Sumter County, GA

FIPS 13261 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Sumter County had an annual average of 9,902 jobs across 728 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

9,902

-4.7% YoY

Establishments

728

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,522

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 Sumter County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,259 12 $1,052 $60.7M
722 NAICS 722 821 55 $382 $16.3M
621 NAICS 621 540 55 $910 $24.9M
921 NAICS 921 467 7 $853 $19.7M
623 NAICS 623 432 10 $823 $18.2M
455 NAICS 455 423 13 $519 $11.4M
561 NAICS 561 329 27 $567 $9.7M
484 NAICS 484 233 13 $1,153 $14.0M
444 NAICS 444 215 6 $582 $6.5M
445 NAICS 445 200 24 $507 $5.3M
238 NAICS 238 196 26 $962 $9.8M
111 NAICS 111 190 18 $960 $9.5M
423 NAICS 423 188 14 $1,031 $10.1M
332 NAICS 332 187 7 $869 $8.4M
721 NAICS 721 142 9 $344 $2.5M
336 NAICS 336 125 5 $781 $5.1M
456 NAICS 456 111 10 $780 $4.5M
115 NAICS 115 109 10 $728 $4.1M
522 NAICS 522 107 11 $1,333 $7.4M
457 NAICS 457 98 26 $557 $2.8M
922 NAICS 922 86 8 $3,737 $8.0M
441 NAICS 441 79 9 $734 $3.0M
811 NAICS 811 78 24 $791 $3.2M
424 NAICS 424 77 14 $1,037 $4.1M
488 NAICS 488 76 10 $957 $3.7M
531 NAICS 531 54 19 $531 $1.5M
524 NAICS 524 54 14 $1,135 $3.2M
449 NAICS 449 52 10 $789 $2.2M
713 NAICS 713 47 8 $339 $0.8M
491 NAICS 491 42 5 $1,304 $2.9M
562 NAICS 562 41 5 $1,178 $2.5M
712 NAICS 712 41 1 $1,144 $2.5M
311 NAICS 311 41 3 $1,039 $2.2M
458 NAICS 458 41 11 $480 $1.0M
924 NAICS 924 34 4 $1,572 $2.3M
925 NAICS 925 34 1 $948 $1.7M
813 NAICS 813 31 9 $920 $1.5M
459 NAICS 459 28 11 $275 $0.4M
532 NAICS 532 28 5 $1,123 $1.6M
519 NAICS 519 27 1 $373 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 22 30 $1,339 $1.5M
923 NAICS 923 17 6 $843 $0.7M
812 NAICS 812 13 9 $698 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 11 4 $709 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 7 3 $783 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

122

jobs · $84,416 avg pay

State Government

854

jobs · $52,345 avg pay

Local Government

1,195

jobs · $42,869 avg pay

Private

7,731

jobs · $44,566 avg pay

GA Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.5%

April 2026

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