Jefferson County, TN
FIPS 47089 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Jefferson County had an annual average of 14,062 jobs across 1,039 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
14,062
+1.2% YoY
Establishments
1,039
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,670
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,275 | 29 | $1,550 | $102.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,149 | 67 | $395 | $23.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,108 | 12 | $738 | $42.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 694 | 6 | $704 | $25.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 624 | 8 | $1,069 | $34.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 622 | 72 | $1,237 | $40.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 560 | 6 | $805 | $22.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 467 | 14 | $438 | $10.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 422 | 17 | $619 | $13.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 361 | 100 | $992 | $18.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 282 | 70 | $1,154 | $16.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 275 | 15 | $875 | $12.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 222 | 31 | $706 | $8.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 178 | 17 | $1,238 | $11.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 169 | 13 | $1,156 | $7.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 156 | 4 | $1,636 | $13.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 139 | 16 | $578 | $4.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 130 | 27 | $1,073 | $7.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 122 | 32 | $1,902 | $12.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 121 | 29 | $1,107 | $7.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 117 | 50 | $438 | $2.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 108 | 22 | $559 | $3.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 106 | 30 | $1,074 | $5.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 99 | 1 | $512 | $2.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 97 | 6 | $1,287 | $6.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 95 | 12 | $814 | $4.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 87 | 8 | $826 | $3.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 72 | 18 | $384 | $1.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 68 | 2 | $1,251 | $2.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 67 | 8 | $1,046 | $3.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 60 | 13 | $674 | $2.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 60 | 29 | $875 | $2.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 58 | 6 | $1,984 | $4.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 55 | 24 | $3,640 | $9.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 48 | 6 | $2,621 | $3.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 42 | 1 | $590 | $1.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 31 | 16 | $1,685 | $2.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 26 | 9 | $2,089 | $2.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 18 | 4 | $333 | $0.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 17 | 8 | $1,525 | $1.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 15 | 8 | $1,140 | $0.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 14 | 6 | $1,643 | $1.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 12 | 5 | $2,197 | $1.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 9 | 2 | $1,734 | $0.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 8 | 8 | $759 | $0.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 5 | 1 | $2,241 | $0.6M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 4 | 4 | $987 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
130
jobs · $78,349 avg pay
State Government
202
jobs · $86,980 avg pay
Local Government
2,360
jobs · $36,738 avg pay
Private
11,370
jobs · $58,786 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