Wayne County, TN

FIPS 47181 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wayne County had an annual average of 4,052 jobs across 296 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,052

-2.3% YoY

Establishments

296

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,555

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, TN, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
621 NAICS 621 510 34 $1,369 $36.3M
611 NAICS 611 383 1 $890 $17.7M
921 NAICS 921 264 4 $548 $7.5M
321 NAICS 321 214 9 $892 $9.9M
522 NAICS 522 159 16 $1,111 $9.2M
622 NAICS 622 143 1 $1,020 $7.6M
922 NAICS 922 121 5 $1,380 $8.6M
457 NAICS 457 110 19 $390 $2.2M
445 NAICS 445 97 5 $306 $1.5M
113 NAICS 113 78 7 $980 $4.0M
455 NAICS 455 56 7 $362 $1.1M
237 NAICS 237 56 2 $1,198 $2.1M
238 NAICS 238 49 15 $721 $1.8M
444 NAICS 444 46 5 $611 $1.5M
456 NAICS 456 41 4 $683 $1.5M
491 NAICS 491 28 4 $1,173 $1.7M
923 NAICS 923 22 3 $1,132 $1.3M
624 NAICS 624 9 5 $493 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 7 1 $963 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,287 $0.1M
999 NAICS 999 1 2 $163 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

28

jobs · $61,000 avg pay

State Government

157

jobs · $68,457 avg pay

Local Government

850

jobs · $40,970 avg pay

Private

3,017

jobs · $46,860 avg pay

TN Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.6%

April 2026

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