Ware County, GA
FIPS 13299 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Ware County had an annual average of 14,596 jobs across 1,009 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
14,596
-0.9% YoY
Establishments
1,009
Total Wages
$0.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$46,109
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,646 | 119 | $1,138 | $96.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,466 | 82 | $397 | $30.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,253 | 12 | $1,023 | $62.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 712 | 22 | $544 | $20.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 657 | 5 | $1,105 | $26.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 637 | 4 | $1,068 | $35.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 632 | 9 | $923 | $30.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 387 | 22 | $1,054 | $21.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 354 | 45 | $876 | $16.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 259 | 18 | $1,231 | $16.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 242 | 19 | $721 | $9.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 240 | 26 | $1,248 | $15.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 232 | 42 | $894 | $10.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 224 | 5 | $1,132 | $13.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 224 | 10 | $631 | $7.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 201 | 20 | $601 | $6.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 176 | 24 | $1,315 | $12.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 172 | 24 | $624 | $5.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 170 | 34 | $569 | $5.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 124 | 25 | $734 | $4.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 113 | 10 | $359 | $2.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 105 | 11 | $931 | $5.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 103 | 7 | $684 | $3.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 100 | 6 | $1,576 | $5.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 96 | 7 | $819 | $4.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 96 | 8 | $1,158 | $5.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 89 | 1 | $561 | $2.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 78 | 16 | $462 | $1.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 77 | 18 | $567 | $2.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 72 | 3 | $856 | $2.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 66 | 4 | $1,222 | $4.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 64 | 8 | $890 | $3.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 62 | 10 | $1,154 | $3.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 57 | 16 | $908 | $2.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 57 | 32 | $706 | $2.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 56 | 4 | $957 | $2.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 53 | 4 | $1,683 | $4.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 46 | 5 | $1,497 | $3.6M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 43 | 6 | $961 | $2.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 37 | 4 | $897 | $1.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 29 | 7 | $562 | $0.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 24 | 1 | $458 | $0.6M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 22 | 8 | $2,591 | $3.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 18 | 2 | $929 | $0.9M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 18 | 36 | $750 | $0.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 10 | 4 | $1,431 | $0.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2 | 1 | $468 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
88
jobs · $68,178 avg pay
State Government
1,241
jobs · $49,884 avg pay
Local Government
1,710
jobs · $46,732 avg pay
Private
11,557
jobs · $45,440 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