Fayette County, TN
FIPS 47047 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Fayette County had an annual average of 8,093 jobs across 823 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
8,093
+0.1% YoY
Establishments
823
Total Wages
$0.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,079
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 486 | 51 | $1,120 | $28.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 476 | 7 | $931 | $23.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 439 | 2 | $922 | $21.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 429 | 70 | $1,399 | $31.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 369 | 27 | $1,370 | $26.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 365 | 6 | $1,085 | $20.6M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 364 | 8 | $1,418 | $26.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 333 | 12 | $562 | $9.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 241 | 13 | $1,662 | $19.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 232 | 7 | $1,166 | $14.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 231 | 4 | $826 | $9.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 204 | 13 | $1,223 | $13.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 194 | 3 | $1,261 | $12.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 193 | 37 | $985 | $9.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 152 | 20 | $1,766 | $14.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 137 | 18 | $795 | $5.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 133 | 6 | $1,374 | $9.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 128 | 27 | $1,673 | $11.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 122 | 16 | $554 | $3.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 115 | 9 | $936 | $5.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 88 | 20 | $1,409 | $6.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 80 | 20 | $1,122 | $4.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 80 | 5 | $829 | $3.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 70 | 13 | $1,991 | $7.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 63 | 2 | $970 | $3.2M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 62 | 11 | $1,125 | $3.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 54 | 9 | $660 | $1.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 50 | 6 | $1,403 | $3.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 50 | 6 | $1,198 | $3.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 48 | 4 | $947 | $2.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 47 | 7 | $978 | $2.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 42 | 7 | $1,653 | $3.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 42 | 11 | $410 | $0.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 23 | 9 | $1,050 | $1.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 20 | 18 | $994 | $1.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 18 | 1 | $453 | $0.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 16 | 8 | $1,247 | $1.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 11 | 4 | $1,451 | $0.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 9 | 10 | $2,044 | $1.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 8 | 2 | $1,281 | $0.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 7 | 2 | $1,519 | $0.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 6 | 4 | $861 | $0.3M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 5 | 1 | $527 | $0.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2 | 1 | $487 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
60
jobs · $62,445 avg pay
State Government
254
jobs · $68,464 avg pay
Local Government
1,042
jobs · $48,047 avg pay
Private
6,737
jobs · $57,999 avg pay
TN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.6%
April 2026
Other TN Counties
The largest counties in TN by total employment.
- Davidson County 555,404 jobs
- Shelby County 482,470 jobs
- Knox County 260,373 jobs
- Hamilton County 221,207 jobs
- Williamson County 149,365 jobs
- Rutherford County 149,355 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 127,193 jobs
- Sullivan County 70,256 jobs