Phelps County, MO
FIPS 29161 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Phelps County had an annual average of 19,225 jobs across 1,299 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
19,225
+0.4% YoY
Establishments
1,299
Total Wages
$1.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,599
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 | 2,643 | 18 | $1,377 | $155.4M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,664 | 86 | $399 | $34.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,549 | 71 | $2,006 | $142.3M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,385 | 1 | $931 | $67.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,187 | 26 | $789 | $48.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 710 | 296 | $1,004 | $20.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 702 | 20 | $497 | $18.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 452 | 29 | $973 | $22.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 451 | 15 | $1,041 | $24.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 410 | 18 | $635 | $13.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 381 | 12 | $2,625 | $21.3M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 361 | 8 | $819 | $15.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 329 | 26 | $634 | $10.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 322 | 64 | $1,303 | $19.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 306 | 28 | $536 | $8.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 302 | 38 | $1,958 | $16.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 278 | 59 | $927 | $13.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 255 | 41 | $882 | $11.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 246 | 12 | $468 | $6.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 240 | 30 | $438 | $5.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 220 | 10 | $1,738 | $16.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 204 | 24 | $1,110 | $11.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 177 | 5 | $1,796 | $13.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 170 | 26 | $938 | $8.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 150 | 10 | $2,226 | $4.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 130 | 22 | $876 | $5.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 122 | 7 | $1,760 | $6.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 120 | 16 | $711 | $4.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 119 | 10 | $1,731 | $7.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 112 | 1 | $1,808 | $10.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 102 | 4 | $1,304 | $6.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 92 | 29 | $870 | $4.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 68 | 17 | $512 | $1.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 65 | 11 | $617 | $2.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 59 | 10 | $934 | $2.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 57 | 5 | $615 | $1.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 55 | 4 | $1,431 | $4.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 47 | 9 | $989 | $2.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 45 | 5 | $1,477 | $3.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 44 | 10 | $707 | $1.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 41 | 7 | $1,218 | $2.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 37 | 3 | $2,049 | $2.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 37 | 1 | $665 | $1.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 36 | 4 | $554 | $1.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 34 | 4 | $1,025 | $1.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 29 | 1 | $943 | $1.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 25 | 1 | $798 | $1.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 23 | 6 | $849 | $1.0M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 12 | 1 | $506 | $0.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 9 | 8 | $628 | $0.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 9 | 1 | $1,894 | $0.9M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
337
jobs · $92,695 avg pay
State Government
2,069
jobs · $65,201 avg pay
Local Government
3,545
jobs · $51,128 avg pay
Private
13,274
jobs · $47,112 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
- St. Charles County 162,612 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 138,687 jobs
- Clay County 111,855 jobs
- Boone County 98,656 jobs