Whitley County, KY
FIPS 21235 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Whitley County had an annual average of 14,351 jobs across 1,040 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
14,351
+3.1% YoY
Establishments
1,040
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$46,564
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,164 | 64 | $420 | $25.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,091 | 104 | $1,751 | $99.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 954 | 50 | $727 | $36.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 507 | 3 | $543 | $14.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 457 | 21 | $539 | $12.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 389 | 3 | $653 | $13.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 222 | 19 | $1,287 | $14.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 216 | 25 | $503 | $5.6M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 195 | 32 | $1,125 | $11.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 190 | 96 | $616 | $6.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 186 | 31 | $620 | $6.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 179 | 23 | $910 | $8.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 167 | 12 | $730 | $6.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 148 | 19 | $892 | $6.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 136 | 15 | $411 | $2.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 128 | 37 | $460 | $3.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 113 | 28 | $810 | $4.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 113 | 28 | $928 | $5.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 105 | 17 | $1,174 | $6.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 81 | 6 | $1,163 | $4.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 75 | 61 | $722 | $2.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 74 | 7 | $244 | $0.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 66 | 23 | $1,306 | $4.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 63 | 6 | $1,074 | $3.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 58 | 12 | $963 | $2.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 53 | 10 | $967 | $2.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 51 | 19 | $991 | $2.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 44 | 6 | $951 | $2.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 36 | 16 | $791 | $1.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 24 | 4 | $1,288 | $1.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 23 | 5 | $1,603 | $1.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 19 | 5 | $1,055 | $1.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 13 | 5 | $1,004 | $0.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 7 | 4 | $815 | $0.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3 | 1 | $1,112 | $0.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1 | 1 | $2,150 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
95
jobs · $63,269 avg pay
State Government
202
jobs · $53,335 avg pay
Local Government
2,029
jobs · $39,072 avg pay
Private
12,025
jobs · $47,580 avg pay
KY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.3%
April 2026
Other KY Counties
The largest counties in KY by total employment.
- Jefferson County 482,312 jobs
- Fayette County 204,412 jobs
- Boone County 102,942 jobs
- Kenton County 74,672 jobs
- Warren County 70,760 jobs
- Hardin County 48,897 jobs
- Daviess County 47,217 jobs
- McCracken County 40,497 jobs