Walker County, AL

FIPS 01127 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Walker County had an annual average of 18,709 jobs across 1,535 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

18,709

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

1,535

Total Wages

$0.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,692

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 Walker County, AL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
621 NAICS 621 1,681 133 $2,043 $96.9M
455 NAICS 455 985 31 $564 $28.9M
623 NAICS 623 890 25 $716 $33.1M
921 NAICS 921 682 13 $668 $23.7M
441 NAICS 441 463 33 $1,319 $31.7M
332 NAICS 332 454 14 $1,264 $29.8M
336 NAICS 336 431 5 $1,112 $24.9M
561 NAICS 561 368 54 $942 $18.0M
611 NAICS 611 348 13 $640 $11.2M
445 NAICS 445 344 16 $757 $7.3M
811 NAICS 811 331 50 $1,209 $20.8M
457 NAICS 457 308 63 $531 $8.5M
238 NAICS 238 276 66 $995 $14.3M
459 NAICS 459 275 33 $660 $9.4M
444 NAICS 444 275 17 $584 $8.4M
221 NAICS 221 274 30 $2,774 $29.4M
456 NAICS 456 255 25 $881 $11.7M
321 NAICS 321 249 9 $1,073 $13.9M
423 NAICS 423 238 43 $1,179 $14.6M
325 NAICS 325 222 4 $1,649 $19.0M
522 NAICS 522 215 42 $1,121 $12.5M
812 NAICS 812 180 34 $588 $5.5M
449 NAICS 449 168 27 $773 $6.8M
484 NAICS 484 146 31 $953 $7.2M
237 NAICS 237 144 10 $1,846 $13.8M
491 NAICS 491 136 15 $1,146 $8.1M
424 NAICS 424 125 16 $1,342 $8.7M
236 NAICS 236 125 24 $1,148 $7.4M
531 NAICS 531 123 46 $1,228 $6.5M
524 NAICS 524 123 31 $1,150 $7.4M
458 NAICS 458 110 14 $397 $2.3M
923 NAICS 923 94 4 $1,700 $5.5M
713 NAICS 713 91 9 $490 $2.3M
926 NAICS 926 77 5 $1,494 $4.9M
115 NAICS 115 72 5 $1,184 $4.4M
113 NAICS 113 60 17 $1,010 $3.2M
488 NAICS 488 58 8 $1,103 $3.3M
517 NAICS 517 55 6 $1,636 $4.7M
922 NAICS 922 48 3 $1,071 $2.7M
813 NAICS 813 44 11 $814 $1.8M
532 NAICS 532 36 8 $848 $1.6M
323 NAICS 323 30 7 $709 $1.1M
324 NAICS 324 29 3 $1,544 $2.3M
327 NAICS 327 27 5 $833 $1.2M
339 NAICS 339 27 6 $816 $1.2M
513 NAICS 513 24 5 $745 $0.9M
425 NAICS 425 18 12 $1,605 $1.5M
523 NAICS 523 17 7 $3,542 $3.2M
924 NAICS 924 13 4 $1,651 $0.9M
814 NAICS 814 10 6 $624 $0.3M
624 NAICS 624 5 1 $894 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

193

jobs · $69,275 avg pay

State Government

494

jobs · $41,838 avg pay

Local Government

2,388

jobs · $45,567 avg pay

Private

15,634

jobs · $49,131 avg pay

AL Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

2.8%

April 2026

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