICS 999 6 8 $1,471 $0.5M
516 NAICS 516 5 3 $1,391 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

67

jobs · $70,046 avg pay

State Government

209

jobs · $61,258 avg pay

Local Government

2,539

jobs · $44,051 avg pay

Private

28,820

jobs · $74,804 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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