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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Whitfield County, GA, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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