Simpson County, KY
FIPS 21213 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Simpson County had an annual average of 9,115 jobs across 706 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
9,115
-5.3% YoY
Establishments
706
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$52,093
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 | — | $0.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 825 | 50 | $410 | $17.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 669 | 9 | $1,134 | $39.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 638 | 8 | $1,306 | $43.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 268 | 44 | $960 | $13.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 239 | 35 | $1,249 | $15.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 212 | 7 | $1,153 | $12.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 182 | 12 | $1,530 | $14.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 178 | 5 | $634 | $5.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 174 | 12 | $1,072 | $9.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 171 | 5 | $1,105 | $9.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 163 | 14 | $639 | $5.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 137 | 66 | $534 | $3.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 117 | 13 | $546 | $3.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 116 | 9 | $415 | $2.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 111 | 22 | $917 | $5.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 100 | 17 | $1,348 | $7.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 99 | 58 | $1,101 | $5.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 94 | 12 | $1,147 | $5.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 91 | 9 | $368 | $1.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 81 | 5 | $627 | $2.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 77 | 18 | $1,301 | $5.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 46 | 11 | $748 | $1.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 44 | 7 | $892 | $2.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 35 | 5 | $939 | $1.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 35 | 6 | $1,770 | $3.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 31 | 10 | $1,439 | $2.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 27 | 6 | $840 | $1.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 24 | 1 | $1,317 | $1.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 20 | 3 | $960 | $1.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 16 | 7 | $391 | $0.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 10 | 8 | $864 | $0.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 5 | 1 | $741 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
29
jobs · $62,935 avg pay
State Government
88
jobs · $51,169 avg pay
Local Government
787
jobs · $47,743 avg pay
Private
8,211
jobs · $52,481 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