Wayne County, WV

FIPS 54099 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wayne County had an annual average of 8,493 jobs across 705 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,493

+1.7% YoY

Establishments

705

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$59,891

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, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
622 NAICS 622 1,533 1 $2,062 $164.3M
611 NAICS 611 911 20 $969 $45.9M
624 NAICS 624 793 99 $992 $27.5M
621 NAICS 621 284 33 $1,129 $16.7M
238 NAICS 238 281 38 $1,186 $17.3M
423 NAICS 423 238 17 $1,085 $13.4M
455 NAICS 455 231 12 $599 $7.2M
921 NAICS 921 194 5 $662 $6.7M
541 NAICS 541 170 57 $1,532 $10.5M
713 NAICS 713 157 22 $358 $2.9M
484 NAICS 484 152 18 $1,314 $10.4M
457 NAICS 457 144 19 $460 $3.4M
623 NAICS 623 144 4 $756 $5.7M
488 NAICS 488 132 8 $1,650 $8.6M
424 NAICS 424 125 10 $1,965 $12.7M
444 NAICS 444 102 5 $587 $3.1M
445 NAICS 445 101 8 $376 $2.0M
237 NAICS 237 99 6 $1,862 $7.3M
485 NAICS 485 94 1 $766 $3.8M
456 NAICS 456 92 8 $674 $3.2M
922 NAICS 922 88 8 $1,231 $3.9M
441 NAICS 441 84 16 $800 $3.5M
926 NAICS 926 72 7 $1,583 $5.7M
811 NAICS 811 70 19 $835 $3.0M
522 NAICS 522 57 10 $971 $2.9M
221 NAICS 221 52 5 $947 $2.6M
491 NAICS 491 50 12 $1,097 $2.8M
236 NAICS 236 43 21 $766 $1.7M
551 NAICS 551 27 5 $1,284 $1.8M
812 NAICS 812 24 7 $759 $0.9M
813 NAICS 813 19 6 $303 $0.3M
561 NAICS 561 18 1 $914 $0.9M
524 NAICS 524 18 12 $1,061 $1.0M
814 NAICS 814 17 6 $744 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 14 2 $626 $0.4M
339 NAICS 339 13 3 $864 $0.6M
517 NAICS 517 12 6 $2,301 $1.5M
923 NAICS 923 12 2 $804 $0.4M
928 NAICS 928 12 2 $1,319 $0.9M
519 NAICS 519 8 1 $436 $0.2M
999 NAICS 999 7 1 $556 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,684

jobs · $104,079 avg pay

State Government

164

jobs · $51,279 avg pay

Local Government

1,395

jobs · $45,503 avg pay

Private

5,250

jobs · $49,799 avg pay

WV Unemployment

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

4.4%

April 2026

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