Rutherford County, TN

FIPS 47149 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Rutherford County had an annual average of 149,355 jobs across 8,775 establishments, paying $9.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

149,355

+3.5% YoY

Establishments

8,775

Total Wages

$9.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$63,681

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 Rutherford County, TN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
336 NAICS 336 14,913 36 $1,850 $1,434.7M
722 NAICS 722 14,087 723 $468 $342.6M
611 NAICS 611 12,078 141 $1,320 $686.1M
561 NAICS 561 7,841 554 $832 $339.2M
621 NAICS 621 6,135 576 $1,424 $454.3M
493 NAICS 493 6,073 53 $1,133 $357.6M
238 NAICS 238 4,893 592 $1,377 $350.5M
423 NAICS 423 4,466 388 $1,889 $438.6M
455 NAICS 455 4,393 76 $622 $142.1M
541 NAICS 541 4,167 1,046 $1,667 $361.2M
921 NAICS 921 4,025 9 $2,004 $247.2M
311 NAICS 311 3,278 35 $1,288 $219.5M
484 NAICS 484 3,162 180 $1,320 $217.0M
492 NAICS 492 2,767 30 $781 $112.4M
445 NAICS 445 2,745 119 $617 $88.1M
441 NAICS 441 2,701 144 $1,229 $172.5M
622 NAICS 622 2,457 1 $1,869 $238.9M
624 NAICS 624 2,456 263 $1,125 $76.3M
335 NAICS 335 2,415 14 $2,582 $324.3M
424 NAICS 424 2,395 120 $1,523 $189.7M
811 NAICS 811 2,067 228 $1,179 $126.7M
524 NAICS 524 1,912 215 $1,633 $162.3M
459 NAICS 459 1,674 190 $568 $49.4M
444 NAICS 444 1,567 64 $995 $81.1M
488 NAICS 488 1,387 94 $1,355 $97.3M
551 NAICS 551 1,373 66 $1,971 $140.7M
522 NAICS 522 1,368 230 $1,788 $127.2M
325 NAICS 325 1,321 20 $1,203 $82.7M
326 NAICS 326 1,285 21 $1,586 $106.0M
531 NAICS 531 1,236 294 $1,141 $73.4M
332 NAICS 332 1,203 51 $1,545 $96.6M
457 NAICS 457 1,199 129 $789 $49.2M
236 NAICS 236 1,188 226 $1,751 $108.1M
456 NAICS 456 1,056 119 $843 $46.3M
713 NAICS 713 1,043 76 $392 $21.3M
812 NAICS 812 943 193 $897 $32.1M
721 NAICS 721 920 67 $599 $28.6M
237 NAICS 237 892 40 $1,392 $62.6M
532 NAICS 532 889 82 $1,380 $63.8M
449 NAICS 449 833 87 $994 $43.0M
334 NAICS 334 764 22 $1,046 $41.6M
458 NAICS 458 705 91 $447 $16.4M
623 NAICS 623 699 1 $974 $35.4M
221 NAICS 221 629 20 $1,706 $51.7M
322 NAICS 322 567 12 $1,538 $45.3M
813 NAICS 813 486 55 $890 $22.5M
331 NAICS 331 481 9 $1,539 $38.5M
562 NAICS 562 426 37 $1,201 $26.6M
513 NAICS 513 367 210 $2,122 $40.4M
923 NAICS 923 339 6 $1,672 $20.5M
321 NAICS 321 331 19 $1,330 $22.9M
333 NAICS 333 316 22 $1,624 $26.7M
491 NAICS 491 315 9 $1,461 $23.9M
339 NAICS 339 287 38 $1,318 $19.6M
517 NAICS 517 281 21 $1,549 $22.6M
323 NAICS 323 271 28 $1,033 $14.5M
337 NAICS 337 246 22 $1,189 $15.2M
922 NAICS 922 211 8 $1,714 $15.0M
327 NAICS 327 196 16 $1,564 $16.0M
425 NAICS 425 143 54 $2,147 $16.0M
928 NAICS 928 131 3 $1,224 $8.2M
712 NAICS 712 122 7 $1,096 $3.5M
926 NAICS 926 102 6 $2,738 $12.0M
999 NAICS 999 90 49 $1,165 $5.5M
485 NAICS 485 82 30 $602 $2.6M
111 NAICS 111 79 10 $633 $2.6M
814 NAICS 814 71 71 $563 $2.1M
519 NAICS 519 67 1 $557 $1.9M
711 NAICS 711 54 26 $762 $2.2M
924 NAICS 924 46 4 $1,571 $3.2M
314 NAICS 314 34 5 $983 $1.7M
516 NAICS 516 31 20 $992 $1.6M
533 NAICS 533 12 6 $1,073 $0.7M
925 NAICS 925 5 1 $1,138 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

3,031

jobs · $94,255 avg pay

State Government

3,689

jobs · $68,629 avg pay

Local Government

13,198

jobs · $56,654 avg pay

Private

129,437

jobs · $63,541 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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