Butler County, MO

FIPS 29023 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Butler County had an annual average of 18,132 jobs across 1,543 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

18,132

+0.4% YoY

Establishments

1,543

Total Wages

$0.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,287

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 Butler County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,749 103 $410 $37.3M
624 NAICS 624 1,408 486 $1,030 $40.4M
611 NAICS 611 1,218 24 $848 $53.1M
621 NAICS 621 1,049 91 $1,176 $64.1M
455 NAICS 455 851 21 $543 $24.0M
622 NAICS 622 811 1 $1,708 $72.1M
333 NAICS 333 761 8 $996 $39.4M
561 NAICS 561 575 40 $869 $12.0M
522 NAICS 522 500 36 $1,580 $32.1M
541 NAICS 541 488 58 $1,487 $37.7M
441 NAICS 441 452 36 $990 $23.3M
332 NAICS 332 443 8 $961 $22.1M
922 NAICS 922 407 9 $1,199 $24.1M
444 NAICS 444 330 16 $711 $12.2M
237 NAICS 237 305 12 $1,428 $20.9M
445 NAICS 445 287 16 $551 $8.2M
923 NAICS 923 271 7 $1,763 $14.4M
423 NAICS 423 247 30 $1,150 $14.7M
221 NAICS 221 227 15 $1,946 $19.9M
459 NAICS 459 221 26 $520 $6.0M
238 NAICS 238 193 44 $890 $8.9M
484 NAICS 484 181 27 $1,069 $10.0M
811 NAICS 811 155 30 $857 $6.9M
721 NAICS 721 153 8 $540 $4.3M
623 NAICS 623 151 2 $1,091 $8.2M
456 NAICS 456 145 18 $758 $5.7M
485 NAICS 485 118 6 $604 $3.6M
111 NAICS 111 117 42 $735 $4.5M
532 NAICS 532 112 13 $964 $5.6M
449 NAICS 449 106 10 $738 $4.1M
921 NAICS 921 94 9 $995 $3.9M
813 NAICS 813 94 11 $633 $3.1M
812 NAICS 812 84 21 $888 $2.7M
236 NAICS 236 82 26 $803 $3.4M
924 NAICS 924 75 6 $1,653 $5.0M
491 NAICS 491 74 6 $1,252 $4.8M
713 NAICS 713 57 2 $399 $1.2M
531 NAICS 531 53 21 $968 $2.6M
517 NAICS 517 41 5 $1,075 $2.3M
562 NAICS 562 38 6 $609 $1.2M
551 NAICS 551 31 4 $1,240 $2.0M
323 NAICS 323 26 6 $447 $0.6M
327 NAICS 327 20 3 $1,803 $1.9M
925 NAICS 925 18 1 $847 $0.8M
519 NAICS 519 18 1 $625 $0.6M
115 NAICS 115 13 4 $936 $0.7M
928 NAICS 928 10 1 $1,161 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 7 3 $1,304 $0.4M
488 NAICS 488 4 1 $730 $0.2M
814 NAICS 814 4 4 $487 $0.1M
712 NAICS 712 1 1 $463 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

956

jobs · $86,511 avg pay

State Government

783

jobs · $54,762 avg pay

Local Government

1,818

jobs · $44,717 avg pay

Private

14,575

jobs · $43,386 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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