Wayne County, KY

FIPS 21231 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wayne County had an annual average of 5,231 jobs across 455 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,231

-2% YoY

Establishments

455

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$39,306

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 Wayne County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
321 NAICS 321 740 12 $766 $29.5M
455 NAICS 455 330 8 $605 $10.4M
621 NAICS 621 309 26 $1,126 $18.1M
624 NAICS 624 236 86 $527 $6.5M
522 NAICS 522 144 14 $1,201 $9.0M
457 NAICS 457 96 12 $592 $3.0M
441 NAICS 441 78 10 $738 $3.0M
424 NAICS 424 66 7 $656 $2.3M
444 NAICS 444 54 7 $563 $1.6M
456 NAICS 456 47 4 $832 $2.0M
445 NAICS 445 44 12 $334 $0.8M
922 NAICS 922 36 7 $986 $1.8M
524 NAICS 524 32 13 $1,145 $1.9M
459 NAICS 459 28 13 $398 $0.6M
113 NAICS 113 26 6 $485 $0.6M
491 NAICS 491 25 1 $1,226 $1.6M
812 NAICS 812 21 5 $517 $0.6M
111 NAICS 111 16 5 $693 $0.6M
238 NAICS 238 16 12 $700 $0.6M
811 NAICS 811 10 5 $343 $0.2M
921 NAICS 921 8 3 $1,164 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 7 2 $1,246 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 5 1 $1,627 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

37

jobs · $66,917 avg pay

State Government

183

jobs · $53,388 avg pay

Local Government

869

jobs · $36,693 avg pay

Private

4,142

jobs · $38,989 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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