Forrest County, MS

FIPS 28035 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Forrest County had an annual average of 39,391 jobs across 1,988 establishments, paying $2.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

39,391

-1% YoY

Establishments

1,988

Total Wages

$2.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,546

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 Forrest County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 4,584 37 $1,189 $246.2M
722 NAICS 722 3,996 201 $384 $79.8M
621 NAICS 621 3,927 187 $2,137 $346.0M
622 NAICS 622 3,747 1 $1,148 $223.7M
561 NAICS 561 1,871 84 $1,449 $57.0M
921 NAICS 921 1,161 4 $1,636 $51.6M
311 NAICS 311 1,027 10 $832 $44.4M
333 NAICS 333 1,020 3 $1,196 $63.4M
624 NAICS 624 985 63 $675 $27.3M
455 NAICS 455 977 37 $523 $26.6M
423 NAICS 423 907 69 $1,205 $56.9M
551 NAICS 551 868 17 $1,593 $71.9M
238 NAICS 238 835 85 $1,139 $49.5M
522 NAICS 522 783 60 $1,734 $45.9M
441 NAICS 441 768 46 $1,119 $44.7M
541 NAICS 541 704 168 $1,152 $42.1M
237 NAICS 237 623 12 $1,502 $35.2M
445 NAICS 445 547 45 $455 $12.9M
221 NAICS 221 536 21 $1,990 $55.4M
928 NAICS 928 508 4 $1,221 $25.8M
457 NAICS 457 478 54 $558 $13.9M
444 NAICS 444 463 27 $934 $22.5M
531 NAICS 531 352 87 $1,032 $14.4M
484 NAICS 484 338 40 $1,591 $28.0M
721 NAICS 721 322 26 $412 $6.9M
459 NAICS 459 272 49 $740 $10.5M
711 NAICS 711 260 1 $480 $6.5M
812 NAICS 812 245 30 $648 $8.3M
236 NAICS 236 226 30 $1,234 $14.5M
456 NAICS 456 225 25 $844 $9.9M
326 NAICS 326 223 3 $1,266 $14.7M
811 NAICS 811 217 49 $823 $9.3M
325 NAICS 325 207 7 $1,634 $17.6M
923 NAICS 923 204 6 $1,914 $14.4M
458 NAICS 458 177 30 $527 $4.8M
491 NAICS 491 164 4 $1,227 $10.5M
524 NAICS 524 144 47 $1,190 $8.9M
562 NAICS 562 142 11 $1,012 $7.4M
813 NAICS 813 133 23 $571 $3.9M
339 NAICS 339 116 7 $986 $5.9M
449 NAICS 449 113 21 $922 $5.4M
485 NAICS 485 91 8 $460 $2.2M
332 NAICS 332 86 5 $981 $4.4M
327 NAICS 327 84 3 $1,286 $5.6M
517 NAICS 517 84 6 $1,448 $6.3M
922 NAICS 922 75 6 $1,843 $6.1M
321 NAICS 321 68 6 $821 $2.9M
486 NAICS 486 56 5 $2,123 $6.2M
488 NAICS 488 41 10 $1,215 $2.6M
924 NAICS 924 40 5 $1,652 $3.2M
323 NAICS 323 39 6 $802 $1.6M
926 NAICS 926 32 6 $1,580 $2.6M
814 NAICS 814 30 38 $659 $1.0M
519 NAICS 519 25 1 $519 $0.7M
712 NAICS 712 25 2 $681 $0.7M
516 NAICS 516 16 5 $896 $0.7M
513 NAICS 513 12 8 $1,254 $0.8M
111 NAICS 111 10 3 $621 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

694

jobs · $72,837 avg pay

State Government

2,887

jobs · $55,458 avg pay

Local Government

7,282

jobs · $51,535 avg pay

Private

28,528

jobs · $50,636 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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