Pettis County, MO
FIPS 29159 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Pettis County had an annual average of 19,456 jobs across 1,326 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
19,456
+0.6% YoY
Establishments
1,326
Total Wages
$0.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$48,615
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 | 1,533 | 24 | $861 | $68.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,429 | 75 | $388 | $28.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,073 | 15 | $1,065 | $59.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 921 | 8 | $1,216 | $58.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 789 | 22 | $659 | $27.0M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 748 | 1 | $1,223 | $47.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 747 | 63 | $1,914 | $46.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 744 | 315 | $1,039 | $23.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 642 | 16 | $532 | $17.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 520 | 3 | $1,933 | $52.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 476 | 58 | $1,715 | $42.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 447 | 17 | $1,043 | $24.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 423 | 27 | $1,043 | $22.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 398 | 20 | $726 | $15.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 398 | 59 | $1,068 | $22.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 394 | 11 | $973 | $19.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 330 | 26 | $1,288 | $22.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 312 | 32 | $931 | $15.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 303 | 26 | $479 | $7.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 245 | 39 | $1,088 | $13.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 242 | 6 | $1,461 | $18.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 216 | 49 | $839 | $9.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 206 | 30 | $1,653 | $12.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 195 | 4 | $760 | $7.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 173 | 6 | $890 | $8.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 156 | 1 | $317 | $2.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 144 | 14 | $547 | $4.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 128 | 3 | $980 | $6.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 123 | 17 | $840 | $5.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 122 | 21 | $459 | $2.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 118 | 10 | $1,543 | $9.5M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 110 | 11 | $653 | $3.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 109 | 5 | $1,935 | $8.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 107 | 27 | $893 | $4.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 95 | 23 | $1,113 | $5.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 93 | 1 | $957 | $4.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 88 | 9 | $387 | $1.8M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 87 | 13 | $872 | $4.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 81 | 3 | $934 | $3.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 79 | 5 | $1,018 | $3.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 78 | 8 | $1,613 | $4.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 76 | 11 | $1,068 | $3.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 64 | 8 | $914 | $3.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 63 | 6 | $1,334 | $4.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 61 | 12 | $481 | $1.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 34 | 4 | $1,144 | $1.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 31 | 5 | $1,652 | $2.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 28 | 3 | $1,058 | $1.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 27 | 5 | $1,078 | $1.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 25 | 2 | $630 | $0.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 20 | 1 | $790 | $0.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 18 | 10 | $1,553 | $1.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 14 | 3 | $764 | $0.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 12 | 3 | $1,151 | $0.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 11 | 3 | $1,024 | $0.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 6 | 1 | $578 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
113
jobs · $74,114 avg pay
State Government
281
jobs · $47,168 avg pay
Local Government
3,180
jobs · $51,304 avg pay
Private
15,882
jobs · $47,923 avg pay
MO Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.8%
April 2026
Other MO Counties
The largest counties in MO by total employment.
- St. Louis County 596,675 jobs
- Jackson County 375,574 jobs
- St. Louis City 221,464 jobs
- Greene County 178,374 jobs
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- Unknown Or Undefined 138,687 jobs
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- Boone County 98,656 jobs