Laurens County, GA
FIPS 13175 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Laurens County had an annual average of 19,709 jobs across 1,224 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
19,709
+0.7% YoY
Establishments
1,224
Total Wages
$1.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$52,583
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,858 | 1 | $1,861 | $179.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,648 | 95 | $382 | $32.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,441 | 23 | $1,629 | $73.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,278 | 117 | $1,215 | $79.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,231 | 46 | $779 | $39.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 873 | 11 | $1,238 | $56.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 749 | 11 | $1,234 | $35.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 639 | 28 | $498 | $16.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 621 | 55 | $728 | $23.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 522 | 54 | $1,122 | $30.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 436 | 53 | $557 | $12.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 410 | 16 | $962 | $12.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 401 | 34 | $558 | $11.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 390 | 6 | $1,173 | $23.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 363 | 15 | $797 | $15.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 312 | 18 | $1,208 | $19.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 276 | 27 | $1,223 | $17.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 261 | 7 | $791 | $10.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 257 | 22 | $937 | $12.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 254 | 15 | $624 | $8.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 222 | 29 | $1,689 | $19.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 208 | 41 | $746 | $8.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 183 | 23 | $852 | $8.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 179 | 7 | $1,055 | $9.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 166 | 4 | $1,034 | $8.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 138 | 14 | $446 | $3.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 124 | 23 | $822 | $5.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 123 | 16 | $1,223 | $7.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 121 | 20 | $743 | $4.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 106 | 13 | $1,236 | $6.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 105 | 22 | $345 | $1.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 95 | 9 | $385 | $1.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 88 | 5 | $1,042 | $2.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 87 | 22 | $559 | $2.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 85 | 5 | $1,691 | $4.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 85 | 31 | $759 | $3.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 84 | 8 | $1,270 | $5.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 74 | 12 | $994 | $3.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 74 | 7 | $1,247 | $4.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 72 | 4 | $1,034 | $3.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 69 | 7 | $1,355 | $4.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 52 | 14 | $909 | $2.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 52 | 4 | $1,220 | $3.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 29 | 1 | $920 | $1.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 25 | 2 | $1,255 | $1.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 23 | 1 | $592 | $0.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 21 | 5 | $748 | $0.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 21 | 47 | $1,200 | $1.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 21 | 6 | $849 | $0.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 20 | 3 | $506 | $0.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 12 | 8 | $877 | $0.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 10 | 1 | $1,416 | $0.7M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 7 | 5 | $1,068 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,972
jobs · $95,080 avg pay
State Government
1,083
jobs · $45,973 avg pay
Local Government
2,228
jobs · $48,556 avg pay
Private
14,426
jobs · $47,893 avg pay
GA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.5%
April 2026
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The largest counties in GA by total employment.
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