Smith County, KS

FIPS 20183 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Smith County had an annual average of 1,364 jobs across 164 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,364

-1.5% YoY

Establishments

164

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$41,888

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 Smith County, KS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 158 3 $601 $4.9M
424 NAICS 424 146 9 $912 $6.9M
921 NAICS 921 130 5 $641 $4.3M
112 NAICS 112 58 8 $750 $2.3M
111 NAICS 111 56 16 $776 $2.2M
445 NAICS 445 50 5 $356 $0.9M
722 NAICS 722 46 7 $251 $0.6M
541 NAICS 541 31 9 $1,619 $1.7M
238 NAICS 238 28 10 $579 $0.8M
457 NAICS 457 25 3 $609 $0.8M
811 NAICS 811 21 6 $573 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 18 4 $1,236 $1.0M
524 NAICS 524 16 5 $742 $0.6M
484 NAICS 484 16 5 $1,105 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 15 3 $1,034 $0.8M
221 NAICS 221 12 2 $562 $0.3M
621 NAICS 621 10 5 $756 $0.4M
922 NAICS 922 5 2 $1,458 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 2 2 $1,809 $0.1M
923 NAICS 923 2 1 $829 $0.1M
812 NAICS 812 2 1 $38 $0.0M
531 NAICS 531 2 1 $184 $0.0M
925 NAICS 925 1 1 $462 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

28

jobs · $59,571 avg pay

State Government

15

jobs · $58,077 avg pay

Local Government

306

jobs · $31,733 avg pay

Private

1,015

jobs · $44,251 avg pay

KS Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.9%

April 2026

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