Wayne County, MO

FIPS 29223 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wayne County had an annual average of 2,269 jobs across 388 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,269

+0.7% YoY

Establishments

388

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$38,062

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 Wayne County, MO, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 268 6 $819 $11.4M
621 NAICS 621 180 8 $950 $7.1M
722 NAICS 722 156 13 $316 $2.6M
624 NAICS 624 136 179 $564 $2.2M
921 NAICS 921 113 6 $1,296 $3.1M
721 NAICS 721 109 8 $485 $2.8M
541 NAICS 541 64 10 $1,288 $3.5M
321 NAICS 321 61 8 $640 $2.0M
457 NAICS 457 55 9 $491 $1.4M
522 NAICS 522 53 10 $781 $2.1M
491 NAICS 491 29 7 $1,127 $1.7M
445 NAICS 445 28 4 $473 $0.7M
238 NAICS 238 28 10 $536 $0.8M
237 NAICS 237 26 1 $846 $1.1M
444 NAICS 444 25 4 $701 $0.9M
923 NAICS 923 19 3 $923 $0.9M
441 NAICS 441 18 3 $693 $0.6M
712 NAICS 712 18 1 $686 $0.6M
713 NAICS 713 17 5 $234 $0.2M
484 NAICS 484 11 7 $675 $0.4M
811 NAICS 811 8 3 $926 $0.4M
922 NAICS 922 8 2 $1,154 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 5 2 $1,167 $0.3M
221 NAICS 221 4 2 $847 $0.2M
926 NAICS 926 2 3 $740 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

71

jobs · $63,341 avg pay

State Government

71

jobs · $44,361 avg pay

Local Government

407

jobs · $38,251 avg pay

Private

1,720

jobs · $36,715 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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