Jackson County, AL
FIPS 01071 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Jackson County had an annual average of 15,444 jobs across 1,192 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
15,444
-0.1% YoY
Establishments
1,192
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$49,426
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,283 | 29 | $887 | $58.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,005 | 80 | $378 | $19.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 644 | 79 | $1,033 | $34.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 632 | 92 | $1,036 | $34.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 617 | 15 | $1,085 | $25.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 603 | 25 | $528 | $16.6M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 507 | 4 | $860 | $22.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 476 | 8 | $911 | $22.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 431 | 34 | $568 | $12.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 408 | 22 | $1,160 | $24.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 399 | 6 | $1,473 | $30.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 345 | 12 | $1,041 | $18.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 323 | 17 | $770 | $8.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 291 | 5 | $820 | $12.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 245 | 38 | $1,075 | $13.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 244 | 16 | $1,136 | $14.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 233 | 15 | $582 | $7.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 232 | 81 | $1,351 | $16.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 224 | 42 | $1,002 | $11.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 223 | 49 | $469 | $5.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 204 | 8 | $1,006 | $10.7M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 169 | 5 | $1,413 | $12.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 115 | 12 | $715 | $4.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 103 | 34 | $931 | $5.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 78 | 14 | $1,206 | $4.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 65 | 33 | $1,024 | $3.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 60 | 11 | $469 | $1.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 59 | 4 | $995 | $3.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 58 | 3 | $1,125 | $3.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 52 | 12 | $390 | $1.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 51 | 8 | $922 | $2.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 44 | 3 | $1,300 | $3.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 44 | 4 | $3,005 | $6.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 38 | 3 | $1,021 | $2.0M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 36 | 5 | $1,842 | $3.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 28 | 6 | $1,812 | $2.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 25 | 6 | $1,230 | $1.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 24 | 16 | $1,129 | $1.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 24 | 8 | $898 | $1.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 21 | 5 | $761 | $0.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 20 | 6 | $458 | $0.5M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 16 | 6 | $912 | $0.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 7 | 4 | $391 | $0.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 5 | 5 | $615 | $0.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 4 | 1 | $1,422 | $0.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 4 | 5 | $190 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
135
jobs · $92,718 avg pay
State Government
183
jobs · $55,043 avg pay
Local Government
2,912
jobs · $47,123 avg pay
Private
12,214
jobs · $49,404 avg pay
AL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
2.8%
April 2026
Other AL Counties
The largest counties in AL by total employment.
- Jefferson County 367,081 jobs
- Madison County 229,807 jobs
- Mobile County 175,326 jobs
- Montgomery County 132,903 jobs
- Tuscaloosa County 99,288 jobs
- Shelby County 85,170 jobs
- Baldwin County 85,117 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 83,435 jobs