Howell County, MO

FIPS 29091 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Howell County had an annual average of 15,362 jobs across 1,383 establishments, paying $0.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

15,362

-0.5% YoY

Establishments

1,383

Total Wages

$0.7B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,672

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 Howell County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,215 66 $370 $23.4M
611 NAICS 611 1,153 29 $861 $49.5M
623 NAICS 623 1,137 22 $682 $40.3M
624 NAICS 624 833 299 $896 $24.1M
455 NAICS 455 629 19 $583 $19.1M
541 NAICS 541 589 75 $1,139 $30.9M
321 NAICS 321 549 23 $870 $24.8M
441 NAICS 441 395 38 $820 $16.9M
551 NAICS 551 375 6 $1,123 $21.9M
561 NAICS 561 365 30 $829 $10.9M
922 NAICS 922 318 12 $1,236 $16.9M
811 NAICS 811 297 59 $825 $12.6M
445 NAICS 445 265 20 $450 $6.2M
522 NAICS 522 264 25 $1,467 $14.0M
238 NAICS 238 259 51 $850 $11.5M
457 NAICS 457 214 23 $578 $6.4M
444 NAICS 444 199 25 $696 $7.2M
333 NAICS 333 185 8 $1,136 $10.9M
484 NAICS 484 182 42 $1,021 $9.7M
325 NAICS 325 182 5 $837 $7.9M
923 NAICS 923 145 8 $1,527 $6.6M
921 NAICS 921 143 6 $966 $5.9M
721 NAICS 721 107 12 $414 $2.3M
459 NAICS 459 107 28 $526 $2.9M
621 NAICS 621 102 3 $2,022 $7.8M
926 NAICS 926 100 4 $1,776 $5.8M
531 NAICS 531 90 37 $683 $3.2M
237 NAICS 237 87 8 $794 $3.2M
332 NAICS 332 82 5 $902 $3.8M
458 NAICS 458 73 14 $519 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 73 8 $1,097 $4.2M
812 NAICS 812 73 14 $581 $2.2M
456 NAICS 456 62 14 $929 $3.0M
562 NAICS 562 59 9 $862 $2.7M
112 NAICS 112 58 17 $1,124 $3.4M
221 NAICS 221 49 9 $951 $2.4M
449 NAICS 449 47 8 $766 $1.9M
813 NAICS 813 46 9 $676 $1.5M
327 NAICS 327 46 4 $848 $2.0M
532 NAICS 532 40 6 $782 $1.6M
516 NAICS 516 37 3 $796 $1.5M
517 NAICS 517 33 5 $1,095 $1.9M
513 NAICS 513 32 4 $589 $1.0M
713 NAICS 713 31 2 $469 $0.8M
236 NAICS 236 31 19 $618 $1.0M
311 NAICS 311 28 3 $486 $0.7M
925 NAICS 925 25 2 $950 $1.2M
488 NAICS 488 21 7 $1,006 $0.7M
339 NAICS 339 14 4 $395 $0.3M
115 NAICS 115 13 4 $796 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 10 3 $1,193 $0.6M
323 NAICS 323 10 4 $419 $0.2M
519 NAICS 519 8 1 $665 $0.3M
814 NAICS 814 8 6 $428 $0.2M
928 NAICS 928 7 1 $1,641 $0.6M
485 NAICS 485 4 1 $713 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

150

jobs · $75,646 avg pay

State Government

368

jobs · $54,529 avg pay

Local Government

1,679

jobs · $44,124 avg pay

Private

13,165

jobs · $44,116 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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