Lafayette County, MO

FIPS 29107 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lafayette County had an annual average of 8,810 jobs across 942 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,810

+1% YoY

Establishments

942

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,135

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 Lafayette County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
623 NAICS 623 841 13 $847 $35.0M
611 NAICS 611 812 22 $909 $38.3M
722 NAICS 722 690 60 $354 $12.7M
238 NAICS 238 442 74 $1,066 $24.5M
457 NAICS 457 342 28 $565 $10.0M
311 NAICS 311 327 5 $1,026 $17.5M
541 NAICS 541 315 59 $1,750 $23.4M
624 NAICS 624 312 135 $503 $8.2M
332 NAICS 332 305 10 $955 $15.1M
921 NAICS 921 257 15 $827 $9.0M
922 NAICS 922 199 9 $773 $6.2M
455 NAICS 455 177 10 $543 $5.0M
561 NAICS 561 169 30 $788 $6.9M
441 NAICS 441 163 21 $919 $7.8M
522 NAICS 522 160 19 $2,011 $8.8M
445 NAICS 445 144 13 $446 $3.3M
811 NAICS 811 140 29 $914 $6.6M
423 NAICS 423 137 18 $1,360 $9.7M
484 NAICS 484 131 26 $1,256 $8.5M
236 NAICS 236 126 25 $879 $5.8M
111 NAICS 111 122 22 $787 $5.0M
237 NAICS 237 108 19 $1,255 $5.0M
923 NAICS 923 100 8 $914 $4.8M
524 NAICS 524 81 26 $1,724 $7.2M
444 NAICS 444 71 11 $684 $2.5M
424 NAICS 424 70 11 $966 $3.5M
491 NAICS 491 54 13 $1,189 $3.4M
621 NAICS 621 50 2 $754 $2.0M
333 NAICS 333 45 5 $859 $2.0M
221 NAICS 221 45 4 $1,299 $3.0M
812 NAICS 812 44 13 $729 $0.9M
112 NAICS 112 38 7 $918 $1.8M
721 NAICS 721 33 9 $411 $0.7M
456 NAICS 456 33 8 $885 $1.5M
459 NAICS 459 31 12 $390 $0.6M
488 NAICS 488 26 4 $1,282 $1.7M
327 NAICS 327 24 4 $1,174 $1.4M
519 NAICS 519 23 6 $416 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 22 5 $1,086 $0.7M
337 NAICS 337 21 3 $876 $1.0M
115 NAICS 115 20 4 $1,124 $1.2M
713 NAICS 713 18 1 $280 $0.3M
712 NAICS 712 14 1 $422 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 13 5 $1,970 $1.2M
523 NAICS 523 13 8 $2,285 $1.6M
925 NAICS 925 9 2 $893 $0.4M
928 NAICS 928 8 1 $963 $0.4M
323 NAICS 323 4 3 $294 $0.1M
531 NAICS 531 3 1 $742 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

112

jobs · $72,734 avg pay

State Government

596

jobs · $43,853 avg pay

Local Government

1,432

jobs · $41,775 avg pay

Private

6,670

jobs · $44,193 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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