McDonald County, MO

FIPS 29119 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, McDonald County had an annual average of 5,685 jobs across 458 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,685

-17.8% YoY

Establishments

458

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,250

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 McDonald County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
455 NAICS 455 518 12 $554 $14.9M
611 NAICS 611 476 11 $957 $23.7M
722 NAICS 722 269 20 $322 $4.5M
112 NAICS 112 246 10 $1,005 $12.8M
445 NAICS 445 194 15 $454 $4.6M
238 NAICS 238 179 32 $1,069 $10.0M
332 NAICS 332 165 5 $1,147 $9.8M
624 NAICS 624 141 99 $398 $2.7M
457 NAICS 457 132 13 $397 $2.7M
921 NAICS 921 115 7 $578 $3.4M
621 NAICS 621 104 14 $1,325 $6.7M
541 NAICS 541 103 24 $1,044 $5.6M
623 NAICS 623 101 3 $677 $3.5M
484 NAICS 484 88 16 $1,559 $7.1M
522 NAICS 522 79 7 $1,086 $4.5M
721 NAICS 721 72 8 $449 $1.7M
922 NAICS 922 63 3 $707 $2.3M
441 NAICS 441 53 8 $907 $2.5M
485 NAICS 485 49 1 $462 $1.2M
237 NAICS 237 38 2 $846 $1.6M
926 NAICS 926 30 4 $1,677 $2.5M
491 NAICS 491 30 9 $1,056 $1.7M
221 NAICS 221 26 6 $1,920 $2.1M
925 NAICS 925 21 5 $535 $0.6M
444 NAICS 444 20 6 $800 $0.8M
519 NAICS 519 11 1 $372 $0.2M
923 NAICS 923 3 1 $886 $0.1M
924 NAICS 924 2 1 $1,027 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

59

jobs · $70,641 avg pay

State Government

27

jobs · $41,647 avg pay

Local Government

774

jobs · $42,488 avg pay

Private

4,825

jobs · $44,221 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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