Clarke County, MS

FIPS 28023 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Clarke County had an annual average of 2,987 jobs across 249 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,987

+0.3% YoY

Establishments

249

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$42,025

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 Clarke County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 446 2 $783 $18.2M
921 NAICS 921 232 6 $520 $6.3M
722 NAICS 722 227 22 $280 $3.3M
484 NAICS 484 180 14 $1,019 $9.6M
213 NAICS 213 132 7 $1,421 $9.8M
561 NAICS 561 128 3 $401 $2.7M
621 NAICS 621 127 13 $842 $5.4M
445 NAICS 445 92 7 $409 $2.0M
455 NAICS 455 90 9 $342 $1.6M
321 NAICS 321 89 3 $1,089 $5.0M
457 NAICS 457 80 11 $407 $1.7M
624 NAICS 624 69 8 $783 $1.9M
113 NAICS 113 57 14 $1,094 $3.2M
522 NAICS 522 44 7 $852 $1.9M
238 NAICS 238 35 7 $897 $1.6M
491 NAICS 491 26 5 $1,161 $1.6M
486 NAICS 486 20 1 $610 $0.6M
811 NAICS 811 12 6 $909 $0.6M
441 NAICS 441 12 4 $465 $0.3M
519 NAICS 519 10 5 $346 $0.2M
923 NAICS 923 9 1 $705 $0.3M
924 NAICS 924 6 3 $1,384 $0.2M
712 NAICS 712 6 1 $403 $0.1M
813 NAICS 813 5 4 $438 $0.1M
922 NAICS 922 2 1 $494 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 2 3 $894 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

28

jobs · $59,000 avg pay

State Government

39

jobs · $35,051 avg pay

Local Government

718

jobs · $35,519 avg pay

Private

2,202

jobs · $44,054 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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