Fentress County, TN

FIPS 47049 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Fentress County had an annual average of 5,768 jobs across 409 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,768

+4.8% YoY

Establishments

409

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$41,625

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 Fentress County, TN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
621 NAICS 621 2,224 27 $776 $89.7M
611 NAICS 611 464 2 $1,166 $20.5M
921 NAICS 921 272 3 $678 $9.6M
455 NAICS 455 268 8 $610 $8.5M
423 NAICS 423 194 9 $861 $8.7M
321 NAICS 321 124 10 $710 $4.6M
624 NAICS 624 102 29 $700 $2.6M
522 NAICS 522 98 12 $1,119 $5.7M
444 NAICS 444 95 8 $811 $4.0M
541 NAICS 541 84 43 $1,149 $5.0M
238 NAICS 238 67 20 $739 $2.6M
456 NAICS 456 65 7 $680 $2.3M
457 NAICS 457 64 9 $461 $1.5M
237 NAICS 237 60 9 $1,286 $2.5M
445 NAICS 445 60 5 $390 $1.2M
113 NAICS 113 45 6 $884 $2.1M
484 NAICS 484 42 11 $1,326 $2.9M
513 NAICS 513 41 10 $2,878 $6.1M
811 NAICS 811 38 16 $723 $1.4M
491 NAICS 491 36 6 $1,138 $2.1M
924 NAICS 924 34 5 $1,164 $1.8M
441 NAICS 441 29 8 $634 $1.0M
236 NAICS 236 22 11 $915 $1.1M
922 NAICS 922 22 2 $2,044 $1.0M
424 NAICS 424 21 5 $750 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 19 2 $1,097 $1.1M
449 NAICS 449 17 4 $803 $0.7M
531 NAICS 531 17 14 $1,393 $1.2M
221 NAICS 221 13 1 $696 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 5 1 $284 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 4 1 $1,133 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

43

jobs · $59,405 avg pay

State Government

135

jobs · $59,938 avg pay

Local Government

728

jobs · $38,235 avg pay

Private

4,862

jobs · $41,461 avg pay

TN Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.6%

April 2026

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