Meade County, KS

FIPS 20119 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Meade County had an annual average of 1,544 jobs across 169 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,544

+3.1% YoY

Establishments

169

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$52,628

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 Meade County, KS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
112 NAICS 112 256 11 $972 $12.9M
611 NAICS 611 168 3 $806 $7.0M
238 NAICS 238 158 9 $1,201 $9.9M
921 NAICS 921 140 5 $644 $4.7M
622 NAICS 622 110 1 $1,034 $5.9M
445 NAICS 445 55 5 $278 $0.8M
424 NAICS 424 53 7 $1,193 $3.3M
111 NAICS 111 32 12 $987 $1.6M
722 NAICS 722 28 6 $226 $0.3M
311 NAICS 311 26 3 $818 $1.1M
484 NAICS 484 22 4 $1,028 $1.2M
623 NAICS 623 21 1 $905 $1.0M
444 NAICS 444 19 4 $492 $0.5M
811 NAICS 811 16 6 $803 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 13 5 $819 $0.5M
813 NAICS 813 9 3 $1,075 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 9 2 $1,511 $0.5M
621 NAICS 621 8 3 $1,111 $0.5M
491 NAICS 491 8 3 $1,229 $0.5M
237 NAICS 237 7 3 $559 $0.2M
519 NAICS 519 6 2 $338 $0.1M
923 NAICS 923 4 1 $775 $0.2M
922 NAICS 922 3 2 $1,175 $0.2M
713 NAICS 713 3 1 $161 $0.0M
812 NAICS 812 2 1 $203 $0.0M
561 NAICS 561 1 1 $205 $0.0M
925 NAICS 925 1 1 $113 $0.0M
541 NAICS 541 1 1 $1,053 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

16

jobs · $54,894 avg pay

State Government

23

jobs · $46,225 avg pay

Local Government

459

jobs · $41,427 avg pay

Private

1,046

jobs · $57,629 avg pay

KS Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.9%

April 2026

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