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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Smith County, TN, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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