Lee County, GA
FIPS 13177 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lee County had an annual average of 7,353 jobs across 611 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,353
-2.4% YoY
Establishments
611
Total Wages
$0.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$48,160
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 926 | NAICS 926 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 893 | 13 | $839 | $39.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 589 | 52 | $1,103 | $33.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 424 | 42 | $1,311 | $28.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 349 | 4 | $1,152 | $15.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 289 | 8 | $1,424 | $21.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 207 | 8 | $1,207 | $13.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 179 | 8 | $861 | $8.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 171 | 1 | $929 | $8.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 153 | 17 | $1,269 | $10.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 152 | 18 | $634 | $5.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 141 | 16 | $409 | $3.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 130 | 22 | $1,070 | $7.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 110 | 13 | $1,757 | $10.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 86 | 16 | $923 | $4.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 80 | 10 | $512 | $2.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 75 | 9 | $366 | $1.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 61 | 14 | $1,037 | $3.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 60 | 11 | $438 | $1.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 47 | 3 | $1,041 | $2.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 47 | 2 | $999 | $2.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 41 | 6 | $908 | $1.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 27 | 7 | $441 | $0.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 21 | 5 | $1,268 | $1.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 18 | 5 | $1,016 | $0.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 10 | 3 | $1,319 | $0.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 7 | 5 | $995 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
54
jobs · $54,020 avg pay
State Government
196
jobs · $48,389 avg pay
Local Government
1,239
jobs · $44,125 avg pay
Private
5,864
jobs · $48,954 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.
- Fulton County 948,157 jobs
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- DeKalb County 310,018 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 226,841 jobs
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- Clayton County 130,346 jobs
- Richmond County 104,211 jobs