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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Hancock County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
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

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