Counties in Georgia by covered employment (QCEW)

Fulton County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 159 counties in 2014, at 766,233 jobs. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 183 jobs. The median was 5,891 jobs and the figure for Georgia was 4,032,488 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest766,233Fulton County
Median5,891159 counties
Georgia4,032,488History

Map of counties, 2014

Appling County: 6,590 jobsAtkinson County: 1,797 jobsBacon County: 3,967 jobsBaker County: 436 jobsBaldwin County: 14,930 jobsBanks County: 3,728 jobsBarrow County: 17,139 jobsBartow County: 32,602 jobsBen Hill County: 5,423 jobsBerrien County: 3,558 jobsBibb County: 81,751 jobsBleckley County: 2,585 jobsBrantley County: 2,144 jobsBrooks County: 2,965 jobsBryan County: 6,913 jobsBulloch County: 24,057 jobsBurke County: 6,713 jobsButts County: 5,894 jobsCalhoun County: 1,106 jobsCamden County: 15,328 jobsCandler County: 2,833 jobsCarroll County: 38,389 jobsCatoosa County: 13,768 jobsCharlton County: 2,048 jobsChatham County: 139,326 jobsChattahoochee County: 2,290 jobsChattooga County: 6,137 jobsCherokee County: 49,914 jobsClarke County: 65,066 jobsClay County: 543 jobsClayton County: 113,469 jobsClinch County: 2,367 jobsCobb County: 325,446 jobsCoffee County: 15,678 jobsColquitt County: 14,407 jobsColumbia County: 30,350 jobsCook County: 3,929 jobsCoweta County: 35,175 jobsCrawford County: 1,331 jobsCrisp County: 8,030 jobsDade County: 3,200 jobsDawson County: 7,475 jobsDecatur County: 8,373 jobsDeKalb County: 283,482 jobsDodge County: 5,087 jobsDooly County: 2,889 jobsDougherty County: 46,275 jobsDouglas County: 38,913 jobsEarly County: 4,216 jobsEchols County: 905 jobsEffingham County: 9,280 jobsElbert County: 5,796 jobsEmanuel County: 6,490 jobsEvans County: 4,294 jobsFannin County: 5,370 jobsFayette County: 38,899 jobsFloyd County: 37,776 jobsForsyth County: 66,030 jobsFranklin County: 6,700 jobsFulton County: 766,233 jobsGilmer County: 7,257 jobsGlascock County: 392 jobsGlynn County: 35,315 jobsGordon County: 20,852 jobsGrady County: 5,891 jobsGreene County: 5,524 jobsGwinnett County: 325,273 jobsHabersham County: 14,170 jobsHall County: 75,928 jobsHancock County: 1,629 jobsHaralson County: 6,244 jobsHarris County: 4,316 jobsHart County: 5,861 jobsHeard County: 2,242 jobsHenry County: 51,920 jobsHouston County: 56,342 jobsIrwin County: 1,933 jobsJackson County: 20,374 jobsJasper County: 2,098 jobsJeff Davis County: 4,410 jobsJefferson County: 4,534 jobsJenkins County: 1,348 jobsJohnson County: 1,622 jobsJones County: 4,249 jobsLamar County: 3,504 jobsLanier County: 1,516 jobsLaurens County: 17,287 jobsLee County: 5,631 jobsLiberty County: 17,906 jobsLincoln County: 1,282 jobsLong County: 913 jobsLowndes County: 47,283 jobsLumpkin County: 6,760 jobsMcDuffie County: 7,193 jobsMcIntosh County: 1,741 jobsMacon County: 2,694 jobsMadison County: 3,022 jobsMarion County: 1,436 jobsMeriwether County: 4,103 jobsMiller County: 1,649 jobsMitchell County: 7,393 jobsMonroe County: 7,298 jobsMontgomery County: 1,527 jobsMorgan County: 6,297 jobsMurray County: 9,701 jobsMuscogee County: 94,510 jobsNewton County: 21,410 jobsOconee County: 9,384 