Obion County, TN
FIPS 47131 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Obion County had an annual average of 12,200 jobs across 751 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
12,200
+0.1% YoY
Establishments
751
Total Wages
$0.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$47,930
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 964 | 61 | $449 | $19.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 854 | 2 | $823 | $36.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 491 | 55 | $1,065 | $27.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 454 | 12 | $543 | $12.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 425 | 7 | $875 | $15.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 383 | 10 | $861 | $17.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 318 | 36 | $869 | $14.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 288 | 15 | $1,004 | $15.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 278 | 21 | $1,071 | $15.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 275 | 34 | $1,160 | $16.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 245 | 18 | $980 | $12.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 231 | 30 | $1,678 | $14.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 212 | 21 | $1,420 | $15.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 193 | 29 | $461 | $4.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 188 | 52 | $1,285 | $12.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 178 | 8 | $1,365 | $12.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 174 | 13 | $1,687 | $13.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 158 | 19 | $489 | $4.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 152 | 7 | $1,078 | $8.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 136 | 16 | $865 | $6.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 120 | 4 | $834 | $5.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 110 | 27 | $322 | $1.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 109 | 6 | $1,008 | $5.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 89 | 6 | $1,754 | $6.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 86 | 17 | $1,043 | $4.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 81 | 12 | $446 | $1.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 76 | 15 | $1,052 | $4.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 74 | 3 | $1,685 | $6.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 67 | 12 | $1,101 | $3.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 65 | 13 | $371 | $1.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 64 | 5 | $801 | $2.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 53 | 4 | $1,347 | $3.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 50 | 7 | $1,095 | $2.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 42 | 8 | $1,843 | $3.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 42 | 5 | $1,622 | $2.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 40 | 11 | $356 | $0.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 32 | 3 | $1,195 | $2.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 31 | 7 | $854 | $1.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 28 | 8 | $1,202 | $1.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 27 | 7 | $742 | $1.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 24 | 10 | $1,803 | $2.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 22 | 3 | $1,739 | $1.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 19 | 1 | $434 | $0.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 12 | 6 | $580 | $0.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 10 | 1 | $1,297 | $0.7M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1 | 2 | $1,404 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
114
jobs · $72,877 avg pay
State Government
141
jobs · $68,592 avg pay
Local Government
1,460
jobs · $43,588 avg pay
Private
10,485
jobs · $47,989 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