Chariton County, MO

FIPS 29041 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Chariton County had an annual average of 1,838 jobs across 266 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,838

-0.9% YoY

Establishments

266

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$42,317

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 Chariton County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
926 NAICS 926 — 1 — —
611 NAICS 611 257 5 $728 $9.7M
424 NAICS 424 142 10 $1,348 $9.9M
623 NAICS 623 133 4 $645 $4.4M
522 NAICS 522 129 12 $1,005 $6.7M
921 NAICS 921 123 19 $408 $2.6M
722 NAICS 722 92 14 $241 $1.2M
423 NAICS 423 63 6 $1,166 $3.8M
111 NAICS 111 48 14 $912 $2.3M
624 NAICS 624 42 22 $416 $0.9M
238 NAICS 238 40 11 $830 $1.7M
455 NAICS 455 37 5 $407 $0.8M
484 NAICS 484 34 16 $800 $1.4M
441 NAICS 441 31 5 $745 $1.2M
811 NAICS 811 29 9 $1,083 $1.6M
491 NAICS 491 26 6 $941 $1.3M
621 NAICS 621 21 2 $1,007 $1.1M
561 NAICS 561 18 4 $299 $0.3M
922 NAICS 922 18 2 $811 $0.7M
237 NAICS 237 16 2 $953 $0.8M
924 NAICS 924 15 4 $1,135 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 6 2 $703 $0.2M
221 NAICS 221 3 1 $511 $0.1M
925 NAICS 925 2 1 $608 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

39

jobs · $52,195 avg pay

State Government

26

jobs · $45,169 avg pay

Local Government

423

jobs · $33,665 avg pay

Private

1,350

jobs · $44,710 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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