Holmes County, MS

FIPS 28051 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Holmes County had an annual average of 2,999 jobs across 289 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,999

-0.5% YoY

Establishments

289

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$41,385

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 Holmes County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 702 10 $835 $30.5M
921 NAICS 921 258 7 $517 $6.9M
621 NAICS 621 200 23 $1,120 $11.6M
624 NAICS 624 153 11 $777 $4.7M
457 NAICS 457 116 19 $460 $2.8M
722 NAICS 722 91 10 $292 $1.4M
622 NAICS 622 89 1 $1,258 $5.8M
455 NAICS 455 81 9 $331 $1.4M
445 NAICS 445 65 6 $371 $1.2M
111 NAICS 111 53 18 $610 $1.7M
491 NAICS 491 46 7 $961 $2.3M
541 NAICS 541 36 15 $1,406 $2.6M
456 NAICS 456 32 4 $448 $0.7M
115 NAICS 115 30 8 $1,203 $1.9M
441 NAICS 441 27 6 $575 $0.8M
444 NAICS 444 23 7 $298 $0.4M
484 NAICS 484 21 9 $597 $0.6M
531 NAICS 531 18 12 $365 $0.3M
923 NAICS 923 17 1 $1,026 $0.9M
924 NAICS 924 10 3 $1,379 $0.5M
238 NAICS 238 10 4 $901 $0.5M
519 NAICS 519 9 6 $291 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 8 3 $1,136 $0.4M
922 NAICS 922 3 1 $493 $0.1M
814 NAICS 814 3 5 $407 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

57

jobs · $53,080 avg pay

State Government

145

jobs · $56,778 avg pay

Local Government

969

jobs · $38,751 avg pay

Private

1,828

jobs · $41,190 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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