Tift County, GA

FIPS 13277 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Tift County had an annual average of 22,006 jobs across 1,213 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

22,006

-1.2% YoY

Establishments

1,213

Total Wages

$1.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,546

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 Tift County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 2,183 29 $1,186 $110.5M
722 NAICS 722 2,182 99 $372 $42.3M
622 NAICS 622 1,918 1 $1,376 $137.2M
621 NAICS 621 1,498 72 $2,318 $112.2M
333 NAICS 333 857 8 $1,146 $51.1M
455 NAICS 455 819 25 $545 $23.2M
423 NAICS 423 810 28 $1,223 $51.5M
424 NAICS 424 748 26 $1,127 $43.9M
921 NAICS 921 511 7 $930 $23.9M
441 NAICS 441 474 30 $972 $24.0M
541 NAICS 541 471 78 $1,053 $25.8M
445 NAICS 445 456 35 $497 $11.8M
624 NAICS 624 329 38 $487 $8.3M
237 NAICS 237 316 10 $1,638 $26.9M
444 NAICS 444 311 19 $757 $12.2M
457 NAICS 457 305 46 $520 $8.2M
623 NAICS 623 300 5 $730 $11.4M
721 NAICS 721 294 16 $461 $7.0M
522 NAICS 522 246 32 $1,749 $14.7M
238 NAICS 238 240 41 $1,030 $12.9M
111 NAICS 111 237 31 $788 $9.7M
532 NAICS 532 236 14 $1,182 $14.5M
488 NAICS 488 223 8 $1,012 $11.4M
551 NAICS 551 210 5 $3,021 $33.0M
811 NAICS 811 185 24 $901 $8.7M
311 NAICS 311 174 10 $960 $8.7M
926 NAICS 926 161 9 $1,347 $9.3M
459 NAICS 459 147 31 $541 $4.1M
236 NAICS 236 139 25 $1,016 $7.4M
456 NAICS 456 131 19 $755 $5.2M
221 NAICS 221 130 3 $1,515 $10.2M
458 NAICS 458 126 22 $377 $2.5M
484 NAICS 484 115 25 $1,140 $6.8M
517 NAICS 517 105 6 $1,392 $7.6M
922 NAICS 922 73 5 $1,201 $4.5M
449 NAICS 449 69 10 $727 $2.6M
531 NAICS 531 60 34 $849 $2.7M
491 NAICS 491 59 4 $1,230 $3.8M
924 NAICS 924 57 5 $1,373 $2.8M
519 NAICS 519 53 1 $352 $1.0M
999 NAICS 999 42 66 $1,112 $2.4M
325 NAICS 325 42 4 $1,259 $2.7M
713 NAICS 713 34 5 $441 $0.8M
425 NAICS 425 34 11 $900 $1.6M
923 NAICS 923 24 6 $1,642 $1.7M
925 NAICS 925 14 1 $1,151 $0.8M
813 NAICS 813 10 1 $745 $0.4M
928 NAICS 928 4 2 $1,159 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

180

jobs · $69,838 avg pay

State Government

1,458

jobs · $56,407 avg pay

Local Government

3,929

jobs · $65,013 avg pay

Private

16,439

jobs · $46,355 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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