Union County, KY

FIPS 21225 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Union County had an annual average of 5,225 jobs across 389 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,225

+3.1% YoY

Establishments

389

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$61,076

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 Union County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
624 NAICS 624 365 52 $781 $14.8M
541 NAICS 541 331 21 $1,417 $24.4M
455 NAICS 455 251 8 $565 $7.4M
311 NAICS 311 231 4 $1,160 $13.9M
921 NAICS 921 175 5 $780 $7.1M
621 NAICS 621 118 16 $927 $5.7M
423 NAICS 423 116 10 $1,747 $10.6M
238 NAICS 238 102 19 $1,093 $5.8M
457 NAICS 457 88 11 $546 $2.5M
111 NAICS 111 82 20 $886 $3.8M
522 NAICS 522 78 9 $1,483 $6.0M
444 NAICS 444 78 8 $776 $3.2M
445 NAICS 445 61 8 $367 $1.2M
484 NAICS 484 56 15 $1,384 $4.0M
811 NAICS 811 54 11 $700 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 32 5 $1,083 $1.8M
922 NAICS 922 22 3 $1,075 $1.2M
456 NAICS 456 20 4 $938 $1.0M
459 NAICS 459 16 6 $402 $0.3M
213 NAICS 213 13 4 $651 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 11 2 $2,289 $1.3M
924 NAICS 924 9 2 $826 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

52

jobs · $67,554 avg pay

State Government

64

jobs · $54,332 avg pay

Local Government

595

jobs · $40,739 avg pay

Private

4,514

jobs · $63,779 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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