Webster County, WV

FIPS 54101 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Webster County had an annual average of 1,486 jobs across 216 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,486

-1.2% YoY

Establishments

216

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$40,957

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, WV, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 205 8 $1,469 $8.6M
624 NAICS 624 140 49 $942 $3.3M
621 NAICS 621 95 10 $1,123 $5.6M
457 NAICS 457 66 8 $452 $1.5M
921 NAICS 921 50 4 $415 $1.1M
484 NAICS 484 38 13 $626 $1.2M
722 NAICS 722 36 7 $224 $0.4M
237 NAICS 237 33 1 $831 $1.4M
922 NAICS 922 21 3 $1,294 $1.3M
924 NAICS 924 21 2 $552 $0.6M
485 NAICS 485 19 1 $663 $0.7M
522 NAICS 522 16 4 $717 $0.6M
221 NAICS 221 14 2 $825 $0.6M
491 NAICS 491 11 6 $1,146 $0.7M
811 NAICS 811 7 6 $674 $0.2M
923 NAICS 923 7 1 $270 $0.1M
519 NAICS 519 5 2 $204 $0.1M
814 NAICS 814 4 3 $268 $0.1M
561 NAICS 561 2 1 $670 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 1 1 $1,368 $0.1M
925 NAICS 925 1 1 $154 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

11

jobs · $59,593 avg pay

State Government

93

jobs · $46,667 avg pay

Local Government

305

jobs · $36,752 avg pay

Private

1,077

jobs · $41,452 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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