Sullivan County, TN

FIPS 47163 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Sullivan County had an annual average of 70,256 jobs across 4,219 establishments, paying $4.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

70,256

+1.4% YoY

Establishments

4,219

Total Wages

$4.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$62,036

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 Sullivan County, TN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 6,698 318 $421 $146.7M
561 NAICS 561 5,338 207 $2,017 $228.3M
621 NAICS 621 5,013 343 $1,792 $467.3M
611 NAICS 611 3,994 45 $1,106 $205.8M
622 NAICS 622 3,546 7 $1,262 $232.7M
238 NAICS 238 2,932 222 $1,373 $209.3M
541 NAICS 541 2,895 470 $1,452 $218.6M
921 NAICS 921 2,232 4 $986 $114.4M
455 NAICS 455 2,020 56 $551 $57.9M
441 NAICS 441 1,691 104 $1,169 $102.8M
445 NAICS 445 1,601 46 $526 $43.8M
423 NAICS 423 1,442 174 $1,396 $104.7M
522 NAICS 522 1,403 123 $1,387 $101.2M
551 NAICS 551 1,300 30 $2,051 $138.6M
624 NAICS 624 1,140 235 $660 $38.7M
623 NAICS 623 1,081 33 $801 $45.0M
236 NAICS 236 1,032 106 $1,285 $68.9M
444 NAICS 444 832 36 $707 $30.6M
456 NAICS 456 797 80 $741 $30.7M
459 NAICS 459 768 104 $506 $20.2M
811 NAICS 811 686 110 $988 $35.3M
484 NAICS 484 653 55 $1,339 $45.5M
813 NAICS 813 637 44 $670 $22.2M
326 NAICS 326 604 17 $1,406 $44.1M
336 NAICS 336 571 14 $1,575 $46.8M
458 NAICS 458 564 59 $502 $14.7M
332 NAICS 332 493 33 $1,407 $36.1M
721 NAICS 721 480 34 $557 $13.9M
812 NAICS 812 451 79 $673 $15.8M
457 NAICS 457 450 85 $587 $13.7M
492 NAICS 492 447 18 $784 $18.2M
237 NAICS 237 445 30 $1,727 $39.7M
424 NAICS 424 385 46 $1,303 $26.1M
531 NAICS 531 368 118 $997 $17.9M
322 NAICS 322 356 3 $1,489 $27.5M
524 NAICS 524 347 103 $1,676 $30.3M
311 NAICS 311 341 9 $1,102 $19.5M
331 NAICS 331 337 8 $1,222 $21.4M
713 NAICS 713 333 40 $426 $7.4M
221 NAICS 221 280 14 $3,087 $27.8M
449 NAICS 449 259 35 $899 $12.1M
513 NAICS 513 257 69 $1,840 $24.6M
333 NAICS 333 247 15 $1,262 $16.2M
323 NAICS 323 243 21 $1,514 $19.1M
488 NAICS 488 234 21 $1,589 $17.6M
491 NAICS 491 233 7 $1,258 $15.2M
923 NAICS 923 223 5 $2,001 $17.0M
562 NAICS 562 204 22 $1,278 $13.6M
922 NAICS 922 166 9 $2,276 $12.7M
327 NAICS 327 164 9 $1,138 $9.7M
517 NAICS 517 160 18 $1,811 $15.1M
339 NAICS 339 159 16 $966 $8.0M
924 NAICS 924 136 5 $1,344 $7.1M
321 NAICS 321 135 9 $1,597 $11.2M
926 NAICS 926 131 8 $2,274 $9.6M
485 NAICS 485 126 9 $504 $3.3M
518 NAICS 518 90 10 $1,379 $6.4M
425 NAICS 425 73 23 $1,611 $6.1M
814 NAICS 814 71 54 $390 $1.4M
516 NAICS 516 68 11 $970 $3.5M
928 NAICS 928 46 2 $1,660 $3.9M
312 NAICS 312 38 10 $500 $1.0M
999 NAICS 999 26 8 $331 $0.4M
314 NAICS 314 22 4 $530 $0.6M
115 NAICS 115 13 3 $539 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

532

jobs · $79,390 avg pay

State Government

958

jobs · $60,318 avg pay

Local Government

5,763

jobs · $51,429 avg pay

Private

63,003

jobs · $62,886 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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