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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Barrow County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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