Cape Girardeau County, MO

FIPS 29031 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Cape Girardeau County had an annual average of 41,463 jobs across 2,822 establishments, paying $2.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

41,463

-0.3% YoY

Establishments

2,822

Total Wages

$2.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,751

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 Cape Girardeau County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
622 NAICS 622 4,041 29 $1,318 $276.8M
722 NAICS 722 4,005 192 $403 $83.9M
611 NAICS 611 3,345 41 $1,075 $148.5M
621 NAICS 621 3,125 211 $2,001 $235.0M
623 NAICS 623 1,988 28 $879 $78.7M
624 NAICS 624 1,621 534 $1,001 $45.8M
455 NAICS 455 1,557 26 $597 $48.3M
541 NAICS 541 1,311 198 $1,468 $86.5M
561 NAICS 561 1,264 107 $862 $56.3M
238 NAICS 238 1,074 120 $1,197 $66.8M
423 NAICS 423 944 67 $1,098 $53.9M
441 NAICS 441 922 63 $1,055 $50.6M
459 NAICS 459 789 62 $598 $24.5M
713 NAICS 713 783 26 $641 $22.6M
424 NAICS 424 666 40 $1,043 $36.1M
922 NAICS 922 654 19 $2,166 $36.1M
444 NAICS 444 592 27 $684 $21.0M
326 NAICS 326 574 6 $1,327 $39.6M
457 NAICS 457 557 42 $466 $13.5M
236 NAICS 236 515 58 $1,281 $34.3M
332 NAICS 332 506 16 $1,068 $28.1M
522 NAICS 522 504 57 $1,298 $34.0M
484 NAICS 484 446 42 $1,268 $29.4M
812 NAICS 812 424 55 $888 $14.8M
237 NAICS 237 421 19 $1,332 $25.5M
445 NAICS 445 397 22 $519 $10.7M
524 NAICS 524 393 81 $1,176 $24.0M
551 NAICS 551 392 21 $2,147 $43.8M
456 NAICS 456 388 46 $860 $17.3M
335 NAICS 335 367 6 $938 $17.9M
327 NAICS 327 334 10 $1,534 $26.7M
811 NAICS 811 332 64 $986 $17.0M
721 NAICS 721 319 16 $562 $9.3M
449 NAICS 449 316 32 $721 $11.8M
923 NAICS 923 285 10 $1,791 $13.8M
458 NAICS 458 267 34 $444 $6.2M
517 NAICS 517 264 10 $1,597 $21.9M
531 NAICS 531 234 75 $943 $11.5M
221 NAICS 221 227 16 $1,593 $16.6M
813 NAICS 813 220 26 $679 $7.8M
921 NAICS 921 181 13 $1,714 $8.2M
516 NAICS 516 173 10 $1,179 $10.6M
491 NAICS 491 155 9 $1,461 $11.8M
325 NAICS 325 152 4 $1,239 $9.8M
532 NAICS 532 152 20 $993 $7.8M
562 NAICS 562 137 13 $1,244 $7.0M
523 NAICS 523 100 30 $3,662 $19.0M
333 NAICS 333 99 4 $1,068 $5.5M
513 NAICS 513 93 9 $1,168 $5.7M
337 NAICS 337 91 8 $958 $4.5M
339 NAICS 339 85 9 $944 $4.2M
323 NAICS 323 83 10 $682 $2.9M
519 NAICS 519 60 2 $425 $1.3M
926 NAICS 926 45 7 $1,415 $2.5M
924 NAICS 924 45 4 $1,539 $3.5M
488 NAICS 488 40 9 $1,357 $2.4M
814 NAICS 814 36 32 $397 $0.7M
111 NAICS 111 36 8 $817 $1.5M
425 NAICS 425 30 8 $693 $1.1M
712 NAICS 712 24 2 $1,001 $1.0M
928 NAICS 928 18 1 $1,154 $1.1M
925 NAICS 925 9 1 $1,177 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

471

jobs · $90,975 avg pay

State Government

1,897

jobs · $52,780 avg pay

Local Government

3,226

jobs · $39,659 avg pay

Private

35,869

jobs · $52,270 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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