Walker County, GA

FIPS 13295 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Walker County had an annual average of 14,922 jobs across 915 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

14,922

+1% YoY

Establishments

915

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$45,777

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 Walker County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,722 24 $885 $78.3M
313 NAICS 313 956 4 $937 $46.6M
524 NAICS 524 952 23 $1,484 $73.5M
722 NAICS 722 821 62 $401 $17.1M
921 NAICS 921 724 8 $1,097 $35.4M
445 NAICS 445 522 31 $507 $13.8M
623 NAICS 623 512 8 $865 $23.1M
455 NAICS 455 466 21 $503 $12.2M
238 NAICS 238 458 55 $1,307 $31.2M
624 NAICS 624 309 36 $616 $9.9M
561 NAICS 561 292 36 $561 $8.5M
423 NAICS 423 219 36 $1,243 $14.1M
325 NAICS 325 203 7 $1,267 $13.4M
922 NAICS 922 201 7 $1,043 $10.9M
444 NAICS 444 132 10 $509 $3.5M
457 NAICS 457 118 32 $594 $3.6M
424 NAICS 424 116 8 $1,045 $6.3M
491 NAICS 491 112 5 $1,188 $6.9M
459 NAICS 459 110 15 $496 $2.8M
522 NAICS 522 107 13 $934 $5.2M
811 NAICS 811 100 1 $621 $3.2M
813 NAICS 813 90 12 $887 $4.1M
236 NAICS 236 88 24 $855 $3.9M
441 NAICS 441 85 15 $718 $3.2M
812 NAICS 812 80 17 $809 $3.4M
621 NAICS 621 76 5 $912 $3.6M
337 NAICS 337 73 6 $896 $3.4M
456 NAICS 456 73 9 $764 $2.9M
484 NAICS 484 72 14 $909 $3.4M
999 NAICS 999 40 67 $1,047 $2.2M
531 NAICS 531 40 25 $798 $1.7M
237 NAICS 237 35 8 $1,141 $2.1M
519 NAICS 519 30 1 $478 $0.7M
532 NAICS 532 21 4 $1,253 $1.4M
488 NAICS 488 21 6 $875 $1.0M
923 NAICS 923 16 3 $819 $0.7M
562 NAICS 562 16 6 $876 $0.7M
924 NAICS 924 13 4 $1,084 $0.6M
925 NAICS 925 11 2 $1,096 $0.6M
111 NAICS 111 10 5 $725 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 9 3 $871 $0.4M
425 NAICS 425 8 5 $644 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

118

jobs · $61,092 avg pay

State Government

487

jobs · $46,171 avg pay

Local Government

2,421

jobs · $46,314 avg pay

Private

11,896

jobs · $45,501 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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