jobsOglethorpe County: 1,761 jobsPaulding County: 21,018 jobsPeach County: 8,686 jobsPickens County: 7,220 jobsPierce County: 3,791 jobsPike County: 2,623 jobsPolk County: 11,141 jobsPulaski County: 2,737 jobsPutnam County: 5,578 jobsQuitman County: 398 jobsRabun County: 4,543 jobsRandolph County: 1,868 jobsRichmond County: 102,434 jobsRockdale County: 30,736 jobsSchley County: 963 jobsScreven County: 3,302 jobsSeminole County: 2,280 jobsSpalding County: 20,633 jobsStephens County: 9,245 jobsStewart County: 1,137 jobsSumter County: 10,983 jobsTalbot County: 773 jobsTaliaferro County: 183 jobsTattnall County: 5,789 jobsTaylor County: 1,624 jobsTelfair County: 3,720 jobsTerrell County: 2,489 jobsThomas County: 20,178 jobsTift County: 18,665 jobsToombs County: 11,683 jobsTowns County: 3,304 jobsTreutlen County: 1,086 jobsTroup County: 37,570 jobsTurner County: 2,031 jobsTwiggs County: 1,106 jobsUnion County: 6,321 jobsUpson County: 6,580 jobsWalker County: 12,366 jobsWalton County: 19,451 jobsWare County: 14,285 jobsWarren County: 1,427 jobsWashington County: 6,668 jobsWayne County: 8,039 jobsWebster County: 523 jobsWheeler County: 1,303 jobsWhite County: 6,877 jobsWhitfield County: 54,093 jobsWilcox County: 1,200 jobsWilkes County: 2,868 jobsWilkinson County: 3,089 jobsWorth County: 3,365 jobs
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jobs, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Fulton County: 766,233 jobsFulton County766,233Cobb County: 325,446 jobsCobb County325,446Gwinnett County: 325,273 jobsGwinnett County325,273DeKalb County: 283,482 jobsDeKalb County283,482Chatham County: 139,326 jobsChatham County139,326Clayton County: 113,469 jobsClayton County113,469Richmond County: 102,434 jobsRichmond County102,434Muscogee County: 94,510 jobsMuscogee County94,510Bibb County: 81,751 jobsBibb County81,751Hall County: 75,928 jobsHall County75,928Forsyth County: 66,030 jobsForsyth County66,030Clarke County: 65,066 jobsClarke County65,066Houston County: 56,342 jobsHouston County56,342Whitfield County: 54,093 jobsWhitfield County54,093Henry County: 51,920 jobsHenry County51,920Cherokee County: 49,914 jobsCherokee County49,914Lowndes County: 47,283 jobsLowndes County47,283Dougherty County: 46,275 jobsDougherty County46,275Douglas County: 38,913 jobsDouglas County38,913Fayette County: 38,899 jobsFayette County38,899Carroll County: 38,389 jobsCarroll County38,389Floyd County: 37,776 jobsFloyd County37,776Troup County: 37,570 jobsTroup County37,570Glynn County: 35,315 jobsGlynn County35,315Coweta County: 35,175 jobsCoweta County35,175Bartow County: 32,602 jobsBartow County32,602Rockdale County: 30,736 jobsRockdale County30,736Columbia County: 30,350 jobsColumbia County30,350Bulloch County: 24,057 jobsBulloch County24,057Newton County: 21,410 jobsNewton County21,410Paulding County: 21,018 jobsPaulding County21,018Gordon County: 20,852 jobsGordon County20,852Spalding County: 20,633 jobsSpalding County20,633Jackson County: 20,374 jobsJackson County20,374Thomas County: 20,178 jobsThomas County20,178Walton County: 19,451 jobsWalton County19,451Tift County: 18,665 jobsTift County18,665Liberty County: 17,906 jobsLiberty County17,906Laurens County: 17,287 jobsLaurens