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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Jefferson County, TN, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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