Pickens County, GA

FIPS 13227 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Pickens County had an annual average of 9,212 jobs across 931 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

9,212

+4.1% YoY

Establishments

931

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,746

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 Pickens County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,090 69 $463 $26.3M
611 NAICS 611 683 20 $1,054 $36.9M
621 NAICS 621 597 58 $3,055 $90.9M
238 NAICS 238 526 73 $1,187 $32.5M
921 NAICS 921 483 2 $986 $24.8M
445 NAICS 445 291 8 $561 $8.5M
623 NAICS 623 252 12 $920 $10.4M
441 NAICS 441 235 18 $1,232 $15.1M
444 NAICS 444 207 11 $706 $7.6M
326 NAICS 326 187 6 $1,087 $10.5M
811 NAICS 811 186 30 $1,009 $9.7M
561 NAICS 561 177 43 $899 $8.3M
522 NAICS 522 164 17 $1,236 $10.6M
236 NAICS 236 144 42 $1,270 $9.5M
457 NAICS 457 106 17 $599 $3.3M
531 NAICS 531 94 29 $916 $4.5M
423 NAICS 423 76 18 $1,039 $4.1M
456 NAICS 456 76 9 $867 $3.4M
312 NAICS 312 75 6 $1,114 $4.3M
532 NAICS 532 69 6 $1,064 $3.8M
524 NAICS 524 67 21 $1,349 $4.7M
237 NAICS 237 66 10 $1,184 $4.1M
491 NAICS 491 65 5 $1,130 $3.8M
424 NAICS 424 50 16 $1,329 $3.5M
459 NAICS 459 41 24 $460 $1.0M
332 NAICS 332 41 8 $1,186 $2.6M
325 NAICS 325 37 5 $1,983 $3.8M
327 NAICS 327 34 4 $1,194 $2.1M
999 NAICS 999 30 63 $1,087 $1.7M
425 NAICS 425 26 10 $2,391 $3.2M
458 NAICS 458 25 4 $365 $0.5M
523 NAICS 523 14 8 $2,214 $1.6M
922 NAICS 922 14 3 $1,290 $0.9M
339 NAICS 339 12 5 $667 $0.4M
519 NAICS 519 10 1 $434 $0.2M
513 NAICS 513 8 4 $1,153 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 7 1 $1,055 $0.4M
488 NAICS 488 6 1 $786 $0.2M
924 NAICS 924 5 2 $791 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

65

jobs · $58,776 avg pay

State Government

127

jobs · $50,093 avg pay

Local Government

1,104

jobs · $53,247 avg pay

Private

7,916

jobs · $56,163 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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