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.

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

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