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.
| 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
Other GA Counties
The largest counties in GA by total employment.
- Fulton County 948,157 jobs
- Gwinnett County 386,501 jobs
- Cobb County 384,275 jobs
- DeKalb County 310,018 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 226,841 jobs
- Chatham County 170,836 jobs
- Clayton County 130,346 jobs
- Richmond County 104,211 jobs