Shelby County, TN
FIPS 47157 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Shelby County had an annual average of 482,470 jobs across 24,466 establishments, paying $34.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
482,470
-0.9% YoY
Establishments
24,466
Total Wages
$34.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$71,518
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 36,996 | 1,568 | $841 | $1,617.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 35,591 | 425 | $1,492 | $2,211.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 35,167 | 122 | $1,974 | $3,609.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 34,062 | 1,858 | $482 | $853.8M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 32,303 | 35 | $2,200 | $2,670.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 25,753 | 1,702 | $2,310 | $2,159.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 22,994 | 2,924 | $1,625 | $1,939.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 18,375 | 22 | $1,325 | $1,263.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 14,542 | 1,096 | $1,840 | $1,391.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 13,186 | 167 | $1,556 | $772.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 13,153 | 912 | $1,565 | $1,070.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 12,704 | 456 | $1,581 | $1,044.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 10,123 | 474 | $1,359 | $715.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 9,355 | 1,406 | $680 | $330.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 8,930 | 156 | $1,179 | $403.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 8,920 | 233 | $651 | $266.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 8,173 | 194 | $3,061 | $1,300.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 7,762 | 337 | $1,606 | $648.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,805 | 407 | $844 | $235.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 6,247 | 814 | $1,464 | $475.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 5,874 | 578 | $2,396 | $700.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 5,796 | 108 | $1,990 | $599.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 5,723 | 244 | $1,710 | $401.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 5,701 | 408 | $670 | $198.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 4,842 | 305 | $1,255 | $315.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 4,345 | 511 | $3,157 | $462.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 4,164 | 229 | $677 | $146.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,016 | 74 | $1,631 | $340.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,838 | 486 | $1,236 | $246.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,794 | 549 | $1,198 | $144.8M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,522 | 376 | $588 | $107.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 3,350 | 114 | $1,822 | $317.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,322 | 141 | $924 | $159.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 3,210 | 355 | $849 | $141.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 3,171 | 102 | $2,003 | $330.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,084 | 407 | $1,857 | $297.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,054 | 188 | $2,487 | $75.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,996 | 38 | $1,336 | $208.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 2,983 | 349 | $4,350 | $674.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,745 | 286 | $993 | $141.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,439 | 34 | $2,909 | $263.5M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 2,348 | 190 | $1,290 | $157.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 2,328 | 56 | $1,516 | $183.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2,191 | 23 | $2,234 | $199.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 2,091 | 13 | $1,841 | $134.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,066 | 532 | $712 | $62.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,969 | 93 | $1,721 | $174.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,842 | 45 | $830 | $79.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,728 | 78 | $1,609 | $144.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,650 | 4 | $1,813 | $155.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,622 | 101 | $3,271 | $275.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,368 | 19 | $2,423 | $165.0M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,354 | 34 | $2,510 | $176.8M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,302 | 29 | $2,091 | $140.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1,240 | 23 | $786 | $50.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,226 | 82 | $1,194 | $76.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,168 | 44 | $1,415 | $86.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,095 | 211 | $2,161 | $123.0M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,063 | 62 | $1,805 | $99.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,058 | 380 | $1,776 | $97.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 969 | 66 | $1,682 | $84.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 841 | 28 | $1,679 | $73.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 683 | 31 | $1,136 | $40.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 638 | 33 | $1,280 | $42.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 556 | 538 | $559 | $16.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 516 | 63 | $523 | $14.0M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 510 | 6 | $2,926 | $77.6M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 494 | 22 | $1,771 | $45.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 488 | 13 | $1,355 | $34.4M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 407 | 101 | $2,356 | $49.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 400 | 25 | $1,750 | $36.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 382 | 26 | $1,104 | $21.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 213 | 27 | $954 | $10.6M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 192 | 14 | $998 | $10.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 169 | 135 | $808 | $7.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 122 | 17 | $3,317 | $4.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 115 | 6 | $1,846 | $8.8M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 103 | 7 | $1,050 | $5.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 57 | 10 | $1,000 | $3.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 54 | 6 | $895 | $2.5M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 51 | 5 | $1,776 | $4.7M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 44 | 16 | $1,475 | $3.3M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 19 | 3 | $2,034 | $1.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
15,537
jobs · $88,222 avg pay
State Government
10,711
jobs · $74,709 avg pay
Local Government
35,453
jobs · $66,358 avg pay
Private
420,769
jobs · $71,255 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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- Unknown Or Undefined 127,193 jobs
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- Wilson County 65,503 jobs