Rhea County, TN

FIPS 47143 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Rhea County had an annual average of 11,990 jobs across 635 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,990

+4.4% YoY

Establishments

635

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$57,166

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 Rhea County, TN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
221 NAICS 221 1,057 5 $3,306 $179.7M
611 NAICS 611 874 3 $854 $38.8M
722 NAICS 722 820 55 $468 $15.2M
561 NAICS 561 700 24 $480 $17.5M
921 NAICS 921 464 4 $852 $20.6M
455 NAICS 455 405 17 $562 $11.9M
621 NAICS 621 373 43 $1,000 $19.4M
623 NAICS 623 297 6 $833 $12.9M
622 NAICS 622 260 1 $986 $13.3M
444 NAICS 444 238 13 $640 $7.9M
445 NAICS 445 232 10 $435 $5.2M
522 NAICS 522 157 23 $1,602 $13.1M
484 NAICS 484 145 12 $1,107 $8.4M
541 NAICS 541 142 62 $1,042 $7.7M
457 NAICS 457 140 24 $481 $3.5M
238 NAICS 238 117 22 $1,346 $8.2M
721 NAICS 721 106 8 $483 $2.6M
441 NAICS 441 91 9 $680 $3.2M
713 NAICS 713 88 8 $200 $0.9M
811 NAICS 811 68 17 $917 $3.3M
456 NAICS 456 62 8 $817 $2.6M
423 NAICS 423 60 15 $1,481 $4.6M
212 NAICS 212 55 5 $1,345 $3.8M
111 NAICS 111 50 4 $622 $1.6M
491 NAICS 491 48 4 $1,337 $3.3M
923 NAICS 923 46 3 $1,036 $2.5M
531 NAICS 531 43 17 $1,056 $2.3M
458 NAICS 458 36 5 $329 $0.6M
449 NAICS 449 36 6 $939 $1.8M
812 NAICS 812 27 8 $677 $0.9M
237 NAICS 237 27 2 $1,192 $1.1M
922 NAICS 922 26 3 $1,839 $2.5M
459 NAICS 459 25 14 $576 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 23 4 $1,255 $1.3M
925 NAICS 925 14 1 $1,135 $0.8M
532 NAICS 532 12 4 $725 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 10 2 $2,155 $0.6M
999 NAICS 999 2 3 $407 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

1,098

jobs · $166,446 avg pay

State Government

99

jobs · $64,176 avg pay

Local Government

1,660

jobs · $45,538 avg pay

Private

9,133

jobs · $46,062 avg pay

TN Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.6%

April 2026

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