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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Bedford County, TN, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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