Taylor County, KY
FIPS 21217 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Taylor County had an annual average of 11,842 jobs across 908 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
11,842
-0.8% YoY
Establishments
908
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$44,579
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 | 925 | 51 | $363 | $17.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 474 | 30 | $656 | $16.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 453 | 14 | $530 | $12.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 371 | 74 | $1,085 | $20.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 366 | 94 | $569 | $10.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 349 | 21 | $1,089 | $19.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 232 | 30 | $528 | $6.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 216 | 10 | $657 | $7.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 212 | 9 | $585 | $6.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 195 | 89 | $1,157 | $9.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 190 | 26 | $799 | $7.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 177 | 24 | $1,099 | $10.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 177 | 50 | $796 | $7.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 138 | 27 | $1,592 | $11.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 113 | 10 | $1,041 | $6.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 101 | 16 | $792 | $4.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 85 | 9 | $895 | $4.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 74 | 15 | $669 | $2.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 69 | 23 | $1,012 | $3.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 61 | 5 | $438 | $1.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 59 | 7 | $931 | $2.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 58 | 16 | $1,369 | $4.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 55 | 21 | $531 | $1.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 53 | 20 | $699 | $1.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 50 | 7 | $717 | $1.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 50 | 13 | $381 | $1.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 44 | 2 | $1,127 | $2.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 36 | 7 | $984 | $1.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 29 | 4 | $1,178 | $1.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 28 | 21 | $764 | $1.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 25 | 6 | $1,749 | $2.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 25 | 6 | $746 | $1.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 20 | 7 | $1,878 | $2.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 18 | 5 | $1,243 | $1.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 12 | 6 | $917 | $0.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 11 | 2 | $883 | $0.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 9 | 5 | $1,809 | $0.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 5 | 4 | $889 | $0.2M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 5 | 5 | $1,296 | $0.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1 | 1 | $1,582 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
87
jobs · $64,353 avg pay
State Government
158
jobs · $51,072 avg pay
Local Government
1,710
jobs · $55,085 avg pay
Private
9,887
jobs · $42,487 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