Smith County, TN
FIPS 47159 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Smith County had an annual average of 5,039 jobs across 418 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
5,039
-2.8% YoY
Establishments
418
Total Wages
$0.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,200
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999 | NAICS 999 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 491 | 12 | $834 | $21.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 445 | 25 | $422 | $8.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 311 | 4 | $736 | $11.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 272 | 9 | $575 | $8.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 184 | 31 | $1,201 | $11.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 109 | 18 | $953 | $5.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 96 | 12 | $1,189 | $5.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 93 | 9 | $611 | $2.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 78 | 10 | $743 | $3.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 75 | 6 | $1,373 | $5.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 71 | 9 | $342 | $1.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 58 | 8 | $992 | $3.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 56 | 2 | $1,663 | $4.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 50 | 3 | $1,362 | $3.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 48 | 25 | $674 | $1.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 42 | 3 | $963 | $2.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 40 | 5 | $628 | $1.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 36 | 9 | $1,031 | $1.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 32 | 1 | $510 | $0.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 30 | 5 | $661 | $1.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 30 | 11 | $1,228 | $1.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 28 | 4 | $794 | $1.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 28 | 7 | $1,609 | $2.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 17 | 18 | $1,858 | $1.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 16 | 4 | $1,541 | $0.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 15 | 2 | $1,897 | $1.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 6 | 3 | $1,634 | $0.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 4 | 1 | $1,085 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
99
jobs · $72,461 avg pay
State Government
88
jobs · $70,599 avg pay
Local Government
939
jobs · $39,875 avg pay
Private
3,913
jobs · $55,513 avg pay
TN Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.6%
April 2026
Other TN Counties
The largest counties in TN by total employment.
- Davidson County 555,404 jobs
- Shelby County 482,470 jobs
- Knox County 260,373 jobs
- Hamilton County 221,207 jobs
- Williamson County 149,365 jobs
- Rutherford County 149,355 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 127,193 jobs
- Sullivan County 70,256 jobs