Cole County, MO

FIPS 29051 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Cole County had an annual average of 54,302 jobs across 2,500 establishments, paying $3.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

54,302

+1.6% YoY

Establishments

2,500

Total Wages

$3.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$55,953

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 Cole County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
921 NAICS 921 3,935 30 $2,196 $232.3M
922 NAICS 922 3,667 25 $2,213 $221.4M
923 NAICS 923 3,386 21 $1,947 $177.7M
722 NAICS 722 3,320 180 $417 $72.0M
924 NAICS 924 2,619 4 $1,669 $133.0M
621 NAICS 621 2,347 123 $1,525 $185.6M
611 NAICS 611 2,261 50 $948 $105.0M
561 NAICS 561 2,237 141 $936 $89.3M
926 NAICS 926 2,197 21 $2,057 $134.7M
238 NAICS 238 2,079 190 $1,353 $146.3M
541 NAICS 541 1,881 269 $1,595 $156.0M
459 NAICS 459 1,512 50 $757 $59.5M
455 NAICS 455 1,465 27 $517 $39.4M
622 NAICS 622 1,347 1 $1,336 $93.6M
624 NAICS 624 1,302 234 $1,230 $47.7M
522 NAICS 522 1,041 70 $1,288 $69.7M
813 NAICS 813 1,009 118 $1,385 $72.3M
445 NAICS 445 833 24 $525 $22.7M
423 NAICS 423 831 56 $1,867 $80.7M
551 NAICS 551 757 20 $1,866 $73.4M
524 NAICS 524 750 66 $1,551 $60.5M
441 NAICS 441 740 39 $1,054 $40.6M
444 NAICS 444 567 26 $772 $22.8M
928 NAICS 928 535 2 $1,377 $30.4M
237 NAICS 237 532 16 $1,917 $49.3M
326 NAICS 326 472 5 $1,111 $27.3M
518 NAICS 518 459 10 $1,105 $26.3M
721 NAICS 721 440 17 $529 $12.1M
811 NAICS 811 436 58 $1,082 $24.5M
323 NAICS 323 398 7 $1,057 $21.9M
236 NAICS 236 397 62 $1,195 $24.7M
812 NAICS 812 388 54 $2,163 $14.0M
221 NAICS 221 327 15 $2,087 $32.0M
424 NAICS 424 325 18 $1,257 $21.3M
713 NAICS 713 304 2 $1,036 $8.9M
456 NAICS 456 273 24 $610 $8.7M
332 NAICS 332 254 7 $1,720 $22.8M
531 NAICS 531 234 65 $910 $11.0M
458 NAICS 458 222 20 $363 $4.2M
457 NAICS 457 221 30 $467 $5.4M
488 NAICS 488 221 10 $1,160 $13.3M
484 NAICS 484 208 22 $1,406 $15.2M
449 NAICS 449 169 16 $863 $7.6M
327 NAICS 327 166 7 $1,234 $10.6M
492 NAICS 492 164 4 $1,171 $10.0M
513 NAICS 513 157 14 $1,358 $11.1M
321 NAICS 321 126 5 $1,117 $7.3M
562 NAICS 562 126 12 $1,198 $7.9M
491 NAICS 491 121 7 $1,416 $8.9M
485 NAICS 485 104 5 $905 $3.7M
523 NAICS 523 89 3 $2,458 $8.5M
519 NAICS 519 50 1 $626 $1.6M
337 NAICS 337 45 10 $677 $1.6M
339 NAICS 339 37 7 $901 $1.7M
517 NAICS 517 30 6 $1,129 $1.8M
425 NAICS 425 15 9 $1,606 $1.2M
814 NAICS 814 4 7 $583 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

612

jobs · $84,826 avg pay

State Government

17,059

jobs · $56,291 avg pay

Local Government

3,158

jobs · $53,993 avg pay

Private

33,473

jobs · $55,436 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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