County17,287Barrow County: 17,139 jobsBarrow County17,139Fulton County: 766,233 jobsFulton County766,233Cobb County: 325,446 jobsCobb County325,446Gwinnett County: 325,273 jobsGwinnett County325,273DeKalb County: 283,482 jobsDeKalb County283,482Chatham County: 139,326 jobsChatham County139,326Clayton County: 113,469 jobsClayton County113,469Richmond County: 102,434 jobsRichmond County102,434Muscogee County: 94,510 jobsMuscogee County94,510Bibb County: 81,751 jobsBibb County81,751Hall County: 75,928 jobsHall County75,928Forsyth County: 66,030 jobsForsyth County66,030Clarke County: 65,066 jobsClarke County65,066Houston County: 56,342 jobsHouston County56,342Whitfield County: 54,093 jobsWhitfield County54,093Henry County: 51,920 jobsHenry County51,920Cherokee County: 49,914 jobsCherokee County49,914Lowndes County: 47,283 jobsLowndes County47,283Dougherty County: 46,275 jobsDougherty County46,275Douglas County: 38,913 jobsDouglas County38,913Fayette County: 38,899 jobsFayette County38,899Carroll County: 38,389 jobsCarroll County38,389Floyd County: 37,776 jobsFloyd County37,776Troup County: 37,570 jobsTroup County37,570Glynn County: 35,315 jobsGlynn County35,315Coweta County: 35,175 jobsCoweta County35,175Bartow County: 32,602 jobsBartow County32,602Rockdale County: 30,736 jobsRockdale County30,736Columbia County: 30,350 jobsColumbia County30,350Bulloch County: 24,057 jobsBulloch County24,057Newton County: 21,410 jobsNewton County21,410Paulding County: 21,018 jobsPaulding County21,018Gordon County: 20,852 jobsGordon County20,852Spalding County: 20,633 jobsSpalding County20,633Jackson County: 20,374 jobsJackson County20,374Thomas County: 20,178 jobsThomas County20,178Walton County: 19,451 jobsWalton County19,451Tift County: 18,665 jobsTift County18,665Liberty County: 17,906 jobsLiberty County17,906Laurens County: 17,287 jobsLaurens County17,287Barrow County: 17,139 jobsBarrow County17,139
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
jobs
Change on 2013
1Fulton County766,233+2.8%
2Cobb County325,446+4.2%
3Gwinnett County325,273+4.3%
4DeKalb County283,482+3%
5Chatham County139,326+2.4%
6Clayton County113,469+2.2%
7Richmond County102,434+2.8%
8Muscogee County94,510+0.6%
9Bibb County81,751+2%
10Hall County75,928+2.8%
11Forsyth County66,030+3.7%
12Clarke County65,066+0.1%
13Houston County56,342-1.5%
14Whitfield County54,093+3.5%
15Henry County51,920+2.6%
16Cherokee County49,914+4.8%
17Lowndes County47,283+1.4%
18Dougherty County46,275-0.7%
19Douglas County38,913+3%
20Fayette County38,899+1.6%
21Carroll County38,389+2.9%
22Floyd County37,776+2.6%
23Troup County37,570+2.8%
24Glynn County35,315-0.2%
25Coweta County35,175+7.5%
26Bartow County32,602+3.9%
27Rockdale County30,736+1.1%
28Columbia County30,350+2.6%
29Bulloch County24,057+4.5%
30Newton County21,410+4.2%
31Paulding County21,018+5.5%
32Gordon County20,852+3.3%
33Spalding County20,633+0.8%
34Jackson County20,374+4.5%
35Thomas County20,178-2%
36Walton County19,451+2.9%
37Tift County18,665+0.3%
38Liberty County17,906-1%
39Laurens County17,287+1%
40Barrow County17,139+2.1%
41Coffee County15,678+3.7%
42Camden County15,328+6.2%
43Baldwin County14,930+0.1%
44Colquitt County14,407-1.3%
45Ware County14,285+0.1%
