Howard County, MO

FIPS 29089 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Howard County had an annual average of 2,438 jobs across 232 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,438

+2.3% YoY

Establishments

232

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$43,046

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 Howard County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
623 NAICS 623 354 6 $739 $13.6M
611 NAICS 611 254 3 $701 $9.2M
332 NAICS 332 188 4 $966 $9.4M
722 NAICS 722 158 14 $258 $2.1M
445 NAICS 445 99 7 $449 $2.3M
921 NAICS 921 90 5 $532 $2.5M
522 NAICS 522 75 5 $1,324 $5.2M
541 NAICS 541 68 13 $1,242 $3.4M
922 NAICS 922 43 4 $1,027 $0.9M
484 NAICS 484 36 10 $1,024 $1.9M
524 NAICS 524 28 9 $1,442 $2.1M
811 NAICS 811 22 7 $811 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 19 5 $1,127 $1.1M
237 NAICS 237 18 4 $1,049 $0.8M
441 NAICS 441 17 3 $701 $0.6M
621 NAICS 621 16 1 $856 $0.7M
561 NAICS 561 14 6 $476 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 13 4 $1,160 $0.7M
624 NAICS 624 12 1 $683 $0.4M
812 NAICS 812 8 4 $411 $0.2M
925 NAICS 925 8 2 $703 $0.3M
221 NAICS 221 7 3 $1,722 $0.7M
519 NAICS 519 7 1 $235 $0.1M
923 NAICS 923 6 2 $848 $0.3M
523 NAICS 523 6 3 $1,232 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 5 5 $1,657 $0.2M
713 NAICS 713 2 1 $712 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

36

jobs · $60,771 avg pay

State Government

24

jobs · $50,759 avg pay

Local Government

446

jobs · $33,583 avg pay

Private

1,932

jobs · $44,789 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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