Bedford County, TN
FIPS 47003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Bedford County had an annual average of 18,134 jobs across 1,069 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
18,134
+1.8% YoY
Establishments
1,069
Total Wages
$1.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,753
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 | 1,432 | 11 | $1,242 | $69.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,239 | 73 | $393 | $24.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,055 | 57 | $1,977 | $38.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 982 | 29 | $1,209 | $61.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 959 | 99 | $1,721 | $85.8M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 743 | 8 | $1,345 | $51.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 675 | 5 | $1,363 | $32.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 430 | 14 | $568 | $12.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 418 | 26 | $873 | $19.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 415 | 12 | $1,319 | $28.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 367 | 11 | $939 | $17.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 325 | 62 | $591 | $8.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 318 | 33 | $1,069 | $17.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 307 | 55 | $1,033 | $16.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 270 | 5 | $1,097 | $15.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 246 | 11 | $688 | $8.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 234 | 25 | $1,451 | $17.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 230 | 20 | $583 | $7.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 195 | 11 | $1,531 | $14.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 135 | 23 | $489 | $3.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 134 | 25 | $1,043 | $7.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 133 | 24 | $486 | $3.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 131 | 7 | $946 | $6.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 124 | 29 | $2,413 | $15.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 96 | 18 | $1,409 | $7.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 79 | 6 | $1,328 | $4.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 68 | 7 | $2,075 | $7.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 67 | 5 | $1,255 | $4.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 63 | 6 | $879 | $2.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 60 | 2 | $1,239 | $3.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 57 | 3 | $1,313 | $3.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 54 | 20 | $825 | $2.3M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 54 | 3 | $1,121 | $3.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 48 | 17 | $475 | $1.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 47 | 18 | $602 | $1.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 47 | 6 | $534 | $1.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 44 | 11 | $581 | $1.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 39 | 7 | $717 | $1.4M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 38 | 6 | $936 | $1.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 35 | 6 | $871 | $1.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 35 | 4 | $1,258 | $2.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 29 | 7 | $698 | $1.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 27 | 4 | $2,050 | $2.9M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 23 | 8 | $792 | $1.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 20 | 2 | $1,116 | $1.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 16 | 4 | $1,249 | $1.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 13 | 5 | $1,015 | $0.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 12 | 2 | $1,070 | $0.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 10 | 13 | $669 | $0.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 10 | 9 | $1,311 | $0.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 8 | 1 | $489 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
75
jobs · $67,252 avg pay
State Government
206
jobs · $66,074 avg pay
Local Government
2,194
jobs · $46,875 avg pay
Private
15,659
jobs · $54,489 avg pay
TN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.6%
April 2026
Other TN Counties
The largest counties in TN by total employment.
- Davidson County 555,404 jobs
- Shelby County 482,470 jobs
- Knox County 260,373 jobs
- Hamilton County 221,207 jobs
- Williamson County 149,365 jobs
- Rutherford County 149,355 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 127,193 jobs
- Sullivan County 70,256 jobs