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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Taylor County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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