Callaway County, MO

FIPS 29027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Callaway County had an annual average of 14,917 jobs across 936 establishments, paying $0.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

14,917

+2.2% YoY

Establishments

936

Total Wages

$0.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$56,776

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 Callaway County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
622 NAICS 622 1,437 1 $935 $69.8M
611 NAICS 611 924 20 $848 $40.3M
722 NAICS 722 844 58 $382 $16.8M
922 NAICS 922 604 13 $2,406 $30.4M
623 NAICS 623 495 18 $758 $19.5M
238 NAICS 238 418 76 $1,268 $27.6M
457 NAICS 457 388 26 $597 $12.0M
561 NAICS 561 379 45 $847 $16.7M
541 NAICS 541 369 48 $1,844 $24.6M
424 NAICS 424 334 13 $1,225 $21.3M
455 NAICS 455 332 12 $558 $9.6M
624 NAICS 624 323 97 $936 $9.1M
532 NAICS 532 243 7 $1,160 $14.7M
484 NAICS 484 229 14 $1,324 $15.8M
713 NAICS 713 219 14 $319 $3.5M
237 NAICS 237 214 11 $1,638 $15.9M
333 NAICS 333 188 4 $1,132 $11.1M
236 NAICS 236 181 30 $1,214 $11.5M
921 NAICS 921 171 10 $888 $7.7M
327 NAICS 327 159 5 $1,339 $11.0M
311 NAICS 311 133 7 $835 $5.8M
531 NAICS 531 130 29 $965 $6.4M
441 NAICS 441 130 22 $1,094 $7.4M
112 NAICS 112 127 9 $942 $6.2M
445 NAICS 445 120 12 $417 $2.6M
811 NAICS 811 120 30 $872 $5.4M
522 NAICS 522 120 16 $976 $6.1M
488 NAICS 488 99 6 $1,082 $5.2M
812 NAICS 812 91 20 $783 $3.7M
444 NAICS 444 90 10 $725 $3.4M
524 NAICS 524 90 26 $1,090 $5.1M
551 NAICS 551 80 4 $1,309 $5.5M
923 NAICS 923 79 6 $1,075 $3.7M
423 NAICS 423 76 15 $994 $3.9M
459 NAICS 459 65 16 $304 $1.0M
221 NAICS 221 62 7 $1,270 $4.1M
491 NAICS 491 61 8 $1,216 $3.9M
562 NAICS 562 61 8 $1,220 $3.6M
111 NAICS 111 60 12 $877 $2.7M
721 NAICS 721 52 15 $594 $1.6M
456 NAICS 456 51 7 $647 $1.7M
332 NAICS 332 48 5 $903 $2.3M
621 NAICS 621 48 1 $1,157 $2.9M
485 NAICS 485 44 1 $517 $1.2M
212 NAICS 212 42 6 $1,190 $2.6M
449 NAICS 449 36 7 $775 $1.5M
458 NAICS 458 32 4 $311 $0.5M
517 NAICS 517 28 4 $1,251 $1.8M
924 NAICS 924 22 4 $1,373 $1.5M
115 NAICS 115 20 4 $628 $0.6M
928 NAICS 928 19 2 $1,865 $1.9M
519 NAICS 519 18 2 $552 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 10 5 $998 $0.5M
523 NAICS 523 10 6 $1,954 $1.0M
513 NAICS 513 8 4 $1,108 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

117

jobs · $74,835 avg pay

State Government

2,160

jobs · $47,752 avg pay

Local Government

1,412

jobs · $45,064 avg pay

Private

11,228

jobs · $59,797 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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