Paulding County, GA

FIPS 13223 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Paulding County had an annual average of 30,034 jobs across 3,012 establishments, paying $1.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

30,034

+2.6% YoY

Establishments

3,012

Total Wages

$1.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,704

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 Paulding County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 4,347 56 $1,158 $254.9M
722 NAICS 722 3,907 187 $415 $84.4M
238 NAICS 238 2,029 324 $1,216 $128.3M
621 NAICS 621 2,009 213 $1,295 $135.1M
455 NAICS 455 1,803 35 $616 $57.7M
921 NAICS 921 1,412 5 $2,346 $77.8M
561 NAICS 561 1,366 225 $1,260 $50.9M
445 NAICS 445 1,285 42 $572 $38.2M
624 NAICS 624 934 66 $443 $21.5M
541 NAICS 541 842 305 $1,425 $62.4M
441 NAICS 441 615 52 $1,257 $40.2M
811 NAICS 811 436 95 $1,047 $23.7M
444 NAICS 444 435 21 $743 $16.8M
485 NAICS 485 393 1 $657 $13.4M
812 NAICS 812 363 91 $604 $11.4M
457 NAICS 457 359 46 $629 $11.7M
459 NAICS 459 352 52 $485 $8.9M
713 NAICS 713 337 28 $296 $5.2M
522 NAICS 522 312 48 $1,127 $18.3M
456 NAICS 456 311 36 $694 $11.2M
332 NAICS 332 268 18 $1,341 $18.7M
327 NAICS 327 261 7 $1,374 $18.6M
236 NAICS 236 260 111 $1,191 $16.1M
562 NAICS 562 246 26 $1,226 $15.7M
813 NAICS 813 239 19 $943 $7.7M
237 NAICS 237 223 17 $1,510 $17.5M
524 NAICS 524 215 70 $1,267 $14.2M
449 NAICS 449 212 31 $794 $8.7M
484 NAICS 484 190 74 $1,005 $9.9M
531 NAICS 531 175 100 $846 $7.7M
423 NAICS 423 175 43 $1,587 $14.5M
326 NAICS 326 169 5 $1,120 $9.9M
491 NAICS 491 135 2 $1,180 $8.3M
458 NAICS 458 129 20 $385 $2.6M
336 NAICS 336 112 6 $1,285 $7.5M
517 NAICS 517 112 7 $1,540 $9.0M
424 NAICS 424 107 16 $944 $5.3M
999 NAICS 999 97 240 $1,170 $5.9M
323 NAICS 323 83 7 $884 $3.8M
425 NAICS 425 80 38 $1,483 $6.2M
922 NAICS 922 80 4 $1,119 $4.7M
337 NAICS 337 47 7 $941 $2.3M
721 NAICS 721 45 5 $601 $1.4M
488 NAICS 488 37 20 $1,032 $2.0M
551 NAICS 551 34 14 $1,263 $2.2M
923 NAICS 923 34 4 $2,359 $2.8M
926 NAICS 926 28 4 $2,395 $2.4M
513 NAICS 513 28 15 $1,203 $1.8M
924 NAICS 924 12 2 $742 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 8 8 $748 $0.3M
925 NAICS 925 6 1 $1,169 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

174

jobs · $74,721 avg pay

State Government

230

jobs · $51,413 avg pay

Local Government

5,957

jobs · $57,232 avg pay

Private

23,673

jobs · $46,343 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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