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.

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

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