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.
| 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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