Ripley County, MO

FIPS 29181 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Ripley County had an annual average of 2,858 jobs across 681 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,858

-3.7% YoY

Establishments

681

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$31,868

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 Ripley County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
624 NAICS 624 648 453 $796 $10.6M
611 NAICS 611 366 5 $824 $15.5M
921 NAICS 921 84 3 $547 $2.4M
321 NAICS 321 72 14 $600 $2.2M
457 NAICS 457 70 8 $478 $1.7M
441 NAICS 441 66 7 $665 $2.3M
455 NAICS 455 54 8 $433 $1.2M
924 NAICS 924 48 5 $1,669 $4.0M
522 NAICS 522 45 5 $806 $1.9M
813 NAICS 813 38 6 $537 $1.1M
444 NAICS 444 30 4 $566 $0.9M
456 NAICS 456 29 4 $743 $1.1M
491 NAICS 491 20 4 $1,048 $1.1M
923 NAICS 923 18 4 $1,011 $0.9M
112 NAICS 112 18 4 $704 $0.6M
524 NAICS 524 14 6 $733 $0.5M
113 NAICS 113 14 5 $631 $0.4M
237 NAICS 237 13 3 $956 $0.6M
221 NAICS 221 9 2 $782 $0.4M
519 NAICS 519 8 1 $418 $0.2M
621 NAICS 621 8 1 $868 $0.3M
484 NAICS 484 6 6 $1,035 $0.3M
922 NAICS 922 5 1 $767 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 2 3 $599 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

64

jobs · $76,813 avg pay

State Government

44

jobs · $43,379 avg pay

Local Government

477

jobs · $39,800 avg pay

Private

2,273

jobs · $28,699 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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