Knox County, TN

FIPS 47093 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Knox County had an annual average of 260,373 jobs across 17,321 establishments, paying $16.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

260,373

+1.2% YoY

Establishments

17,321

Total Wages

$16.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$65,043

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 Knox County, TN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 25,937 1,147 $501 $675.9M
611 NAICS 611 23,573 227 $1,519 $1,530.8M
561 NAICS 561 18,578 1,014 $993 $959.3M
621 NAICS 621 17,930 1,314 $2,239 $1,443.9M
541 NAICS 541 14,112 2,651 $1,853 $1,359.4M
622 NAICS 622 13,246 28 $1,785 $982.9M
238 NAICS 238 9,323 842 $1,373 $665.8M
423 NAICS 423 8,660 775 $1,781 $802.0M
551 NAICS 551 7,054 156 $2,246 $823.9M
624 NAICS 624 6,265 556 $674 $211.3M
455 NAICS 455 5,788 119 $587 $176.8M
445 NAICS 445 5,530 202 $616 $177.0M
522 NAICS 522 5,472 416 $2,166 $463.7M
484 NAICS 484 4,907 178 $1,434 $365.7M
623 NAICS 623 4,738 120 $811 $199.9M
441 NAICS 441 4,473 242 $1,461 $339.9M
424 NAICS 424 4,256 287 $1,630 $360.8M
458 NAICS 458 3,563 225 $761 $140.9M
524 NAICS 524 3,213 415 $2,343 $330.1M
236 NAICS 236 3,211 434 $1,713 $286.0M
459 NAICS 459 3,178 360 $619 $102.3M
531 NAICS 531 3,176 657 $1,290 $212.3M
922 NAICS 922 3,117 32 $2,300 $238.8M
492 NAICS 492 2,923 43 $1,054 $160.2M
713 NAICS 713 2,923 150 $415 $63.1M
444 NAICS 444 2,861 121 $1,043 $155.1M
812 NAICS 812 2,722 380 $1,249 $104.8M
813 NAICS 813 2,608 192 $2,012 $127.6M
811 NAICS 811 2,508 376 $1,084 $141.4M
332 NAICS 332 2,292 94 $1,307 $155.7M
721 NAICS 721 2,263 143 $691 $81.3M
457 NAICS 457 2,261 237 $604 $71.0M
237 NAICS 237 2,259 92 $1,665 $179.8M
449 NAICS 449 1,900 192 $1,223 $120.8M
311 NAICS 311 1,900 41 $1,305 $129.0M
456 NAICS 456 1,865 209 $975 $94.5M
221 NAICS 221 1,675 29 $3,096 $134.7M
926 NAICS 926 1,632 17 $3,095 $230.9M
493 NAICS 493 1,548 32 $1,084 $87.2M
491 NAICS 491 1,319 19 $1,442 $98.9M
921 NAICS 921 1,270 20 $2,123 $73.4M
923 NAICS 923 1,183 12 $1,839 $80.0M
488 NAICS 488 1,036 67 $1,760 $94.8M
516 NAICS 516 1,025 64 $2,243 $119.5M
513 NAICS 513 1,005 462 $2,333 $122.0M
517 NAICS 517 981 57 $1,825 $93.1M
532 NAICS 532 968 108 $1,418 $71.4M
334 NAICS 334 956 57 $2,546 $126.6M
326 NAICS 326 955 22 $1,274 $63.3M
523 NAICS 523 952 227 $3,536 $175.0M
325 NAICS 325 945 44 $1,245 $61.2M
336 NAICS 336 891 32 $1,178 $54.6M
322 NAICS 322 827 11 $2,140 $92.0M
485 NAICS 485 770 55 $814 $32.6M
562 NAICS 562 711 82 $1,565 $57.9M
711 NAICS 711 655 88 $936 $31.9M
312 NAICS 312 651 26 $753 $25.5M
323 NAICS 323 649 62 $980 $33.1M
327 NAICS 327 603 28 $1,471 $46.1M
512 NAICS 512 587 52 $1,068 $32.6M
425 NAICS 425 576 144 $2,792 $83.6M
333 NAICS 333 571 52 $1,481 $44.0M
339 NAICS 339 523 66 $1,310 $35.6M
331 NAICS 331 421 11 $1,637 $35.8M
321 NAICS 321 396 18 $1,413 $29.1M
712 NAICS 712 376 11 $662 $13.0M
814 NAICS 814 350 321 $614 $11.2M
924 NAICS 924 295 10 $1,895 $20.7M
925 NAICS 925 290 5 $2,247 $17.9M
928 NAICS 928 275 3 $2,031 $22.6M
337 NAICS 337 228 30 $1,177 $13.9M
335 NAICS 335 200 21 $1,532 $15.9M
519 NAICS 519 196 1 $830 $8.5M
111 NAICS 111 136 10 $1,175 $8.3M
999 NAICS 999 117 66 $916 $5.6M
525 NAICS 525 83 15 $1,439 $6.2M
314 NAICS 314 45 12 $822 $1.9M
533 NAICS 533 40 15 $1,816 $3.8M
481 NAICS 481 39 9 $2,869 $5.8M
112 NAICS 112 18 5 $795 $0.8M
115 NAICS 115 12 10 $645 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

3,805

jobs · $113,211 avg pay

State Government

13,347

jobs · $79,242 avg pay

Local Government

16,411

jobs · $57,450 avg pay

Private

226,810

jobs · $63,948 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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