Hancock County, MS
FIPS 28045 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Hancock County had an annual average of 14,400 jobs across 1,042 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
14,400
+1.3% YoY
Establishments
1,042
Total Wages
$0.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$62,165
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 | 1,399 | 117 | $418 | $30.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,261 | 157 | $1,605 | $99.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,259 | 3 | $1,916 | $125.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,118 | 17 | $627 | $36.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 937 | 7 | $851 | $41.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 588 | 5 | $3,031 | $23.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 506 | 48 | $1,259 | $33.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 502 | 18 | $575 | $15.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 457 | 5 | $1,996 | $47.4M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 401 | 1 | $2,523 | $52.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 370 | 58 | $1,976 | $21.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 286 | 21 | $648 | $6.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 240 | 9 | $1,868 | $20.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 240 | 15 | $558 | $7.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 210 | 12 | $498 | $5.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 197 | 26 | $727 | $5.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 175 | 27 | $1,332 | $12.1M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 157 | 3 | $2,084 | $17.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 151 | 32 | $832 | $6.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 147 | 1 | $596 | $4.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 140 | 15 | $699 | $5.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 131 | 1 | $2,133 | $14.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 125 | 28 | $516 | $3.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 125 | 43 | $1,089 | $7.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 104 | 8 | $1,328 | $7.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 85 | 4 | $2,247 | $9.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 78 | 38 | $1,554 | $4.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 71 | 10 | $782 | $2.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 65 | 4 | $2,310 | $4.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 62 | 3 | $1,150 | $3.7M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 57 | 5 | $1,017 | $3.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 52 | 15 | $958 | $2.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 45 | 4 | $1,216 | $2.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 43 | 10 | $619 | $1.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 34 | 12 | $1,308 | $2.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 33 | 1 | $546 | $0.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 32 | 6 | $1,590 | $2.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 32 | 17 | $589 | $1.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 23 | 4 | $806 | $1.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 21 | 5 | $902 | $1.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 18 | 7 | $481 | $0.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 13 | 2 | $971 | $0.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 12 | 6 | $663 | $0.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 9 | 14 | $437 | $0.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 7 | 3 | $822 | $0.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2 | 1 | $637 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,988
jobs · $105,850 avg pay
State Government
60
jobs · $39,650 avg pay
Local Government
1,932
jobs · $42,826 avg pay
Private
10,420
jobs · $57,552 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