Chickasaw County, MS

FIPS 28017 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Chickasaw County had an annual average of 4,497 jobs across 377 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,497

-1.5% YoY

Establishments

377

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$38,487

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 Chickasaw County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
337 NAICS 337 807 13 $743 $31.2M
611 NAICS 611 457 3 $764 $18.2M
722 NAICS 722 282 19 $306 $4.5M
921 NAICS 921 276 6 $689 $9.9M
322 NAICS 322 264 4 $1,012 $13.9M
445 NAICS 445 199 11 $318 $3.3M
455 NAICS 455 187 11 $494 $4.8M
457 NAICS 457 148 25 $409 $3.2M
238 NAICS 238 139 14 $887 $6.4M
484 NAICS 484 103 24 $970 $5.2M
456 NAICS 456 99 5 $937 $4.8M
623 NAICS 623 85 1 $832 $3.7M
423 NAICS 423 85 8 $1,269 $5.6M
624 NAICS 624 76 13 $609 $1.7M
541 NAICS 541 76 19 $1,015 $4.0M
441 NAICS 441 69 14 $695 $2.5M
621 NAICS 621 68 17 $844 $3.0M
111 NAICS 111 40 11 $610 $1.3M
491 NAICS 491 32 5 $1,159 $2.0M
321 NAICS 321 26 6 $526 $0.7M
811 NAICS 811 25 10 $744 $1.0M
449 NAICS 449 22 5 $549 $0.6M
923 NAICS 923 16 1 $842 $0.7M
532 NAICS 532 13 3 $1,034 $0.7M
531 NAICS 531 12 6 $743 $0.4M
812 NAICS 812 12 6 $350 $0.2M
459 NAICS 459 10 6 $739 $0.4M
926 NAICS 926 10 4 $1,181 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 7 2 $1,410 $0.4M
813 NAICS 813 6 4 $553 $0.2M
922 NAICS 922 1 1 $493 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

44

jobs · $61,552 avg pay

State Government

44

jobs · $36,269 avg pay

Local Government

824

jobs · $38,777 avg pay

Private

3,585

jobs · $38,170 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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