Itawamba County, MS
FIPS 28057 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Itawamba County had an annual average of 6,000 jobs across 407 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
6,000
+0.4% YoY
Establishments
407
Total Wages
$0.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$42,651
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 822 | 2 | $861 | $36.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 538 | 8 | $697 | $19.5M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 415 | 6 | $1,224 | $26.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 344 | 5 | $709 | $12.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 332 | 20 | $1,081 | $18.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 290 | 11 | $547 | $8.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 242 | 4 | $579 | $7.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 177 | 21 | $1,099 | $10.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 85 | 9 | $368 | $1.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 83 | 16 | $624 | $2.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 83 | 7 | $467 | $2.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 82 | 11 | $872 | $3.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 79 | 14 | $772 | $3.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 78 | 7 | $1,364 | $5.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 74 | 6 | $991 | $3.8M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 73 | 13 | $899 | $3.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 67 | 5 | $803 | $2.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 64 | 13 | $516 | $1.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 54 | 24 | $909 | $2.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 44 | 4 | $1,070 | $2.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 39 | 7 | $649 | $1.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 38 | 4 | $950 | $1.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 37 | 9 | $657 | $1.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 31 | 11 | $950 | $1.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 31 | 5 | $388 | $0.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 28 | 8 | $290 | $0.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 27 | 5 | $640 | $0.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 25 | 3 | $1,228 | $1.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 22 | 1 | $1,763 | $2.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 17 | 3 | $598 | $0.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 8 | 5 | $447 | $0.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 8 | 1 | $694 | $0.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 6 | 3 | $1,034 | $0.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 3 | 2 | $935 | $0.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3 | 1 | $522 | $0.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1 | 1 | $493 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
49
jobs · $75,913 avg pay
State Government
32
jobs · $33,538 avg pay
Local Government
1,080
jobs · $41,424 avg pay
Private
4,839
jobs · $42,652 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