Thomas County, GA

FIPS 13275 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Thomas County had an annual average of 20,952 jobs across 1,737 establishments, paying $1.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

20,952

-0.3% YoY

Establishments

1,737

Total Wages

$1.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,039

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 Thomas County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 2,091 35 $874 $90.9M
722 NAICS 722 1,795 107 $399 $37.3M
621 NAICS 621 1,551 139 $1,619 $126.3M
921 NAICS 921 981 10 $1,033 $48.7M
311 NAICS 311 727 14 $2,282 $86.3M
332 NAICS 332 638 10 $1,654 $54.9M
623 NAICS 623 610 19 $931 $21.6M
522 NAICS 522 566 33 $1,391 $41.0M
541 NAICS 541 543 122 $1,389 $39.2M
455 NAICS 455 514 23 $533 $14.3M
441 NAICS 441 416 25 $1,066 $23.1M
333 NAICS 333 404 12 $1,836 $38.5M
238 NAICS 238 398 87 $1,069 $22.1M
445 NAICS 445 392 34 $598 $12.2M
524 NAICS 524 351 52 $1,261 $23.0M
423 NAICS 423 338 44 $1,430 $25.2M
444 NAICS 444 327 18 $602 $10.2M
321 NAICS 321 310 15 $1,362 $21.9M
459 NAICS 459 258 45 $558 $7.5M
336 NAICS 336 253 8 $1,279 $16.8M
457 NAICS 457 244 42 $652 $8.3M
811 NAICS 811 206 35 $799 $8.6M
813 NAICS 813 204 26 $396 $4.2M
721 NAICS 721 172 21 $431 $3.9M
458 NAICS 458 167 25 $382 $3.3M
424 NAICS 424 136 17 $1,133 $8.0M
551 NAICS 551 126 9 $1,384 $9.0M
456 NAICS 456 108 21 $747 $4.2M
111 NAICS 111 103 26 $746 $4.0M
922 NAICS 922 103 3 $2,359 $10.2M
113 NAICS 113 99 20 $971 $5.0M
115 NAICS 115 96 15 $922 $4.6M
812 NAICS 812 94 25 $704 $3.4M
713 NAICS 713 88 17 $357 $1.6M
622 NAICS 622 80 1 $1,099 $4.6M
449 NAICS 449 66 21 $1,070 $3.6M
491 NAICS 491 59 7 $1,302 $4.0M
425 NAICS 425 56 14 $1,402 $4.1M
339 NAICS 339 51 5 $505 $1.4M
923 NAICS 923 42 5 $1,606 $3.0M
517 NAICS 517 38 5 $1,681 $3.4M
488 NAICS 488 37 9 $858 $1.2M
814 NAICS 814 36 35 $909 $1.7M
999 NAICS 999 31 99 $1,332 $2.2M
519 NAICS 519 30 1 $414 $0.6M
624 NAICS 624 27 1 $764 $1.1M
484 NAICS 484 25 22 $1,123 $1.5M
312 NAICS 312 24 4 $361 $0.4M
325 NAICS 325 22 5 $1,224 $1.4M
926 NAICS 926 14 4 $850 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 10 3 $1,119 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 10 1 $1,413 $0.7M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

158

jobs · $92,556 avg pay

State Government

568

jobs · $50,502 avg pay

Local Government

2,531

jobs · $46,598 avg pay

Private

17,695

jobs · $56,059 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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