Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) by Industry

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10 - Total, All Industries QCEW for Third Quarter 2025

Produced by MERIC in cooperation with U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. If No Records found or NA then data is either not collected at that detail or is Not Available (NA) due to business confidentiality protections.
Area Ownership Total Establish-ments Average Weekly Wage July Employment August Employment September Employment September
Over-the-Year
Net Change
in Employment		 September
Over-the-Year
Percent Change
in Employment		 September Employment Location Quotient
Missouri Private 245,629 $1,258 2,504,342 2,498,250 2,480,086 -8,388 -0.3% 1.00
Adair County Private 775 $881 7,251 7,330 7,342 -402 -5.2% 0.92
Andrew County Private 436 $782 2,121 2,112 2,073 29 1.4% 0.84
Atchison County Private 202 $879 1,347 1,316 1,285 53 4.3% 0.90
Audrain County Private 567 $955 6,291 6,251 6,221 -182 -2.8% 0.92
Barry County Private 922 $950 11,490 11,355 11,256 -171 -1.5% 1.01
Barton County Private 306 $902 2,886 2,939 2,934 82 2.9% 0.96
Bates County Private 422 $832 2,686 2,699 2,685 103 4.0% 0.83
Benton County Private 530 $731 2,830 2,795 2,750 101 3.8% 0.83
Bollinger County Private 222 $807 1,304 1,340 1,377 53 4.0% 0.87
Boone County Private 5,160 $1,091 69,486 70,087 71,468 1,284 1.8% 0.83
Buchanan County Private 2,579 $1,206 40,833 40,723 40,729 649 1.6% 1.03
Butler County Private 1,463 $877 14,277 14,493 14,393 -251 -1.7% 0.94
Caldwell County Private 189 $880 1,220 1,233 1,247 11 0.9% 0.76
Callaway County Private 874 $1,208 11,483 11,575 11,594 284 2.5% 0.91
Camden County Private 1,729 $973 17,647 17,314 16,436 -168 -1.0% 1.05
Cape Girardeau County Private 2,771 $1,047 35,980 35,829 35,860 78 0.2% 1.01
Carroll County Private 255 $883 2,114 2,077 2,078 -25 -1.2% 0.92
Carter County Private 240 $656 1,097 1,098 1,068 8 0.8% 0.85
Cass County Private 2,572 $936 26,064 26,329 26,471 535 2.1% 0.97
Cedar County Private 369 $776 2,816 2,824 2,774 264 10.5% 0.90
Chariton County Private 220 $901 1,319 1,326 1,316 -16 -1.2% 0.85
Christian County Private 2,438 $887 17,146 17,243 17,133 -65 -0.4% 0.96
Clark County Private 144 $746 911 924 908 -56 -5.8% 0.77
Clay County Private 6,681 $1,233 96,608 96,286 95,542 -1,687 -1.7% 1.00
Clinton County Private 432 $933 3,371 3,390 3,368 -30 -0.9% 0.78
Cole County Private 2,387 $1,126 34,183 33,878 33,851 495 1.5% 0.73
Cooper County Private 436 $834 4,099 4,112 4,060 196 5.1% 0.93
Crawford County Private 658 $972 6,191 6,135 5,979 234 4.1% 1.01
Dade County Private 163 $807 1,245 1,228 1,225 50 4.3% 0.85
Dallas County Private 430 $668 2,461 2,448 2,361 66 2.9% 0.95
Daviess County Private 244 $850 1,359 1,344 1,319 -71 -5.1% 0.85
Dekalb County Private 233 $939 1,843 1,875 1,881 21 1.1% 0.95
Dent County Private 521 $816 2,834 2,812 2,759 -153 -5.3% 0.88
Douglas County Private 265 $729 2,022 2,042 1,891 -203 -9.7% 0.93
Dunklin County Private 1,715 $696 7,541 7,508 7,489 -110 -1.4% 0.98
