Whitfield County, GA
FIPS 13313 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Whitfield County had an annual average of 57,829 jobs across 2,734 establishments, paying $3.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
57,829
+0.9% YoY
Establishments
2,734
Total Wages
$3.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$54,855
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 10,629 | 93 | $1,012 | $559.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 4,067 | 244 | $1,555 | $328.8M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 3,470 | 40 | $900 | $162.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,411 | 59 | $1,112 | $180.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,247 | 193 | $408 | $68.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,128 | 152 | $1,492 | $238.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,991 | 110 | $656 | $102.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,762 | 117 | $1,135 | $163.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,883 | 73 | $1,258 | $123.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,669 | 7 | $1,184 | $92.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,290 | 42 | $517 | $34.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,014 | 24 | $891 | $47.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 935 | 142 | $1,213 | $58.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 932 | 27 | $1,680 | $81.4M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 871 | 26 | $934 | $42.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 854 | 21 | $1,073 | $47.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 793 | 65 | $519 | $21.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 642 | 63 | $1,000 | $33.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 589 | 17 | $2,431 | $74.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 588 | 43 | $561 | $17.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 542 | 50 | $1,189 | $33.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 486 | 54 | $533 | $13.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 484 | 70 | $1,009 | $25.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 474 | 22 | $616 | $15.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 463 | 40 | $1,423 | $34.3M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 416 | 6 | $1,221 | $26.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 405 | 80 | $668 | $14.1M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 377 | 54 | $1,331 | $26.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 316 | 47 | $1,429 | $23.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 295 | 32 | $840 | $12.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 289 | 25 | $497 | $7.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 286 | 26 | $446 | $6.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 269 | 43 | $551 | $7.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 261 | 10 | $1,122 | $15.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 233 | 28 | $1,064 | $12.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 225 | 30 | $403 | $4.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 220 | 61 | $946 | $10.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 210 | 60 | $752 | $8.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 201 | 4 | $2,075 | $21.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 200 | 6 | $890 | $9.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 170 | 19 | $1,268 | $11.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 127 | 17 | $1,083 | $7.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 123 | 6 | $1,300 | $8.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 120 | 13 | $1,160 | $7.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 113 | 8 | $864 | $5.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 101 | 12 | $1,675 | $8.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 100 | 8 | $1,884 | $9.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 97 | 7 | $2,618 | $10.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 93 | 23 | $1,490 | $6.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 92 | 32 | $1,495 | $7.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 90 | 16 | $1,051 | $4.7M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 85 | 137 | $718 | $3.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 72 | 8 | $1,513 | $5.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 67 | 6 | $1,076 | $3.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 56 | 7 | $1,608 | $3.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 54 | 26 | $1,895 | $5.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 49 | 10 | $956 | $2.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 43 | 1 | $863 | $1.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 32 | 1 | $628 | $1.0M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 19 | 5 | $743 | $0.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 16 | 3 | $765 | $0.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 10 | 9 | $1,379 | $0.7M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 9 | 1 | $976 | $0.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 6 | 3 | $1,091 | $0.3M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 5 | 7 | $967 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
156
jobs · $72,969 avg pay
State Government
873
jobs · $58,927 avg pay
Local Government
4,480
jobs · $53,855 avg pay
Private
52,320
jobs · $54,819 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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The largest counties in GA by total employment.
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- Clayton County 130,346 jobs
- Richmond County 104,211 jobs