Wayne County, GA

FIPS 13305 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wayne County had an annual average of 8,867 jobs across 685 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,867

+1.7% YoY

Establishments

685

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,868

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 Wayne County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
322 NAICS 322 1,086 7 $1,672 $94.4M
722 NAICS 722 691 52 $371 $13.3M
611 NAICS 611 620 8 $1,048 $33.8M
238 NAICS 238 594 57 $1,085 $33.5M
622 NAICS 622 524 1 $893 $24.3M
621 NAICS 621 486 58 $1,109 $28.0M
921 NAICS 921 471 5 $745 $18.2M
455 NAICS 455 418 14 $563 $12.2M
922 NAICS 922 341 2 $1,882 $33.2M
623 NAICS 623 253 10 $589 $7.7M
236 NAICS 236 196 22 $1,365 $13.9M
488 NAICS 488 166 1 $1,010 $8.7M
444 NAICS 444 162 9 $699 $5.9M
441 NAICS 441 143 16 $884 $6.6M
445 NAICS 445 134 12 $406 $2.8M
457 NAICS 457 121 24 $507 $3.2M
484 NAICS 484 115 10 $1,003 $6.0M
522 NAICS 522 111 16 $1,062 $6.1M
456 NAICS 456 97 14 $816 $4.1M
337 NAICS 337 93 13 $796 $3.9M
811 NAICS 811 90 22 $712 $3.3M
449 NAICS 449 89 10 $773 $3.6M
458 NAICS 458 76 14 $515 $2.0M
459 NAICS 459 54 14 $554 $1.6M
721 NAICS 721 45 9 $356 $0.8M
485 NAICS 485 44 1 $602 $1.4M
491 NAICS 491 41 3 $1,453 $3.1M
112 NAICS 112 40 6 $751 $1.6M
813 NAICS 813 40 6 $888 $0.7M
221 NAICS 221 35 4 $1,945 $3.5M
237 NAICS 237 31 4 $1,141 $1.8M
111 NAICS 111 25 5 $631 $0.8M
561 NAICS 561 16 1 $843 $0.7M
999 NAICS 999 16 35 $1,152 $0.9M
924 NAICS 924 11 3 $973 $0.6M
925 NAICS 925 8 1 $1,663 $0.7M
923 NAICS 923 7 1 $734 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 4 2 $1,563 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

380

jobs · $95,131 avg pay

State Government

202

jobs · $51,881 avg pay

Local Government

1,687

jobs · $47,046 avg pay

Private

6,598

jobs · $49,265 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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