Franklin County Private 2,976 $1,032 35,844 35,612 35,230 382 1.1% 1.03
Gasconade County Private 500 $773 4,143 4,138 4,120 -33 -0.8% 0.95
Gentry County Private 198 $842 1,591 1,593 1,583 -121 -7.1% 0.90
Greene County Private 11,191 $1,128 158,615 158,359 159,116 168 0.1% 1.04
Grundy County Private 225 $845 1,928 1,950 1,929 -43 -2.2% 0.80
Harrison County Private 219 $811 1,753 1,730 1,679 44 2.7% 0.79
Henry County Private 664 $947 6,308 6,359 6,306 139 2.3% 0.89
Hickory County Private 183 $716 1,193 1,171 1,115 -10 -0.9% 0.83
Holt County Private 145 $875 988 968 930 -46 -4.7% 0.86
Howard County Private 200 $857 1,943 1,994 1,925 -11 -0.6% 0.91
Howell County Private 1,380 $881 13,141 13,188 13,161 87 0.7% 1.01
Iron County Private 559 $1,011 2,752 2,757 2,745 -56 -2.0% 0.94
Jackson County Private 25,680 $1,385 321,392 320,756 320,046 171 0.1% 0.99
Jasper County Private 3,415 $1,005 50,224 50,247 49,834 -2,858 -5.4% 1.03
Jefferson County Private 4,548 $993 41,767 41,422 41,031 146 0.4% 0.96
Johnson County Private 1,232 $815 10,410 10,490 10,507 -16 -0.2% 0.75
Knox County Private 87 $849 585 553 569 -12 -2.1% 0.75
Laclede County Private 835 $945 11,386 11,200 11,457 -471 -3.9% 1.02
Lafayette County Private 847 $901 6,593 6,758 6,783 -104 -1.5% 0.89
Lawrence County Private 885 $957 7,146 7,198 7,273 85 1.2% 0.93
Lewis County Private 221 $967 1,881 1,875 1,892 NA NA 0.90
Lincoln County Private 1,213 $1,061 10,578 10,630 10,539 93 0.9% 0.93
Linn County Private 331 $880 3,280 3,270 3,189 -61 -1.9% 0.93
Livingston County Private 414 $871 4,726 4,734 4,689 1 NA 0.90
Mcdonald County Private 439 $882 4,907 5,024 5,010 166 3.4% 0.99
Macon County Private 371 $847 3,558 3,468 3,436 -3 -0.1% 0.83
Madison County Private 320 $804 2,730 2,717 2,769 31 1.1% 0.90
Maries County Private 169 $839 1,113 1,108 1,081 -20 -1.8% 0.90
Marion County Private 953 $982 11,370 11,326 11,151 65 0.6% 1.01
Mercer County Private 91 $921 535 557 563 20 3.7% 0.81
Miller County Private 745 $914 6,738 6,654 6,421 -220 -3.3% 0.94
Mississippi County Private 374 $843 2,096 2,074 2,101 -41 -1.9% 0.82
Moniteau County Private 324 $952 3,032 2,969 2,952 -183 -5.8% 0.86
Monroe County Private 203 $827 1,207 1,194 1,159 -61 -5.0% 0.75
Montgomery County Private 295 $994 2,602 2,607 2,606 -23 -0.9% 0.95
Morgan County Private 613 $794 4,045 3,978 3,787 -120 -3.1% 0.94
New Madrid County Private 866 $891 6,622 6,503 6,409 -50 -0.8% 1.03
Newton County Private 1,451 $1,093 20,441 20,477 20,394 1,693 9.1% 1.03
Nodaway County Private 542 $859 5,706 5,751 5,891 -362 -5.8% 0.84
Oregon County Private 243 $751 1,930 1,944 1,964 17 0.9% 0.91
Osage County Private 249 $1,089 3,581 3,631 3,614 184 5.4% 0.94
Ozark County Private 245 $629 1,129 1,121 1,026 -113 -9.9% 0.80
Pemiscot County Private 866 $717 3,598 3,614 3,658 -24 -0.7% 0.90
Perry County Private 551 $1,047 8,923 8,957 8,837 167 1.9% 1.07
Pettis County Private 1,236 $983 15,826 16,106 16,050 36 0.2% 0.95
Phelps County Private 1,295 $957 13,385 13,463 13,289 87 0.7% 0.79
