Lawrence County, MO

FIPS 29109 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lawrence County had an annual average of 8,921 jobs across 957 establishments, paying $0.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

8,921

+2.1% YoY

Establishments

957

Total Wages

$0.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,241

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 Lawrence County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 911 22 $873 $41.4M
722 NAICS 722 705 47 $355 $13.0M
311 NAICS 311 660 13 $1,297 $44.5M
623 NAICS 623 584 10 $919 $23.0M
455 NAICS 455 507 15 $559 $14.7M
484 NAICS 484 368 50 $1,087 $20.8M
624 NAICS 624 361 149 $765 $12.8M
457 NAICS 457 322 23 $610 $10.2M
238 NAICS 238 292 62 $1,051 $15.9M
621 NAICS 621 267 33 $1,472 $19.8M
112 NAICS 112 255 35 $932 $12.4M
441 NAICS 441 232 19 $1,106 $13.4M
541 NAICS 541 224 45 $1,057 $12.3M
237 NAICS 237 210 19 $1,502 $14.0M
332 NAICS 332 162 7 $1,098 $9.3M
221 NAICS 221 150 9 $1,310 $10.1M
522 NAICS 522 131 14 $1,011 $6.9M
922 NAICS 922 130 7 $867 $5.7M
811 NAICS 811 117 28 $1,025 $6.3M
551 NAICS 551 112 7 $1,567 $9.1M
423 NAICS 423 110 14 $934 $5.3M
424 NAICS 424 101 18 $1,171 $6.2M
485 NAICS 485 96 6 $492 $2.4M
923 NAICS 923 94 4 $861 $4.2M
444 NAICS 444 87 11 $569 $2.6M
921 NAICS 921 86 10 $996 $2.9M
488 NAICS 488 58 8 $1,727 $5.2M
524 NAICS 524 55 24 $868 $2.5M
517 NAICS 517 51 8 $1,033 $2.7M
459 NAICS 459 50 18 $480 $1.3M
491 NAICS 491 48 8 $1,152 $2.9M
456 NAICS 456 47 9 $612 $1.5M
339 NAICS 339 45 5 $848 $2.0M
111 NAICS 111 43 3 $1,132 $2.5M
812 NAICS 812 40 14 $620 $1.1M
713 NAICS 713 29 2 $447 $0.7M
425 NAICS 425 28 6 $1,032 $1.5M
236 NAICS 236 26 22 $793 $1.1M
721 NAICS 721 26 4 $396 $0.5M
561 NAICS 561 24 3 $789 $1.0M
519 NAICS 519 18 5 $369 $0.3M
458 NAICS 458 16 4 $524 $0.4M
486 NAICS 486 16 4 $2,509 $2.2M
924 NAICS 924 16 3 $1,274 $1.0M
523 NAICS 523 15 7 $1,396 $1.1M
925 NAICS 925 7 2 $1,000 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 5 4 $874 $0.2M
928 NAICS 928 4 1 $426 $0.1M
531 NAICS 531 1 1 $930 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

66

jobs · $59,163 avg pay

State Government

371

jobs · $46,513 avg pay

Local Government

1,360

jobs · $42,580 avg pay

Private

7,124

jobs · $48,066 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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