Cowley County, KS

FIPS 20035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Cowley County had an annual average of 13,041 jobs across 782 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

13,041

-3.5% YoY

Establishments

782

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$49,217

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 Cowley County, KS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,684 6 $771 $67.5M
311 NAICS 311 1,584 6 $1,068 $87.9M
722 NAICS 722 890 56 $346 $16.0M
921 NAICS 921 560 13 $905 $26.3M
623 NAICS 623 536 6 $633 $17.6M
622 NAICS 622 485 2 $1,192 $30.1M
455 NAICS 455 463 8 $625 $15.1M
333 NAICS 333 371 8 $1,233 $23.8M
561 NAICS 561 354 40 $711 $13.1M
621 NAICS 621 300 41 $1,090 $17.0M
522 NAICS 522 262 24 $1,273 $17.3M
922 NAICS 922 246 4 $1,169 $14.9M
445 NAICS 445 181 14 $531 $5.0M
624 NAICS 624 179 1 $1,017 $9.5M
238 NAICS 238 178 34 $1,089 $10.1M
423 NAICS 423 174 24 $1,598 $14.5M
456 NAICS 456 163 9 $809 $6.9M
457 NAICS 457 161 18 $419 $3.5M
441 NAICS 441 139 15 $793 $5.7M
713 NAICS 713 106 2 $205 $1.1M
332 NAICS 332 96 9 $1,271 $6.4M
459 NAICS 459 92 16 $612 $2.9M
811 NAICS 811 75 22 $934 $3.6M
926 NAICS 926 69 7 $1,328 $4.2M
812 NAICS 812 66 13 $522 $1.8M
491 NAICS 491 63 8 $1,074 $3.5M
327 NAICS 327 56 3 $1,152 $3.3M
923 NAICS 923 55 2 $914 $2.5M
449 NAICS 449 54 7 $601 $1.7M
213 NAICS 213 48 12 $926 $2.3M
444 NAICS 444 48 8 $706 $1.8M
524 NAICS 524 46 20 $997 $2.4M
484 NAICS 484 43 11 $1,125 $2.5M
721 NAICS 721 42 7 $285 $0.6M
813 NAICS 813 36 10 $310 $0.6M
519 NAICS 519 27 3 $399 $0.6M
513 NAICS 513 23 5 $609 $0.7M
237 NAICS 237 18 13 $152 $0.1M
488 NAICS 488 18 5 $2,124 $1.8M
458 NAICS 458 16 4 $488 $0.4M
112 NAICS 112 16 6 $566 $0.5M
221 NAICS 221 15 5 $725 $0.6M
211 NAICS 211 12 6 $1,029 $0.7M
814 NAICS 814 11 8 $547 $0.3M
323 NAICS 323 9 5 $309 $0.1M
562 NAICS 562 8 4 $928 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 8 4 $1,314 $0.4M
925 NAICS 925 4 2 $707 $0.2M
541 NAICS 541 4 1 $1,295 $0.3M
928 NAICS 928 3 2 $1,769 $0.2M
711 NAICS 711 1 1 $525 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

103

jobs · $61,348 avg pay

State Government

506

jobs · $56,051 avg pay

Local Government

2,923

jobs · $43,664 avg pay

Private

9,509

jobs · $50,429 avg pay

KS Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.9%

April 2026

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