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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Pettis County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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