Clay County, MS
FIPS 28025 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Clay County had an annual average of 6,530 jobs across 396 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
6,530
-4.7% YoY
Establishments
396
Total Wages
$0.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$44,621
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 476 | 31 | $324 | $8.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 426 | 14 | $835 | $18.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 293 | 2 | $533 | $8.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 291 | 7 | $539 | $8.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 264 | 6 | $1,065 | $14.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 236 | 22 | $981 | $12.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 226 | 8 | $861 | $10.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 225 | 6 | $576 | $6.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 142 | 24 | $416 | $3.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 111 | 10 | $417 | $2.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 102 | 16 | $763 | $4.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 92 | 10 | $780 | $3.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 86 | 15 | $943 | $4.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 84 | 26 | $1,044 | $4.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 65 | 7 | $908 | $3.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 51 | 3 | $3,003 | $2.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 41 | 12 | $846 | $1.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 41 | 6 | $739 | $1.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 36 | 10 | $432 | $0.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 35 | 6 | $720 | $1.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 34 | 10 | $344 | $0.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 27 | 3 | $1,145 | $1.6M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 18 | 3 | $793 | $0.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 16 | 1 | $1,500 | $1.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 13 | 8 | $308 | $0.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 9 | 1 | $705 | $0.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 9 | 1 | $526 | $0.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 8 | 3 | $954 | $0.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 7 | 1 | $735 | $0.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4 | 2 | $924 | $0.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 3 | 1 | $454 | $0.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2 | 2 | $1,683 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
57
jobs · $74,295 avg pay
State Government
37
jobs · $37,361 avg pay
Local Government
780
jobs · $37,230 avg pay
Private
5,656
jobs · $45,384 avg pay
MS Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.8%
April 2026
Other MS Counties
The largest counties in MS by total employment.
- Hinds County 109,171 jobs
- Harrison County 89,013 jobs
- DeSoto County 72,665 jobs
- Rankin County 67,059 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 61,838 jobs
- Madison County 60,205 jobs
- Lee County 52,533 jobs
- Jackson County 51,303 jobs