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  • President & CEO Economic Development City of Carthage

  • Mark J. Elliff
  • Phone: 417-358-2373
  • Fax: 417-358-7479
  • Email Mark J. Elliff

Workforce Data

Labor Force Employment Status

    • Status
    • #
    • %
    • % (MO)
    • In Armed Forces
    • 0
    • 0%
    • 0.6%
    • Employed
    • 5,996
    • 95.2%
    • 95.1%
    • Unemployed
    • 302
    • 4.8%
    • 4.3%

(16+) 2016

Income

    • Measure
    • Carthage, MO
    • MO
    • Median Household Income
    • $35,670
    • $50,081
    • Average Household Income
    • $50,373
    • $67,267
    • Average Family Income
    • $59,593
    • $81,884
    • Per Capita Income
    • $18,574
    • $27,596

2016

Job Trend

    • Region
    • 2011 Jobs
    • 2016 Jobs
    • % Change
    • 64836
    • 12,253
    • 13,818
    • 12.8%
    • Missouri
    • 3,508,077
    • 3,682,482
    • 5.0%
    • Nation
    • 175,885,016
    • 191,719,012
    • 9.0%

2011-16

Growing and Declining Occupations

    • Occupation
    • Change in Jobs (2011-2016)
    • Registered Nurses
    • 119
    • Food Batchmakers
    • 101
    • Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders
    • 72
    • Childcare Workers
    • -20
    • Carpenters
    • -21
    • Farmers, Ranchers, & Other Agricultural Managers
    • -35

2011-16

Top Employers

    • Business Name
    • Employees
    • Leggett & Platt Inc
    • 2086
    • Schreiber Foods
    • 916
    • Butterball LLC
    • 831
    • Carthage R-9
    • 736
    • Jasper County
    • 316
    • H E Williams, Inc
    • 303
    • Americold Logistics
    • 293
    • Walmart
    • 290
    • Dyno Nobel, Inc
    • 238
    • Mercy Carthage
    • 204
    • D&D Sexton
    • 191
    • City of Carthage
    • 176
    • Ajinomoto Windsor
    • 159
    • Justin Boot
    • 140

2017