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.
| 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
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