Cooper County, MO

FIPS 29053 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Cooper County had an annual average of 4,872 jobs across 490 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,872

+2.9% YoY

Establishments

490

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$41,932

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 Cooper County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
623 NAICS 623 503 23 $791 $20.7M
611 NAICS 611 451 12 $788 $18.4M
722 NAICS 722 407 32 $356 $7.5M
455 NAICS 455 326 8 $526 $8.9M
922 NAICS 922 309 9 $990 $14.1M
457 NAICS 457 297 14 $667 $10.3M
238 NAICS 238 218 35 $1,070 $12.1M
921 NAICS 921 148 9 $597 $4.6M
811 NAICS 811 121 22 $919 $5.8M
541 NAICS 541 103 26 $1,144 $6.1M
621 NAICS 621 94 17 $1,146 $5.6M
484 NAICS 484 87 14 $1,072 $4.8M
522 NAICS 522 84 15 $1,062 $4.6M
441 NAICS 441 80 8 $958 $4.0M
813 NAICS 813 61 6 $313 $1.0M
624 NAICS 624 57 30 $437 $1.3M
444 NAICS 444 47 6 $784 $1.9M
237 NAICS 237 44 3 $969 $2.1M
424 NAICS 424 35 5 $987 $1.8M
491 NAICS 491 31 6 $1,063 $1.7M
111 NAICS 111 28 11 $1,089 $1.6M
449 NAICS 449 24 7 $714 $0.9M
221 NAICS 221 21 4 $1,115 $1.2M
924 NAICS 924 20 4 $1,628 $1.6M
923 NAICS 923 16 3 $970 $0.8M
713 NAICS 713 5 1 $773 $0.2M
519 NAICS 519 4 1 $681 $0.1M
925 NAICS 925 4 2 $654 $0.1M
812 NAICS 812 2 1 $524 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 2 3 $989 $0.1M
488 NAICS 488 1 1 $617 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

49

jobs · $66,253 avg pay

State Government

279

jobs · $44,514 avg pay

Local Government

730

jobs · $40,533 avg pay

Private

3,814

jobs · $41,704 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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