Newton County, GA

FIPS 13217 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Newton County had an annual average of 27,708 jobs across 2,169 establishments, paying $1.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

27,708

+9.3% YoY

Establishments

2,169

Total Wages

$1.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$54,918

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 Newton County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 3,277 44 $1,051 $173.5M
722 NAICS 722 2,712 157 $415 $58.5M
238 NAICS 238 1,604 192 $1,335 $111.3M
423 NAICS 423 1,498 56 $1,782 $138.8M
921 NAICS 921 1,306 11 $2,305 $79.5M
624 NAICS 624 1,163 51 $588 $32.2M
561 NAICS 561 1,122 125 $785 $45.8M
621 NAICS 621 1,081 124 $1,358 $75.5M
445 NAICS 445 1,064 35 $550 $30.4M
541 NAICS 541 1,005 189 $1,163 $60.8M
455 NAICS 455 918 24 $562 $26.8M
322 NAICS 322 762 6 $1,252 $49.6M
325 NAICS 325 589 11 $1,520 $46.5M
332 NAICS 332 382 24 $1,047 $20.8M
444 NAICS 444 329 16 $766 $13.1M
517 NAICS 517 314 17 $1,354 $22.1M
441 NAICS 441 299 28 $943 $14.7M
551 NAICS 551 299 6 $1,702 $26.4M
326 NAICS 326 281 6 $1,500 $21.9M
457 NAICS 457 279 63 $547 $7.9M
333 NAICS 333 276 8 $1,995 $28.6M
522 NAICS 522 263 32 $1,459 $20.0M
327 NAICS 327 248 9 $1,258 $16.2M
811 NAICS 811 240 48 $1,024 $12.8M
813 NAICS 813 229 16 $939 $3.2M
524 NAICS 524 176 36 $1,282 $11.7M
237 NAICS 237 175 15 $1,544 $14.1M
721 NAICS 721 175 14 $541 $4.9M
456 NAICS 456 166 27 $776 $6.7M
484 NAICS 484 165 82 $1,119 $9.6M
337 NAICS 337 165 7 $1,051 $9.0M
236 NAICS 236 154 62 $1,624 $13.0M
531 NAICS 531 144 76 $1,014 $7.6M
491 NAICS 491 142 6 $1,297 $9.6M
812 NAICS 812 134 48 $584 $4.1M
532 NAICS 532 121 19 $1,594 $10.0M
923 NAICS 923 108 3 $2,139 $11.5M
999 NAICS 999 90 195 $985 $4.6M
459 NAICS 459 90 26 $442 $2.1M
425 NAICS 425 87 22 $2,060 $9.3M
493 NAICS 493 85 6 $1,002 $4.4M
562 NAICS 562 71 9 $929 $3.5M
458 NAICS 458 57 15 $440 $1.3M
424 NAICS 424 52 10 $1,236 $3.3M
922 NAICS 922 51 5 $1,536 $3.4M
623 NAICS 623 42 5 $806 $1.8M
449 NAICS 449 38 14 $886 $1.8M
488 NAICS 488 36 17 $869 $1.6M
523 NAICS 523 36 12 $2,345 $4.4M
926 NAICS 926 20 3 $1,435 $1.5M
519 NAICS 519 14 1 $629 $0.5M
513 NAICS 513 13 11 $1,214 $0.8M
814 NAICS 814 12 12 $1,462 $0.9M
925 NAICS 925 9 1 $1,252 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 1 1 $1,409 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

299

jobs · $86,642 avg pay

State Government

234

jobs · $49,283 avg pay

Local Government

4,135

jobs · $56,281 avg pay

Private

23,040

jobs · $54,320 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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