Shelby County, KY

FIPS 21211 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Shelby County had an annual average of 16,557 jobs across 1,595 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

16,557

+2.5% YoY

Establishments

1,595

Total Wages

$0.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,071

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 Shelby County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,431 76 $429 $31.9M
336 NAICS 336 1,148 6 $1,248 $74.5M
561 NAICS 561 1,085 105 $962 $54.3M
326 NAICS 326 698 6 $1,169 $42.4M
458 NAICS 458 662 54 $422 $14.5M
621 NAICS 621 611 92 $1,284 $40.8M
238 NAICS 238 567 104 $1,099 $32.4M
332 NAICS 332 510 9 $1,427 $37.8M
541 NAICS 541 481 213 $1,721 $43.0M
423 NAICS 423 434 49 $1,877 $42.3M
812 NAICS 812 409 36 $876 $18.6M
455 NAICS 455 398 10 $659 $13.6M
445 NAICS 445 393 20 $555 $11.3M
623 NAICS 623 314 12 $702 $11.5M
311 NAICS 311 302 8 $1,071 $16.8M
322 NAICS 322 288 4 $1,503 $22.5M
444 NAICS 444 275 15 $740 $10.6M
424 NAICS 424 252 30 $1,337 $17.5M
457 NAICS 457 237 18 $751 $9.2M
441 NAICS 441 218 19 $1,222 $13.8M
236 NAICS 236 206 42 $1,501 $16.1M
522 NAICS 522 204 38 $1,984 $14.1M
811 NAICS 811 200 41 $1,144 $11.9M
221 NAICS 221 174 6 $2,495 $22.6M
331 NAICS 331 155 4 $1,414 $11.4M
484 NAICS 484 143 22 $1,447 $10.7M
456 NAICS 456 140 13 $679 $4.9M
524 NAICS 524 130 50 $1,301 $8.8M
611 NAICS 611 127 23 $664 $4.4M
713 NAICS 713 121 10 $378 $2.4M
459 NAICS 459 115 30 $699 $4.2M
531 NAICS 531 95 47 $1,082 $5.4M
115 NAICS 115 91 26 $914 $4.3M
312 NAICS 312 82 8 $876 $3.7M
922 NAICS 922 72 6 $1,126 $4.2M
111 NAICS 111 62 12 $668 $2.1M
491 NAICS 491 62 4 $1,146 $3.7M
721 NAICS 721 56 5 $493 $1.4M
926 NAICS 926 56 10 $1,608 $3.6M
711 NAICS 711 47 12 $931 $2.3M
517 NAICS 517 45 7 $1,590 $3.7M
327 NAICS 327 45 4 $1,289 $3.0M
449 NAICS 449 44 10 $1,023 $2.4M
237 NAICS 237 43 11 $1,657 $3.7M
813 NAICS 813 43 16 $576 $1.3M
562 NAICS 562 34 6 $1,347 $2.4M
488 NAICS 488 33 13 $12,007 $20.9M
112 NAICS 112 28 10 $924 $1.3M
923 NAICS 923 24 8 $1,298 $1.6M
513 NAICS 513 24 23 $2,146 $2.7M
425 NAICS 425 22 16 $1,851 $2.1M
551 NAICS 551 21 8 $1,839 $2.0M
532 NAICS 532 17 9 $1,163 $1.0M
518 NAICS 518 16 6 $1,046 $0.9M
924 NAICS 924 11 2 $1,051 $0.6M
814 NAICS 814 8 16 $541 $0.2M
999 NAICS 999 6 10 $1,472 $0.5M
323 NAICS 323 6 3 $1,325 $0.4M
334 NAICS 334 6 5 $3,105 $1.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

87

jobs · $63,807 avg pay

State Government

283

jobs · $53,928 avg pay

Local Government

2,089

jobs · $44,982 avg pay

Private

14,098

jobs · $56,538 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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