Burke County, GA

FIPS 13033 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Burke County had an annual average of 7,429 jobs across 476 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

7,429

-12.3% YoY

Establishments

476

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$79,711

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 Burke County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
922 NAICS 922 — 1 $1,231 $0.0M
611 NAICS 611 895 7 $1,078 $46.3M
921 NAICS 921 582 6 $961 $29.1M
722 NAICS 722 407 36 $332 $7.0M
423 NAICS 423 392 17 $1,136 $23.1M
455 NAICS 455 298 10 $534 $8.3M
541 NAICS 541 225 32 $2,653 $31.1M
621 NAICS 621 192 14 $1,050 $10.4M
441 NAICS 441 168 8 $959 $8.4M
623 NAICS 623 163 5 $838 $7.1M
238 NAICS 238 148 27 $1,127 $8.7M
624 NAICS 624 137 19 $543 $3.4M
484 NAICS 484 122 14 $1,242 $7.9M
445 NAICS 445 105 12 $420 $2.3M
522 NAICS 522 99 12 $956 $4.9M
457 NAICS 457 90 17 $495 $2.3M
561 NAICS 561 78 17 $1,299 $5.3M
112 NAICS 112 67 4 $1,033 $3.6M
311 NAICS 311 55 3 $459 $1.3M
424 NAICS 424 53 6 $1,257 $3.4M
115 NAICS 115 52 10 $1,012 $2.7M
111 NAICS 111 51 16 $778 $2.1M
456 NAICS 456 46 6 $739 $1.8M
444 NAICS 444 46 6 $824 $1.9M
425 NAICS 425 46 5 $1,468 $3.5M
237 NAICS 237 40 8 $3,249 $6.8M
449 NAICS 449 28 5 $761 $1.1M
236 NAICS 236 27 11 $785 $1.1M
811 NAICS 811 23 10 $695 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 21 5 $1,262 $1.4M
925 NAICS 925 20 1 $783 $0.8M
459 NAICS 459 19 3 $1,235 $1.2M
812 NAICS 812 19 6 $428 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 18 4 $1,258 $0.9M
458 NAICS 458 13 4 $414 $0.3M
999 NAICS 999 11 24 $1,019 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 7 2 $2,847 $0.7M
488 NAICS 488 6 1 $807 $0.2M
813 NAICS 813 2 1 $925 $0.1M
923 NAICS 923 1 2 $825 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

33

jobs · $77,052 avg pay

State Government

26

jobs · $46,164 avg pay

Local Government

1,505

jobs · $50,857 avg pay

Private

5,865

jobs · $87,277 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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