Pike County Private 456 $1,061 3,719 3,732 3,655 -140 -3.7% 0.83
Platte County Private 3,120 $1,121 43,082 43,009 42,771 -99 -0.2% 1.03
Polk County Private 775 $806 6,301 6,329 6,486 -234 -3.5% 0.81
Pulaski County Private 829 $782 7,957 7,957 7,901 -109 -1.4% 0.70
Putnam County Private 111 $812 586 585 563 -35 -5.9% 0.69
Ralls County Private 251 $1,064 3,327 3,295 3,257 -44 -1.3% 1.05
Randolph County Private 605 $988 7,201 7,221 7,218 -66 -0.9% 0.91
Ray County Private 403 $898 2,789 2,817 2,828 108 4.0% 0.81
Reynolds County Private 248 $975 1,452 1,414 1,379 -67 -4.6% 0.93
Ripley County Private 637 $601 2,201 2,192 2,149 -84 -3.8% 0.91
St. Charles County Private 11,081 $1,155 147,032 146,473 144,117 -909 -0.6% 1.04
St. Clair County Private 227 $749 1,269 1,263 1,252 41 3.4% 0.83
Ste. Genevieve County Private 464 $1,144 5,080 5,029 4,989 53 1.1% 0.94
St. Francois County Private 1,836 $849 17,574 17,501 17,358 167 1.0% 0.88
St. Louis County Private 46,426 $1,462 545,616 541,507 531,681 -11,801 -2.2% 1.07
Saline County Private 576 $926 7,182 7,117 7,260 -89 -1.2% 0.95
Schuyler County Private 77 $842 540 608 631 124 24.5% 0.77
Scotland County Private 131 $747 729 717 727 -8 -1.1% 0.64
Scott County Private 1,213 $985 13,959 13,953 13,922 109 0.8% 1.00
Shannon County Private 224 $675 1,322 1,317 1,222 11 0.9% 0.92
Shelby County Private 179 $931 1,370 1,362 1,377 164 13.5% 0.88
Stoddard County Private 793 $931 8,671 8,583 8,587 103 1.2% 1.00
Stone County Private 874 $790 6,903 6,616 6,335 -187 -2.9% 0.99
Sullivan County Private 118 $948 1,872 1,850 1,836 6 0.3% 0.92
Taney County Private 2,159 $832 29,133 27,493 26,462 350 1.3% 1.06
Texas County Private 570 $767 3,836 3,845 3,816 2 0.1% 0.77
Vernon County Private 661 $904 5,197 5,264 5,236 25 0.5% 0.87
Warren County Private 767 $1,009 7,880 8,148 8,177 1,023 14.3% 1.00
Washington County Private 734 $727 3,448 3,441 3,379 -122 -3.5% 0.80
Wayne County Private 356 $746 1,883 1,713 1,702 7 0.4% 0.88
Webster County Private 877 $909 7,121 7,184 7,162 257 3.7% 0.96
Worth County Private 49 $624 162 165 160 -22 -12.1% 0.52
Wright County Private 566 $822 3,666 3,679 3,687 46 1.3% 0.92
St. Louis City Private 15,629 $1,544 195,678 195,191 194,074 -2,019 -1.0% 1.04
Unknown Locations Private 41,468 $1,850 139,007 141,215 141,791 5,325 3.9% 1.15
Cape Girardeau,
MO-IL MSA		 Private NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Columbia,
MO MSA		 Private NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Jefferson City,
MO MSA		 Private NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Joplin,
MO-KS MSA		 Private NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Kansas City,
MO-KS MSA		 Private NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
St. Joseph,
MO-KS MSA		 Private NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
St. Louis,
MO-IL MSA		 Private NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Springfield,
MO MSA		 Private NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
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