Bates County, MO

FIPS 29013 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Bates County had an annual average of 3,673 jobs across 467 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,673

-0.1% YoY

Establishments

467

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$42,871

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 Bates County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 398 8 $763 $15.8M
622 NAICS 622 281 2 $2,951 $17.5M
623 NAICS 623 250 7 $677 $8.8M
455 NAICS 455 225 8 $571 $6.7M
921 NAICS 921 196 24 $656 $6.4M
624 NAICS 624 148 71 $887 $3.5M
238 NAICS 238 148 32 $1,047 $8.0M
541 NAICS 541 134 23 $1,082 $7.6M
621 NAICS 621 129 15 $1,055 $7.0M
522 NAICS 522 101 12 $1,948 $6.3M
457 NAICS 457 89 8 $437 $2.0M
484 NAICS 484 86 20 $1,091 $4.9M
445 NAICS 445 77 7 $517 $2.1M
111 NAICS 111 77 16 $930 $3.7M
441 NAICS 441 75 8 $924 $3.6M
311 NAICS 311 73 5 $724 $2.7M
221 NAICS 221 72 13 $1,834 $5.5M
444 NAICS 444 67 8 $823 $2.9M
713 NAICS 713 53 6 $817 $2.0M
423 NAICS 423 45 4 $1,170 $2.7M
561 NAICS 561 45 13 $1,097 $2.6M
491 NAICS 491 37 7 $1,082 $2.1M
922 NAICS 922 36 3 $770 $1.1M
237 NAICS 237 28 3 $899 $1.2M
811 NAICS 811 24 9 $915 $1.1M
115 NAICS 115 20 3 $1,978 $2.0M
924 NAICS 924 18 3 $1,328 $1.1M
812 NAICS 812 18 7 $753 $0.5M
459 NAICS 459 17 5 $256 $0.2M
456 NAICS 456 17 3 $1,172 $1.0M
449 NAICS 449 11 4 $594 $0.3M
923 NAICS 923 10 2 $971 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 3 2 $843 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

53

jobs · $61,138 avg pay

State Government

46

jobs · $47,971 avg pay

Local Government

976

jobs · $44,308 avg pay

Private

2,598

jobs · $41,875 avg pay

MO Unemployment

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

3.8%

April 2026

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