Choctaw County, MS

FIPS 28019 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Choctaw County had an annual average of 2,251 jobs across 160 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,251

-1.5% YoY

Establishments

160

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$53,135

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 Choctaw County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
622 NAICS 622 301 1 $763 $12.0M
611 NAICS 611 269 6 $801 $11.2M
321 NAICS 321 181 7 $1,167 $11.0M
624 NAICS 624 150 9 $448 $3.2M
921 NAICS 921 127 4 $464 $3.1M
113 NAICS 113 71 12 $1,079 $4.0M
221 NAICS 221 46 1 $3,310 $7.9M
238 NAICS 238 44 10 $1,617 $3.7M
457 NAICS 457 36 8 $638 $1.2M
621 NAICS 621 31 5 $1,286 $2.1M
924 NAICS 924 22 3 $1,611 $1.6M
491 NAICS 491 16 3 $1,053 $0.9M
541 NAICS 541 12 7 $1,266 $0.8M
811 NAICS 811 6 4 $826 $0.3M
923 NAICS 923 6 1 $660 $0.2M
519 NAICS 519 5 1 $359 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 2 2 $963 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

81

jobs · $128,552 avg pay

State Government

35

jobs · $27,033 avg pay

Local Government

697

jobs · $37,611 avg pay

Private

1,438

jobs · $57,095 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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