Jackson County, GA
FIPS 13157 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Jackson County had an annual average of 45,811 jobs across 2,142 establishments, paying $2.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
45,811
-3.4% YoY
Establishments
2,142
Total Wages
$2.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,464
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 | 2,503 | 36 | $961 | $123.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,137 | 136 | $408 | $45.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,907 | 15 | $1,005 | $99.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,712 | 22 | $775 | $69.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,620 | 11 | $1,222 | $102.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,605 | 88 | $884 | $73.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,569 | 21 | $1,155 | $94.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,391 | 34 | $689 | $49.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,244 | 56 | $1,642 | $106.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,052 | 187 | $1,406 | $76.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,013 | 10 | $2,344 | $49.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 773 | 99 | $1,123 | $44.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 766 | 53 | $1,350 | $53.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 529 | 52 | $411 | $11.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 450 | 68 | $1,274 | $29.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 393 | 45 | $905 | $18.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 386 | 38 | $516 | $10.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 358 | 10 | $697 | $13.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 355 | 23 | $1,053 | $19.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 348 | 20 | $1,500 | $27.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 325 | 16 | $1,322 | $22.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 316 | 32 | $914 | $15.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 314 | 17 | $819 | $13.4M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 301 | 5 | $1,216 | $19.0M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 282 | 8 | $1,941 | $28.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 262 | 64 | $651 | $8.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 244 | 88 | $1,502 | $19.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 244 | 11 | $1,342 | $17.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 208 | 7 | $1,209 | $13.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 152 | 11 | $497 | $3.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 145 | 30 | $1,331 | $10.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 133 | 52 | $1,295 | $9.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 130 | 7 | $1,253 | $8.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 107 | 11 | $474 | $2.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 103 | 12 | $711 | $3.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 88 | 13 | $887 | $4.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 83 | 7 | $1,287 | $5.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 83 | 7 | $1,497 | $3.6M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 77 | 146 | $1,400 | $5.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 65 | 8 | $1,464 | $4.9M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 57 | 7 | $1,373 | $4.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 56 | 26 | $571 | $1.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 56 | 10 | $3,003 | $8.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 53 | 4 | $1,460 | $3.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 44 | 12 | $822 | $1.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 41 | 5 | $599 | $1.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 36 | 8 | $827 | $1.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 35 | 8 | $878 | $1.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 26 | 1 | $2,807 | $3.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 25 | 3 | $1,798 | $2.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 4 | 2 | $1,191 | $0.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $3,152 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
196
jobs · $81,650 avg pay
State Government
67
jobs · $56,398 avg pay
Local Government
3,515
jobs · $49,471 avg pay
Private
42,033
jobs · $50,391 avg pay
GA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
Other GA Counties
The largest counties in GA by total employment.
- Fulton County 948,157 jobs
- Gwinnett County 386,501 jobs
- Cobb County 384,275 jobs
- DeKalb County 310,018 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 226,841 jobs
- Chatham County 170,836 jobs
- Clayton County 130,346 jobs
- Richmond County 104,211 jobs