Webster County, KY

FIPS 21233 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Webster County had an annual average of 2,696 jobs across 294 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,696

-0.2% YoY

Establishments

294

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,511

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 Webster County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
238 NAICS 238 352 20 $1,475 $27.0M
621 NAICS 621 176 9 $1,186 $10.9M
623 NAICS 623 149 6 $637 $4.9M
484 NAICS 484 98 17 $1,208 $6.1M
522 NAICS 522 62 11 $936 $3.0M
457 NAICS 457 60 10 $342 $1.1M
445 NAICS 445 50 5 $320 $0.8M
423 NAICS 423 48 7 $1,136 $2.8M
456 NAICS 456 47 6 $729 $1.8M
321 NAICS 321 46 3 $1,144 $2.7M
111 NAICS 111 40 7 $834 $1.7M
491 NAICS 491 29 6 $1,167 $1.8M
922 NAICS 922 14 4 $889 $0.7M
812 NAICS 812 12 6 $580 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 8 2 $1,030 $0.4M
531 NAICS 531 4 6 $380 $0.1M
814 NAICS 814 4 5 $224 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

37

jobs · $59,098 avg pay

State Government

61

jobs · $52,488 avg pay

Local Government

568

jobs · $38,113 avg pay

Private

2,030

jobs · $56,435 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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