Carter County, OK
FIPS 40019 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Carter County had an annual average of 23,310 jobs across 1,742 establishments, paying $1.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
23,310
-0.2% YoY
Establishments
1,742
Total Wages
$1.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,951
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,552 | 94 | $383 | $50.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,657 | 29 | $742 | $63.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,350 | 153 | $2,179 | $81.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 849 | 80 | $851 | $37.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 644 | 48 | $824 | $27.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 635 | 167 | $1,282 | $42.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 618 | 85 | $1,061 | $34.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 583 | 40 | $1,525 | $46.2M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 523 | 61 | $1,385 | $37.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 483 | 55 | $807 | $16.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 467 | 31 | $1,017 | $24.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 448 | 44 | $1,347 | $31.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 422 | 56 | $1,096 | $24.0M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 420 | 4 | $2,766 | $60.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 416 | 67 | $991 | $21.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 330 | 23 | $914 | $15.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 310 | 24 | $622 | $10.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 305 | 28 | $1,216 | $19.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 290 | 20 | $509 | $7.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 280 | 43 | $529 | $7.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 272 | 10 | $2,334 | $16.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 225 | 21 | $456 | $5.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 166 | 11 | $2,074 | $14.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 161 | 6 | $1,975 | $8.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 160 | 20 | $1,345 | $11.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 149 | 23 | $704 | $5.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 141 | 43 | $1,357 | $9.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 135 | 45 | $875 | $6.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 134 | 11 | $447 | $3.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 121 | 19 | $1,089 | $6.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 118 | 16 | $576 | $3.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 115 | 20 | $430 | $2.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 105 | 16 | $646 | $3.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 85 | 12 | $650 | $2.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 75 | 16 | $1,117 | $4.4M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 70 | 6 | $1,494 | $5.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 69 | 8 | $1,408 | $5.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 66 | 3 | $1,288 | $4.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 54 | 18 | $994 | $2.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 52 | 11 | $930 | $2.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 50 | 4 | $1,228 | $3.2M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 43 | 14 | $945 | $2.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 33 | 4 | $876 | $1.5M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 29 | 10 | $904 | $1.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 28 | 17 | $1,262 | $1.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 21 | 6 | $1,155 | $1.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 18 | 5 | $1,128 | $1.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 17 | 3 | $1,174 | $1.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 12 | 4 | $790 | $0.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 5 | 3 | $921 | $0.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 3 | 4 | $715 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
106
jobs · $83,116 avg pay
State Government
575
jobs · $45,276 avg pay
Local Government
2,699
jobs · $47,897 avg pay
Private
19,930
jobs · $54,867 avg pay
OK Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.0%
April 2026
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