Cherokee County, AL
FIPS 01019 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Cherokee County had an annual average of 5,353 jobs across 497 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
5,353
+0.9% YoY
Establishments
497
Total Wages
$0.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$44,648
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 926 | NAICS 926 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 471 | 27 | $334 | $8.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 359 | 15 | $563 | $10.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 238 | 29 | $1,144 | $14.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 143 | 19 | $613 | $4.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 124 | 6 | $594 | $2.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 113 | 8 | $781 | $4.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 106 | 39 | $1,553 | $8.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 104 | 8 | $872 | $4.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 92 | 12 | $641 | $3.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 91 | 25 | $440 | $2.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 87 | 20 | $1,199 | $5.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 81 | 15 | $663 | $2.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 78 | 19 | $904 | $3.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 71 | 7 | $932 | $3.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 58 | 8 | $997 | $3.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 56 | 19 | $932 | $2.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 45 | 7 | $1,283 | $3.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 35 | 5 | $1,245 | $2.3M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 34 | 4 | $843 | $1.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 31 | 4 | $1,122 | $1.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 27 | 5 | $994 | $1.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 26 | 2 | $1,095 | $1.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 25 | 3 | $1,073 | $1.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 24 | 2 | $841 | $1.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 22 | 6 | $436 | $0.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 20 | 13 | $454 | $0.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 16 | 7 | $390 | $0.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 10 | 5 | $1,343 | $0.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 3 | 4 | $1,907 | $0.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 2 | 1 | $2,660 | $0.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1 | 1 | $2,038 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
43
jobs · $69,758 avg pay
State Government
81
jobs · $52,742 avg pay
Local Government
1,168
jobs · $45,271 avg pay
Private
4,061
jobs · $44,058 avg pay
AL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.8%
April 2026
Other AL Counties
The largest counties in AL by total employment.
- Jefferson County 367,081 jobs
- Madison County 229,807 jobs
- Mobile County 175,326 jobs
- Montgomery County 132,903 jobs
- Tuscaloosa County 99,288 jobs
- Shelby County 85,170 jobs
- Baldwin County 85,117 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 83,435 jobs