Carter County, MO

FIPS 29035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Carter County had an annual average of 1,471 jobs across 251 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,471

-1.6% YoY

Establishments

251

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$36,133

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 Carter County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
926 NAICS 926 — 1 $2,472 $0.0M
611 NAICS 611 236 3 $784 $9.6M
624 NAICS 624 154 104 $339 $2.7M
722 NAICS 722 125 12 $344 $2.2M
712 NAICS 712 86 2 $1,390 $6.2M
321 NAICS 321 85 12 $655 $2.9M
621 NAICS 621 71 7 $722 $2.7M
623 NAICS 623 62 5 $655 $2.1M
921 NAICS 921 57 4 $603 $1.8M
522 NAICS 522 47 6 $1,155 $2.8M
457 NAICS 457 40 4 $407 $0.9M
237 NAICS 237 22 1 $900 $1.0M
923 NAICS 923 13 4 $1,015 $0.7M
811 NAICS 811 12 6 $542 $0.3M
524 NAICS 524 11 3 $627 $0.4M
531 NAICS 531 8 4 $604 $0.2M
441 NAICS 441 7 3 $526 $0.2M
491 NAICS 491 6 4 $1,079 $0.3M
519 NAICS 519 5 1 $363 $0.1M
922 NAICS 922 4 1 $952 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

93

jobs · $71,389 avg pay

State Government

39

jobs · $49,048 avg pay

Local Government

299

jobs · $38,550 avg pay

Private

1,040

jobs · $31,793 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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