Lamar County, MS
FIPS 28073 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lamar County had an annual average of 20,129 jobs across 1,576 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
20,129
-0.3% YoY
Establishments
1,576
Total Wages
$0.9B
Avg Annual Pay
$44,276
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 | 2,822 | 132 | $384 | $56.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,585 | 16 | $838 | $69.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,525 | 135 | $1,392 | $109.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,357 | 34 | $529 | $37.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 960 | 81 | $782 | $30.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 685 | 30 | $688 | $16.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 666 | 135 | $1,171 | $40.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 555 | 36 | $1,109 | $32.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 513 | 51 | $1,639 | $43.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 510 | 22 | $444 | $11.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 492 | 24 | $800 | $20.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 484 | 46 | $473 | $11.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 439 | 4 | $785 | $17.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 433 | 36 | $795 | $17.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 409 | 83 | $976 | $20.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 390 | 19 | $569 | $11.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 346 | 56 | $1,202 | $21.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 342 | 46 | $390 | $6.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 316 | 40 | $429 | $7.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 297 | 74 | $1,033 | $14.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 269 | 8 | $1,564 | $21.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 248 | 16 | $1,094 | $14.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 245 | 34 | $1,243 | $15.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 238 | 22 | $809 | $10.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 236 | 14 | $421 | $5.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 231 | 41 | $1,072 | $12.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 185 | 10 | $2,321 | $22.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 172 | 35 | $519 | $4.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 164 | 50 | $1,094 | $9.4M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 164 | 12 | $1,749 | $14.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 142 | 14 | $1,388 | $10.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 134 | 15 | $1,398 | $9.7M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 131 | 1 | $835 | $5.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 120 | 7 | $1,589 | $9.9M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 96 | 6 | $1,338 | $6.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 61 | 21 | $2,882 | $9.1M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 56 | 14 | $1,090 | $3.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 55 | 3 | $1,185 | $3.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 50 | 3 | $1,164 | $3.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 43 | 4 | $572 | $1.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 42 | 6 | $1,510 | $3.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 31 | 6 | $769 | $1.2M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 21 | 3 | $5,038 | $5.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 20 | 1 | $553 | $0.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 18 | 20 | $527 | $0.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 16 | 4 | $712 | $0.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 13 | 6 | $314 | $0.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 12 | 3 | $2,330 | $1.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 10 | 3 | $1,522 | $0.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 10 | 3 | $1,196 | $0.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 6 | 2 | $955 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
55
jobs · $61,955 avg pay
State Government
200
jobs · $42,477 avg pay
Local Government
2,128
jobs · $43,087 avg pay
Private
17,746
jobs · $44,385 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