Barrow County, GA
FIPS 13013 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Barrow County had an annual average of 24,099 jobs across 1,735 establishments, paying $1.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
24,099
+6.5% YoY
Establishments
1,735
Total Wages
$1.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,357
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,551 | 46 | $1,081 | $132.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,431 | 111 | $753 | $56.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,304 | 162 | $1,432 | $97.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,134 | 26 | $1,764 | $104.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,108 | 15 | $942 | $54.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,076 | 31 | $489 | $27.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,065 | 50 | $1,506 | $83.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 907 | 7 | $2,136 | $48.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 879 | 16 | $1,174 | $53.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 761 | 87 | $1,173 | $46.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 741 | 21 | $535 | $20.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 741 | 4 | $863 | $33.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 711 | 146 | $1,244 | $46.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 434 | 30 | $845 | $19.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 429 | 6 | $1,573 | $35.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 422 | 45 | $1,118 | $24.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 385 | 19 | $1,670 | $33.4M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 267 | 6 | $2,060 | $28.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 237 | 66 | $1,274 | $15.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 230 | 67 | $1,949 | $23.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 190 | 10 | $956 | $3.3M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 188 | 5 | $1,999 | $19.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 184 | 42 | $550 | $5.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 180 | 44 | $594 | $5.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 172 | 31 | $1,224 | $11.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 160 | 18 | $604 | $5.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 144 | 23 | $1,146 | $8.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 135 | 9 | $1,133 | $7.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 122 | 16 | $741 | $4.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 112 | 39 | $1,391 | $8.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 102 | 7 | $1,269 | $6.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 90 | 60 | $1,246 | $5.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 85 | 4 | $1,177 | $5.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 77 | 11 | $436 | $1.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 73 | 3 | $1,017 | $3.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 71 | 7 | $948 | $3.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 57 | 118 | $1,297 | $3.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 55 | 4 | $1,174 | $3.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 47 | 4 | $2,004 | $4.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 42 | 16 | $1,153 | $2.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 41 | 2 | $1,606 | $3.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 39 | 1 | $433 | $0.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 36 | 2 | $1,020 | $1.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 26 | 8 | $1,188 | $1.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 25 | 6 | $921 | $1.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 25 | 2 | $431 | $0.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 24 | 3 | $1,783 | $2.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 18 | 6 | $2,013 | $1.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 17 | 1 | $809 | $0.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 14 | 12 | $2,204 | $1.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 10 | 6 | $627 | $0.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 9 | 6 | $1,379 | $0.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 6 | 1 | $859 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
190
jobs · $79,249 avg pay
State Government
164
jobs · $37,941 avg pay
Local Government
3,150
jobs · $55,336 avg pay
Private
20,595
jobs · $52,941 avg pay
GA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
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The largest counties in GA by total employment.
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