Cherokee County, OK
FIPS 40021 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Cherokee County had an annual average of 17,947 jobs across 922 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
17,947
+2.3% YoY
Establishments
922
Total Wages
$0.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$49,122
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 | 1,384 | 77 | $371 | $26.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 550 | 8 | $843 | $24.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 514 | 70 | $1,230 | $32.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 350 | 28 | $404 | $7.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 342 | 17 | $715 | $12.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 315 | 14 | $596 | $9.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 264 | 56 | $827 | $11.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 245 | 29 | $601 | $7.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 240 | 34 | $1,134 | $14.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 213 | 84 | $973 | $10.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 179 | 28 | $795 | $7.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 179 | 9 | $1,026 | $9.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 176 | 13 | $842 | $7.7M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 173 | 45 | $774 | $7.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 170 | 11 | $657 | $5.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 167 | 9 | $1,026 | $8.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 157 | 11 | $475 | $3.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 145 | 30 | $476 | $3.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 130 | 14 | $822 | $5.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 104 | 19 | $528 | $2.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 101 | 5 | $1,231 | $6.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 86 | 20 | $751 | $3.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 83 | 15 | $309 | $1.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 79 | 12 | $443 | $1.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 74 | 5 | $1,185 | $4.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 69 | 1 | $1,888 | $6.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 66 | 10 | $799 | $2.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 58 | 6 | $1,170 | $3.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 45 | 9 | $588 | $1.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 45 | 10 | $912 | $2.1M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 34 | 5 | $633 | $1.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 22 | 10 | $806 | $0.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 20 | 4 | $1,225 | $1.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 20 | 9 | $733 | $0.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 20 | 5 | $962 | $0.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 16 | 5 | $604 | $0.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 13 | 4 | $549 | $0.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 9 | 3 | $1,215 | $0.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $2,585 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
145
jobs · $78,586 avg pay
State Government
968
jobs · $46,875 avg pay
Local Government
9,265
jobs · $58,413 avg pay
Private
7,569
jobs · $37,473 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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- Oklahoma County 495,003 jobs
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