Columbia County, GA

FIPS 13073 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Columbia County had an annual average of 39,629 jobs across 3,525 establishments, paying $2.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

39,629

+1.8% YoY

Establishments

3,525

Total Wages

$2.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,681

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 Columbia County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
923 NAICS 923 — — — —
722 NAICS 722 5,363 275 $415 $115.7M
611 NAICS 611 4,834 96 $1,006 $245.1M
561 NAICS 561 3,010 259 $1,374 $120.3M
621 NAICS 621 2,893 300 $1,224 $184.0M
238 NAICS 238 2,048 247 $1,108 $118.0M
455 NAICS 455 1,858 32 $540 $52.2M
541 NAICS 541 1,473 348 $1,531 $117.3M
921 NAICS 921 1,403 63 $2,180 $81.7M
445 NAICS 445 1,287 44 $577 $38.6M
624 NAICS 624 1,211 87 $846 $35.4M
441 NAICS 441 1,190 54 $1,389 $86.0M
444 NAICS 444 869 33 $896 $40.5M
236 NAICS 236 767 124 $1,512 $60.3M
811 NAICS 811 644 98 $1,019 $34.1M
812 NAICS 812 603 132 $640 $20.1M
459 NAICS 459 509 70 $620 $16.4M
332 NAICS 332 436 9 $1,136 $25.8M
522 NAICS 522 401 56 $1,442 $30.0M
457 NAICS 457 367 45 $554 $10.6M
532 NAICS 532 342 28 $1,023 $18.2M
928 NAICS 928 341 1 $2,090 $37.0M
456 NAICS 456 320 42 $695 $11.6M
531 NAICS 531 295 113 $972 $14.9M
713 NAICS 713 270 30 $524 $7.4M
449 NAICS 449 246 28 $1,088 $13.9M
721 NAICS 721 243 22 $412 $5.2M
423 NAICS 423 240 48 $1,615 $20.1M
237 NAICS 237 234 28 $1,235 $15.0M
424 NAICS 424 215 22 $1,235 $13.8M
813 NAICS 813 212 23 $702 $7.7M
524 NAICS 524 208 58 $1,403 $15.2M
517 NAICS 517 189 13 $1,361 $13.3M
562 NAICS 562 182 16 $1,116 $10.6M
491 NAICS 491 161 4 $1,175 $9.8M
484 NAICS 484 139 42 $902 $6.5M
922 NAICS 922 131 5 $1,181 $8.1M
551 NAICS 551 125 12 $852 $5.5M
458 NAICS 458 124 27 $315 $2.0M
999 NAICS 999 123 288 $1,282 $8.2M
337 NAICS 337 120 11 $955 $6.0M
425 NAICS 425 70 24 $1,475 $5.3M
488 NAICS 488 54 15 $1,104 $2.9M
622 NAICS 622 53 1 $2,336 $6.4M
327 NAICS 327 46 4 $962 $2.3M
323 NAICS 323 35 7 $581 $1.0M
518 NAICS 518 32 5 $1,776 $2.9M
325 NAICS 325 31 12 $1,369 $2.2M
113 NAICS 113 29 5 $811 $1.2M
623 NAICS 623 29 3 $801 $1.2M
814 NAICS 814 29 31 $913 $1.4M
339 NAICS 339 21 8 $725 $0.8M
924 NAICS 924 20 2 $650 $0.7M
513 NAICS 513 19 22 $2,163 $2.1M
111 NAICS 111 15 3 $745 $0.6M
493 NAICS 493 14 3 $748 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 9 1 $661 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

558

jobs · $96,208 avg pay

State Government

625

jobs · $47,497 avg pay

Local Government

5,427

jobs · $54,541 avg pay

Private

33,019

jobs · $48,137 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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