Lafayette County, MS

FIPS 28071 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lafayette County had an annual average of 25,443 jobs across 1,552 establishments, paying $1.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

25,443

+1.4% YoY

Establishments

1,552

Total Wages

$1.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,651

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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Lafayette County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 5,013 20 $1,587 $363.8M
722 NAICS 722 4,342 193 $434 $98.0M
621 NAICS 621 1,776 164 $1,380 $121.6M
623 NAICS 623 1,209 9 $741 $45.9M
541 NAICS 541 1,084 180 $1,432 $80.7M
921 NAICS 921 820 6 $2,325 $40.0M
561 NAICS 561 762 77 $725 $18.3M
455 NAICS 455 647 17 $492 $16.6M
459 NAICS 459 566 51 $403 $11.9M
721 NAICS 721 486 40 $486 $12.3M
445 NAICS 445 419 24 $509 $11.1M
522 NAICS 522 373 52 $1,548 $30.0M
531 NAICS 531 367 80 $963 $16.4M
458 NAICS 458 327 36 $405 $6.9M
444 NAICS 444 327 17 $813 $13.8M
238 NAICS 238 320 60 $1,004 $16.7M
441 NAICS 441 306 17 $1,072 $17.0M
713 NAICS 713 276 16 $361 $5.2M
456 NAICS 456 264 23 $612 $8.4M
236 NAICS 236 262 34 $1,351 $18.4M
812 NAICS 812 246 36 $660 $8.4M
457 NAICS 457 183 34 $437 $4.1M
221 NAICS 221 158 10 $3,026 $12.0M
922 NAICS 922 157 8 $2,340 $18.6M
524 NAICS 524 143 30 $1,971 $14.7M
423 NAICS 423 119 18 $1,542 $9.5M
811 NAICS 811 111 22 $848 $4.9M
449 NAICS 449 110 19 $655 $3.7M
484 NAICS 484 104 12 $987 $5.4M
237 NAICS 237 101 11 $1,123 $5.9M
926 NAICS 926 83 5 $1,665 $6.8M
551 NAICS 551 80 12 $2,810 $11.6M
491 NAICS 491 73 4 $1,325 $5.0M
424 NAICS 424 68 10 $1,250 $4.4M
813 NAICS 813 65 15 $1,273 $4.3M
517 NAICS 517 64 5 $1,323 $4.4M
327 NAICS 327 53 3 $1,100 $3.0M
562 NAICS 562 51 7 $1,188 $3.2M
624 NAICS 624 50 3 $703 $1.8M
311 NAICS 311 39 5 $400 $0.8M
814 NAICS 814 36 39 $473 $0.9M
924 NAICS 924 36 5 $1,644 $2.3M
512 NAICS 512 35 6 $594 $1.1M
711 NAICS 711 34 12 $407 $0.7M
111 NAICS 111 27 6 $514 $0.7M
323 NAICS 323 18 4 $424 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 16 1 $892 $0.7M
519 NAICS 519 12 1 $534 $0.3M
928 NAICS 928 7 1 $1,316 $0.5M
425 NAICS 425 3 4 $2,540 $0.4M
516 NAICS 516 1 1 $916 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

334

jobs · $98,938 avg pay

State Government

4,663

jobs · $73,053 avg pay

Local Government

2,312

jobs · $46,967 avg pay

Private

18,134

jobs · $44,473 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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