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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Cherokee County, OK, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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