Cherokee County, GA

FIPS 13057 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Cherokee County had an annual average of 74,280 jobs across 8,029 establishments, paying $4.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

74,280

+3.4% YoY

Establishments

8,029

Total Wages

$4.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,283

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 Cherokee County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 9,614 472 $444 $221.8M
611 NAICS 611 7,320 154 $1,014 $362.8M
238 NAICS 238 4,090 632 $1,396 $296.9M
621 NAICS 621 4,025 537 $1,371 $283.1M
541 NAICS 541 3,751 1,155 $1,450 $282.8M
561 NAICS 561 3,514 512 $1,282 $182.4M
455 NAICS 455 3,028 50 $631 $99.4M
445 NAICS 445 2,739 97 $585 $83.4M
921 NAICS 921 2,648 10 $2,477 $175.9M
624 NAICS 624 1,775 154 $645 $59.5M
236 NAICS 236 1,664 306 $1,995 $172.7M
713 NAICS 713 1,464 91 $487 $37.1M
444 NAICS 444 1,386 51 $916 $66.0M
441 NAICS 441 1,354 86 $1,118 $78.7M
423 NAICS 423 1,201 169 $1,628 $101.7M
311 NAICS 311 1,091 19 $858 $48.7M
812 NAICS 812 1,078 226 $658 $36.9M
458 NAICS 458 1,042 91 $437 $23.7M
332 NAICS 332 1,006 37 $1,568 $82.0M
811 NAICS 811 966 204 $1,049 $52.7M
524 NAICS 524 893 200 $1,579 $73.3M
459 NAICS 459 888 119 $561 $25.9M
237 NAICS 237 835 57 $1,494 $64.9M
522 NAICS 522 818 122 $1,322 $56.2M
336 NAICS 336 682 8 $1,105 $39.2M
531 NAICS 531 669 346 $1,186 $41.3M
456 NAICS 456 661 73 $763 $26.2M
449 NAICS 449 641 82 $1,044 $34.8M
425 NAICS 425 574 168 $2,369 $70.8M
333 NAICS 333 450 22 $1,392 $32.6M
457 NAICS 457 446 78 $621 $14.4M
339 NAICS 339 441 29 $1,322 $30.3M
484 NAICS 484 434 83 $1,314 $29.6M
562 NAICS 562 417 39 $1,449 $31.4M
813 NAICS 813 401 62 $855 $10.9M
326 NAICS 326 390 7 $1,066 $21.6M
424 NAICS 424 365 63 $1,275 $24.2M
999 NAICS 999 305 616 $1,342 $21.3M
491 NAICS 491 287 8 $1,270 $19.0M
513 NAICS 513 269 92 $2,245 $31.4M
493 NAICS 493 263 12 $1,470 $20.1M
337 NAICS 337 253 20 $1,280 $16.9M
323 NAICS 323 245 20 $1,017 $12.9M
721 NAICS 721 240 26 $471 $5.9M
335 NAICS 335 233 8 $1,061 $12.9M
488 NAICS 488 218 45 $1,376 $15.6M
314 NAICS 314 187 9 $956 $9.3M
327 NAICS 327 179 18 $1,746 $16.3M
518 NAICS 518 159 33 $3,075 $25.4M
321 NAICS 321 132 14 $1,099 $7.5M
517 NAICS 517 128 26 $1,521 $10.1M
312 NAICS 312 100 7 $536 $2.8M
325 NAICS 325 89 19 $1,585 $7.4M
221 NAICS 221 80 10 $1,996 $8.3M
512 NAICS 512 77 29 $517 $2.1M
111 NAICS 111 77 8 $1,192 $4.8M
519 NAICS 519 76 6 $560 $2.2M
334 NAICS 334 66 20 $1,612 $5.5M
551 NAICS 551 60 29 $1,313 $4.1M
926 NAICS 926 58 5 $1,773 $4.5M
922 NAICS 922 54 5 $1,643 $4.1M
923 NAICS 923 52 6 $2,750 $5.3M
212 NAICS 212 51 4 $1,470 $3.9M
814 NAICS 814 27 37 $1,252 $1.7M
112 NAICS 112 25 8 $2,707 $3.5M
622 NAICS 622 20 1 $1,383 $1.5M
623 NAICS 623 9 1 $836 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 5 2 $1,056 $0.3M
925 NAICS 925 4 1 $1,365 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

381

jobs · $76,481 avg pay

State Government

399

jobs · $49,035 avg pay

Local Government

8,962

jobs · $56,888 avg pay

Private

64,538

jobs · $53,822 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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