Macon County, TN

FIPS 47111 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Macon County had an annual average of 5,468 jobs across 427 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,468

+4.7% YoY

Establishments

427

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,313

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 Macon County, TN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 692 1 $728 $26.2M
722 NAICS 722 375 25 $391 $7.6M
921 NAICS 921 365 3 $743 $14.1M
321 NAICS 321 347 6 $1,176 $21.2M
621 NAICS 621 287 28 $3,063 $45.7M
522 NAICS 522 275 14 $1,188 $17.0M
238 NAICS 238 130 25 $1,056 $7.1M
445 NAICS 445 123 10 $343 $2.2M
624 NAICS 624 95 35 $702 $2.8M
444 NAICS 444 88 8 $959 $4.4M
337 NAICS 337 86 5 $938 $4.2M
541 NAICS 541 72 32 $1,045 $3.9M
811 NAICS 811 67 15 $975 $3.4M
457 NAICS 457 66 14 $516 $1.8M
456 NAICS 456 43 5 $969 $2.2M
524 NAICS 524 38 12 $1,018 $2.0M
449 NAICS 449 36 6 $550 $1.0M
441 NAICS 441 36 8 $583 $1.1M
459 NAICS 459 32 10 $600 $1.0M
491 NAICS 491 32 2 $1,259 $2.1M
484 NAICS 484 30 11 $959 $1.5M
237 NAICS 237 29 2 $1,286 $1.2M
923 NAICS 923 28 3 $1,193 $1.7M
332 NAICS 332 26 4 $845 $1.1M
333 NAICS 333 24 5 $1,087 $1.4M
922 NAICS 922 11 3 $2,236 $1.0M
924 NAICS 924 7 3 $1,640 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 6 2 $229 $0.1M
531 NAICS 531 6 1 $1,028 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 4 2 $1,193 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

38

jobs · $66,420 avg pay

State Government

45

jobs · $72,197 avg pay

Local Government

1,110

jobs · $38,129 avg pay

Private

4,275

jobs · $53,097 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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