From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sparta, MO declined at a rate of −2.97%, from 1.15k employees to 1.11k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sparta, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (189 people), Wholesale Trade (152 people), and Construction (141 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sparta, MO, though some of these residents may live in Sparta, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.