Newton County, MO
FIPS 29145 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Newton County had an annual average of 21,298 jobs across 1,508 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
21,298
+0.3% YoY
Establishments
1,508
Total Wages
$1.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,346
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,946 | 32 | $851 | $85.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,927 | 82 | $413 | $41.4M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 1,027 | 7 | $979 | $52.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 786 | 61 | $1,102 | $45.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 752 | 22 | $612 | $23.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 666 | 10 | $1,404 | $48.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 656 | 75 | $1,209 | $41.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 630 | 30 | $629 | $20.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 533 | 29 | $1,185 | $32.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 482 | 6 | $1,137 | $28.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 462 | 93 | $954 | $22.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 375 | 43 | $1,814 | $23.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 335 | 69 | $1,211 | $21.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 330 | 35 | $1,234 | $21.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 320 | 12 | $1,632 | $26.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 291 | 17 | $1,139 | $17.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 269 | 18 | $568 | $7.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 254 | 19 | $559 | $7.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 254 | 27 | $906 | $12.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 248 | 18 | $508 | $6.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 241 | 10 | $823 | $10.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 210 | 10 | $343 | $3.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 203 | 44 | $932 | $9.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 160 | 3 | $1,792 | $14.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 152 | 9 | $679 | $5.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 144 | 16 | $2,580 | $15.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 140 | 11 | $1,123 | $8.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 131 | 29 | $557 | $3.8M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 127 | 22 | $728 | $4.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 106 | 9 | $685 | $3.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 103 | 10 | $1,415 | $7.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 94 | 14 | $887 | $4.4M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 93 | 5 | $957 | $4.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 74 | 8 | $1,619 | $6.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 72 | 21 | $571 | $2.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 71 | 5 | $1,801 | $4.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 67 | 34 | $1,521 | $5.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 67 | 11 | $490 | $1.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 58 | 10 | $593 | $1.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 54 | 9 | $1,199 | $3.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 46 | 8 | $1,063 | $2.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 32 | 5 | $2,723 | $4.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 30 | 6 | $664 | $1.0M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 25 | 1 | $860 | $1.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 20 | 1 | $416 | $0.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 17 | 4 | $868 | $0.8M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 15 | 12 | $489 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 14 | 3 | $1,404 | $1.0M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 12 | 1 | $1,248 | $0.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 11 | 3 | $593 | $0.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 7 | 4 | $1,511 | $0.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 6 | 1 | $477 | $0.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 4 | 1 | $666 | $0.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 3 | 1 | $617 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
124
jobs · $67,444 avg pay
State Government
118
jobs · $45,192 avg pay
Local Government
2,403
jobs · $43,460 avg pay
Private
18,653
jobs · $54,580 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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- St. Louis City 221,464 jobs
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