Forsyth County, GA

FIPS 13117 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Forsyth County had an annual average of 88,777 jobs across 8,896 establishments, paying $5.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

88,777

+4.4% YoY

Establishments

8,896

Total Wages

$5.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$64,971

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 Forsyth County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
622 NAICS 622 — — — —
611 NAICS 611 8,064 203 $1,174 $454.7M
722 NAICS 722 7,051 398 $442 $162.1M
541 NAICS 541 6,407 1,827 $1,894 $630.8M
561 NAICS 561 5,641 590 $1,060 $310.8M
238 NAICS 238 5,604 514 $1,573 $458.3M
621 NAICS 621 5,602 568 $1,452 $422.0M
423 NAICS 423 3,507 239 $1,853 $338.0M
445 NAICS 445 2,754 94 $596 $85.4M
311 NAICS 311 2,681 23 $940 $131.0M
455 NAICS 455 2,545 44 $619 $81.9M
713 NAICS 713 2,272 76 $1,102 $130.2M
921 NAICS 921 2,228 4 $2,806 $133.8M
624 NAICS 624 1,944 129 $680 $68.8M
441 NAICS 441 1,526 86 $1,538 $122.0M
459 NAICS 459 1,393 113 $543 $39.3M
236 NAICS 236 1,137 274 $1,780 $105.3M
444 NAICS 444 1,090 40 $810 $45.9M
522 NAICS 522 1,090 145 $1,600 $90.7M
424 NAICS 424 1,006 80 $1,486 $77.8M
323 NAICS 323 986 33 $1,383 $70.9M
488 NAICS 488 986 38 $1,277 $65.5M
531 NAICS 531 879 336 $1,263 $57.7M
812 NAICS 812 858 220 $653 $29.2M
811 NAICS 811 825 166 $1,162 $49.9M
334 NAICS 334 801 29 $2,060 $85.8M
456 NAICS 456 765 79 $789 $31.4M
332 NAICS 332 747 36 $1,279 $49.7M
524 NAICS 524 695 159 $1,884 $68.1M
484 NAICS 484 653 103 $879 $29.8M
425 NAICS 425 643 168 $3,170 $106.0M
237 NAICS 237 602 42 $1,484 $46.5M
562 NAICS 562 571 60 $1,347 $40.0M
449 NAICS 449 524 75 $921 $25.1M
551 NAICS 551 464 28 $1,967 $47.4M
339 NAICS 339 464 44 $1,258 $30.4M
221 NAICS 221 459 10 $2,067 $49.3M
999 NAICS 999 439 910 $1,508 $34.4M
513 NAICS 513 432 118 $2,720 $61.1M
457 NAICS 457 427 66 $730 $16.2M
458 NAICS 458 382 53 $363 $7.2M
325 NAICS 325 373 27 $2,110 $40.9M
335 NAICS 335 371 20 $2,532 $48.8M
333 NAICS 333 363 26 $1,274 $24.0M
492 NAICS 492 361 14 $1,311 $24.6M
813 NAICS 813 294 31 $836 $9.4M
326 NAICS 326 246 9 $1,608 $20.5M
519 NAICS 519 246 17 $1,941 $17.3M
321 NAICS 321 229 11 $1,077 $12.8M
337 NAICS 337 229 15 $1,137 $13.5M
336 NAICS 336 211 14 $1,275 $14.0M
491 NAICS 491 190 2 $1,384 $13.7M
327 NAICS 327 184 14 $1,294 $12.4M
517 NAICS 517 176 22 $1,519 $13.9M
721 NAICS 721 169 22 $612 $5.4M
512 NAICS 512 163 30 $1,343 $11.4M
518 NAICS 518 120 42 $2,641 $16.5M
493 NAICS 493 98 12 $1,919 $9.8M
312 NAICS 312 82 5 $1,200 $5.1M
314 NAICS 314 75 9 $829 $3.2M
111 NAICS 111 59 12 $530 $1.6M
922 NAICS 922 55 6 $2,157 $3.9M
923 NAICS 923 48 5 $3,003 $6.5M
926 NAICS 926 38 4 $1,823 $2.7M
814 NAICS 814 35 48 $929 $1.7M
112 NAICS 112 34 4 $1,223 $2.1M
516 NAICS 516 30 13 $1,842 $2.9M
115 NAICS 115 13 7 $493 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 6 1 $800 $0.2M
623 NAICS 623 5 1 $723 $0.2M
925 NAICS 925 2 1 $1,119 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

276

jobs · $91,478 avg pay

State Government

198

jobs · $49,871 avg pay

Local Government

9,062

jobs · $60,353 avg pay

Private

79,241

jobs · $65,444 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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