Amite County, MS

FIPS 28005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Amite County had an annual average of 2,037 jobs across 209 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,037

+2.5% YoY

Establishments

209

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$44,423

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 Amite County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
321 NAICS 321 261 6 $1,233 $16.8M
611 NAICS 611 169 4 $917 $8.1M
921 NAICS 921 158 3 $450 $3.7M
484 NAICS 484 147 14 $1,230 $9.4M
621 NAICS 621 143 9 $1,123 $8.2M
113 NAICS 113 88 19 $889 $4.1M
457 NAICS 457 87 12 $558 $2.5M
624 NAICS 624 48 7 $733 $1.6M
213 NAICS 213 45 4 $1,275 $3.0M
238 NAICS 238 45 14 $831 $2.0M
456 NAICS 456 32 3 $627 $1.1M
444 NAICS 444 29 3 $575 $0.9M
522 NAICS 522 20 4 $818 $0.9M
491 NAICS 491 19 4 $1,132 $1.1M
541 NAICS 541 17 6 $898 $0.8M
485 NAICS 485 14 1 $353 $0.3M
713 NAICS 713 13 3 $2,972 $2.0M
923 NAICS 923 10 2 $751 $0.4M
811 NAICS 811 10 3 $737 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 7 3 $1,078 $0.3M
441 NAICS 441 7 5 $894 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 6 2 $1,771 $0.2M
519 NAICS 519 5 3 $234 $0.1M
922 NAICS 922 1 1 $493 $0.0M
516 NAICS 516 1 1 $891 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

25

jobs · $56,867 avg pay

State Government

29

jobs · $36,991 avg pay

Local Government

366

jobs · $35,712 avg pay

Private

1,617

jobs · $46,318 avg pay

MS Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.8%

April 2026

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