46Habersham County14,170-0.5%
47Catoosa County13,768+0.8%
48Walker County12,366-0.7%
49Toombs County11,683-2.7%
50Polk County11,141+0.7%
51Sumter County10,983+4.1%
52Murray County9,701+6.6%
53Oconee County9,384+5.2%
54Effingham County9,280-0.2%
55Stephens County9,245-0.5%
56Peach County8,686+5.3%
57Decatur County8,373-0.6%
58Wayne County8,039-1.5%
59Crisp County8,030+1.5%
60Dawson County7,475-1.5%
61Mitchell County7,393-2.7%
62Monroe County7,298+5.8%
63Gilmer County7,257+3.5%
64Pickens County7,220+3.2%
65McDuffie County7,193+9.5%
66Bryan County6,913+6.4%
67White County6,877+3.9%
68Lumpkin County6,760+4.1%
69Burke County6,713+1.4%
70Franklin County6,700+2.6%
71Washington County6,668+1.7%
72Appling County6,590+1.9%
73Upson County6,580-6.6%
74Emanuel County6,490+0.1%
75Union County6,321+4.5%
76Morgan County6,297+6.5%
77Haralson County6,244+2.3%
78Chattooga County6,137+3.6%
79Butts County5,894+3.4%
80Grady County5,891+1.4%
81Hart County5,861+1.3%
82Elbert County5,796+0.2%
83Tattnall County5,789+1.5%
84Lee County5,631+2.4%
85Putnam County5,578+1.6%
86Greene County5,524+5.8%
87Ben Hill County5,4230%
88Fannin County5,370+4.6%
89Dodge County5,087-1.9%
90Rabun County4,543-0.2%
91Jefferson County4,534+1.3%
92Jeff Davis County4,410+5.7%
93Harris County4,316-0.3%
94Evans County4,294+1.2%
95Jones County4,249+1.5%
96Early County4,216+0.7%
97Meriwether County4,103-2.1%
98Bacon County3,967+7.9%
99Cook County3,929-0.6%
100Pierce County3,791+1.3%
101Banks County3,728+6.5%
102Telfair County3,720+2.1%
103Berrien County3,558-2.4%
104Lamar County3,504+1.1%
105Worth County3,365-0.6%
106Towns County3,304+2.7%
107Screven County3,302-1.6%
108Dade County3,200+0.8%
109Wilkinson County3,089+5.3%
110Madison County3,022-0.8%
111Brooks County2,965+4.7%
112Dooly County2,889+8.9%
113Wilkes County2,868+0.5%
114Candler County2,833-0.8%
115Pulaski County2,737+1.9%
116Macon County2,694-7.5%
117Pike County2,623+2.2%
118Bleckley County2,585+1.4%
119Terrell County2,489+2.7%
120Clinch County2,367-2.8%
121Chattahoochee County2,290-4.3%
122Seminole County2,280+3%
123Heard County2,242+7.8%
124Brantley County2,144+2.2%
125Jasper County2,098+1.3%
126Charlton County2,048-5%
127Turner County2,0310%
128Irwin County1,933-5.1%
129Randolph County1,868-1.8%
130Atkinson County1,797+9.8%
131Oglethorpe County1,761-2.1%
132McIntosh County1,741+2.1%
133Miller County1,649+1.5%
134Hancock County1,629+1.1%
135Taylor County1,624-20.4%
136Johnson County1,622+1.9%
137Montgomery County1,527+4.4%
138Lanier County1,516-0.5%
139Marion County1,436-1.2%
140Warren County1,427+7.1%
141Jenkins County1,348+2%
142Crawford County1,331+2.7%
143Wheeler County1,303-3.7%
144Lincoln County1,282+0.2%
145Wilcox County1,200+4.2%
146Stewart County1,137-2.2%
147Calhoun County1,106+1.8%
147Twiggs County1,106-3.8%
149Treutlen County1,086+4.1%
150Schley County963+1.8%
151Long County913+1.2%
152Echols County905-10.6%
153Talbot County773-1.5%
154Clay County543-10.5%
155Webster County523-2.4%
156Baker County436-6%
157Quitman County398+3.4%
158Glascock County392-1.5%
159Taliaferro County183+5.8%

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Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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