St. Louis County, MO
FIPS 29189 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, St. Louis County had an annual average of 596,675 jobs across 45,255 establishments, paying $45.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
596,675
-0.2% YoY
Establishments
45,255
Total Wages
$45.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$75,926
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 42,972 | 2,127 | $522 | $1,167.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 40,263 | 1,740 | $1,361 | $2,848.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 39,756 | 4,387 | $2,109 | $4,351.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 35,654 | 790 | $1,244 | $2,176.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 34,463 | 2,745 | $1,990 | $3,131.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 26,949 | 15,057 | $1,046 | $755.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 26,109 | 383 | $2,784 | $3,779.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 25,646 | 42 | $1,480 | $1,965.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 23,191 | 1,134 | $1,841 | $2,220.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 22,209 | 1,300 | $1,639 | $1,892.8M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 19,971 | 932 | $3,132 | $2,382.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 14,212 | 239 | $927 | $632.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 11,610 | 231 | $611 | $369.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 10,340 | 333 | $983 | $248.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 10,142 | 643 | $2,040 | $1,052.0M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 9,041 | 1,217 | $1,339 | $629.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 8,907 | 374 | $693 | $320.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 8,241 | 325 | $1,437 | $616.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 8,087 | 687 | $2,036 | $855.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 7,757 | 420 | $1,710 | $689.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 6,868 | 889 | $1,375 | $255.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 6,294 | 592 | $653 | $213.6M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 5,896 | 100 | $1,659 | $508.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 5,793 | 565 | $935 | $281.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 5,626 | 115 | $2,449 | $487.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 5,287 | 205 | $858 | $235.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 5,247 | 86 | $1,693 | $462.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 5,198 | 81 | $980 | $265.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 5,118 | 152 | $722 | $192.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 4,920 | 464 | $1,229 | $314.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 4,879 | 488 | $588 | $149.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 4,824 | 643 | $1,249 | $313.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 4,566 | 415 | $1,877 | $249.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 4,291 | 191 | $1,672 | $299.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 4,102 | 124 | $1,863 | $369.2M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 3,754 | 108 | $3,100 | $605.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 3,601 | 214 | $1,358 | $254.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 3,344 | 273 | $1,210 | $210.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,086 | 91 | $1,195 | $191.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 3,059 | 278 | $624 | $99.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 3,034 | 129 | $2,029 | $320.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,843 | 101 | $1,336 | $197.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,746 | 40 | $1,377 | $196.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 2,680 | 426 | $2,535 | $353.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 2,640 | 61 | $1,753 | $240.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 2,627 | 114 | $1,285 | $175.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,612 | 110 | $2,296 | $156.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 2,472 | 62 | $1,450 | $186.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 2,338 | 118 | $1,792 | $148.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,279 | 48 | $2,207 | $248.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 2,229 | 79 | $1,201 | $137.4M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 2,139 | 22 | $1,393 | $154.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,011 | 59 | $914 | $88.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,838 | 35 | $1,032 | $98.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,749 | 94 | $1,485 | $134.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,686 | 156 | $853 | $74.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,624 | 58 | $2,221 | $88.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 1,570 | 194 | $2,319 | $189.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,494 | 33 | $1,753 | $110.4M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,064 | 25 | $1,303 | $72.1M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 1,031 | 36 | $1,984 | $106.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 932 | 745 | $694 | $33.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 856 | 42 | $1,347 | $60.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 815 | 32 | $1,153 | $48.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 766 | 73 | $1,095 | $43.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 762 | 7 | $1,824 | $71.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 656 | 18 | $2,647 | $90.3M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 644 | 12 | $4,061 | $136.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 637 | 39 | $1,230 | $40.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 623 | 12 | $1,890 | $35.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 569 | 11 | $1,647 | $13.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 447 | 24 | $1,277 | $29.7M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 330 | 23 | $1,067 | $18.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 290 | 16 | $951 | $14.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 184 | 6 | $1,109 | $10.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 154 | 8 | $1,531 | $9.4M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 95 | 8 | $1,904 | $9.4M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 88 | 7 | $2,033 | $9.3M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 84 | 16 | $1,811 | $7.9M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 40 | 10 | $906 | $1.9M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
6,298
jobs · $81,413 avg pay
State Government
5,440
jobs · $53,872 avg pay
Local Government
39,277
jobs · $64,286 avg pay
Private
545,660
jobs · $76,920 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.
- 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
- Jasper County 59,245 jobs