Jackson County, MS
FIPS 28059 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Jackson County had an annual average of 51,303 jobs across 2,762 establishments, paying $3.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
51,303
+1.4% YoY
Establishments
2,762
Total Wages
$3.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$59,641
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 | 4,861 | 289 | $408 | $103.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,108 | 65 | $1,010 | $186.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,669 | 3 | $1,252 | $173.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,566 | 254 | $1,545 | $174.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,067 | 274 | $2,280 | $161.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,054 | 152 | $1,316 | $140.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,709 | 141 | $974 | $86.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,513 | 61 | $520 | $40.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,419 | 7 | $902 | $66.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 834 | 65 | $453 | $19.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 732 | 5 | $1,881 | $67.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 666 | 97 | $3,112 | $39.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 617 | 2 | $2,034 | $65.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 576 | 60 | $956 | $28.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 565 | 94 | $467 | $13.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 537 | 20 | $1,845 | $51.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 519 | 24 | $648 | $17.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 503 | 81 | $962 | $25.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 501 | 16 | $1,954 | $45.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 500 | 61 | $1,514 | $39.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 431 | 29 | $337 | $7.6M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 430 | 11 | $1,171 | $26.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 418 | 70 | $429 | $9.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 416 | 61 | $617 | $13.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 349 | 46 | $856 | $15.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 342 | 16 | $1,356 | $24.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 322 | 113 | $919 | $13.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 308 | 56 | $1,190 | $19.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 304 | 47 | $477 | $7.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 255 | 29 | $1,112 | $14.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 235 | 47 | $336 | $4.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 208 | 8 | $990 | $10.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 207 | 9 | $848 | $9.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 203 | 7 | $2,366 | $19.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 189 | 32 | $1,234 | $12.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 179 | 18 | $1,591 | $14.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 170 | 13 | $1,137 | $10.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 150 | 7 | $1,301 | $10.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 144 | 28 | $972 | $7.3M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 141 | 7 | $1,090 | $8.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 136 | 7 | $1,873 | $8.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 121 | 19 | $1,059 | $6.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 98 | 25 | $908 | $4.6M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 93 | 1 | $485 | $2.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 81 | 22 | $736 | $3.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 75 | 3 | $410 | $1.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 71 | 9 | $538 | $2.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 48 | 7 | $1,904 | $4.5M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 44 | 2 | $767 | $1.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 30 | 6 | $748 | $1.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 27 | 6 | $478 | $0.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 25 | 23 | $528 | $0.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 25 | 5 | $702 | $0.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 23 | 1 | $1,293 | $1.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 16 | 5 | $1,422 | $1.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 12 | 2 | $984 | $0.6M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,652
jobs · $99,708 avg pay
State Government
380
jobs · $42,215 avg pay
Local Government
8,578
jobs · $52,047 avg pay
Private
40,693
jobs · $59,778 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
- Forrest County 39,391 jobs