Houston County, TN

FIPS 47083 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Houston County had an annual average of 1,443 jobs across 148 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,443

-0.6% YoY

Establishments

148

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$43,665

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 Houston County, TN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 278 1 $704 $10.2M
921 NAICS 921 157 3 $518 $4.2M
722 NAICS 722 88 14 $356 $1.6M
238 NAICS 238 80 12 $997 $4.1M
445 NAICS 445 67 4 $448 $1.6M
621 NAICS 621 49 8 $1,309 $3.3M
624 NAICS 624 42 11 $843 $1.6M
457 NAICS 457 30 6 $535 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 20 3 $1,256 $1.3M
237 NAICS 237 18 2 $1,342 $0.7M
524 NAICS 524 12 6 $1,378 $0.9M
923 NAICS 923 7 2 $999 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 4 2 $833 $0.2M
922 NAICS 922 4 3 $2,216 $0.4M
925 NAICS 925 4 1 $989 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 1 1 $1,335 $0.1M
928 NAICS 928 1 1 $190 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

20

jobs · $63,037 avg pay

State Government

17

jobs · $65,352 avg pay

Local Government

486

jobs · $34,112 avg pay

Private

920

jobs · $47,862 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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