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.
| 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
Other GA Counties
The largest counties in GA by total employment.
- Fulton County 948,157 jobs
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- DeKalb County 310,018 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 226,841 jobs
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- Clayton County 130,346 jobs
- Richmond County 104,211 jobs