Blount County, AL

FIPS 01009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Blount County had an annual average of 9,093 jobs across 957 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

9,093

+2.7% YoY

Establishments

957

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,689

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 Blount County, AL, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,336 23 $1,171 $59.2M
455 NAICS 455 466 23 $558 $13.5M
238 NAICS 238 414 99 $1,098 $23.6M
621 NAICS 621 386 44 $984 $19.7M
423 NAICS 423 312 28 $1,311 $21.2M
623 NAICS 623 266 9 $746 $10.3M
332 NAICS 332 224 16 $1,202 $14.0M
541 NAICS 541 194 64 $1,308 $13.2M
457 NAICS 457 185 32 $469 $4.5M
237 NAICS 237 180 18 $1,269 $11.9M
624 NAICS 624 172 74 $483 $4.3M
811 NAICS 811 165 44 $886 $7.6M
444 NAICS 444 162 12 $963 $8.1M
561 NAICS 561 160 30 $675 $5.6M
441 NAICS 441 157 22 $911 $7.4M
522 NAICS 522 156 24 $1,295 $10.5M
812 NAICS 812 146 16 $670 $5.1M
445 NAICS 445 136 7 $826 $3.5M
484 NAICS 484 105 30 $1,084 $5.9M
456 NAICS 456 96 10 $772 $3.9M
221 NAICS 221 82 6 $1,028 $4.4M
236 NAICS 236 70 26 $992 $3.6M
524 NAICS 524 69 23 $1,257 $4.5M
331 NAICS 331 64 4 $980 $3.3M
491 NAICS 491 60 7 $1,145 $3.6M
424 NAICS 424 59 4 $1,229 $3.8M
926 NAICS 926 56 3 $1,874 $3.5M
488 NAICS 488 55 7 $1,275 $3.6M
923 NAICS 923 54 3 $994 $2.8M
459 NAICS 459 46 10 $450 $1.1M
562 NAICS 562 37 5 $1,096 $2.1M
112 NAICS 112 29 7 $872 $1.3M
337 NAICS 337 27 6 $681 $1.0M
922 NAICS 922 26 3 $1,115 $1.5M
333 NAICS 333 24 5 $984 $1.2M
551 NAICS 551 23 5 $3,345 $4.0M
924 NAICS 924 21 4 $1,074 $0.7M
532 NAICS 532 21 5 $759 $0.8M
531 NAICS 531 20 17 $811 $0.9M
339 NAICS 339 18 4 $735 $0.7M
425 NAICS 425 14 10 $973 $0.7M
321 NAICS 321 12 4 $486 $0.3M
325 NAICS 325 7 3 $1,463 $0.5M
523 NAICS 523 5 3 $1,585 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

79

jobs · $66,810 avg pay

State Government

145

jobs · $49,924 avg pay

Local Government

1,890

jobs · $44,974 avg pay

Private

6,979

jobs · $45,552 avg pay

AL Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

2.8%

April 2026

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