Monroe County, TN
FIPS 47123 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Monroe County had an annual average of 15,485 jobs across 958 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
15,485
+0.5% YoY
Establishments
958
Total Wages
$0.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$49,324
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 3,577 | 14 | $1,244 | $231.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,460 | 84 | $403 | $27.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 947 | 2 | $843 | $41.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 675 | 36 | $594 | $20.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 604 | 5 | $831 | $26.1M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 543 | 8 | $1,100 | $31.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 470 | 62 | $1,118 | $27.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 406 | 18 | $394 | $8.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 360 | 6 | $797 | $14.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 286 | 5 | $773 | $11.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 285 | 6 | $1,965 | $29.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 252 | 86 | $1,676 | $22.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 236 | 32 | $993 | $12.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 234 | 18 | $841 | $10.2M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 219 | 26 | $1,023 | $11.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 185 | 48 | $1,012 | $9.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 174 | 11 | $837 | $7.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 168 | 35 | $563 | $4.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 140 | 16 | $814 | $5.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 123 | 10 | $508 | $3.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 96 | 10 | $786 | $3.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 89 | 24 | $755 | $3.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 86 | 8 | $2,663 | $11.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 80 | 10 | $670 | $2.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 75 | 4 | $1,309 | $5.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 70 | 5 | $1,192 | $4.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 70 | 4 | $1,245 | $4.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 67 | 4 | $1,157 | $4.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 64 | 7 | $602 | $2.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 63 | 13 | $1,109 | $3.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 57 | 15 | $666 | $2.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 56 | 12 | $400 | $1.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 53 | 26 | $980 | $2.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 53 | 4 | $936 | $2.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 52 | 6 | $1,592 | $3.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 51 | 11 | $309 | $0.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 51 | 3 | $1,089 | $2.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 51 | 5 | $1,136 | $3.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 45 | 17 | $965 | $2.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 42 | 21 | $899 | $2.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 39 | 6 | $1,683 | $2.4M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 29 | 6 | $499 | $0.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 9 | 3 | $840 | $0.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 8 | 1 | $325 | $0.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 5 | 6 | $467 | $0.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 3 | 1 | $1,105 | $0.2M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 3 | 1 | $358 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
107
jobs · $66,244 avg pay
State Government
119
jobs · $61,813 avg pay
Local Government
1,780
jobs · $43,267 avg pay
Private
13,479
jobs · $49,879 avg pay
TN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.6%
April 2026
Other TN Counties
The largest counties in TN by total employment.
- Davidson County 555,404 jobs
- Shelby County 482,470 jobs
- Knox County 260,373 jobs
- Hamilton County 221,207 jobs
- Williamson County 149,365 jobs
- Rutherford County 149,355 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 127,193 jobs
- Sullivan County 70,256 jobs