Lincoln County, MS

FIPS 28085 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lincoln County had an annual average of 12,767 jobs across 861 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

12,767

+0.8% YoY

Establishments

861

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,539

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 Lincoln County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,223 69 $323 $20.6M
611 NAICS 611 1,159 24 $725 $42.6M
455 NAICS 455 560 16 $533 $15.5M
424 NAICS 424 556 10 $1,048 $30.3M
623 NAICS 623 500 12 $634 $16.5M
621 NAICS 621 448 54 $1,180 $27.5M
441 NAICS 441 407 23 $947 $20.1M
444 NAICS 444 350 14 $848 $15.5M
921 NAICS 921 347 2 $693 $12.5M
321 NAICS 321 334 8 $1,090 $18.9M
484 NAICS 484 298 28 $1,754 $27.2M
238 NAICS 238 250 42 $941 $12.2M
811 NAICS 811 247 32 $905 $11.6M
561 NAICS 561 240 29 $748 $9.2M
457 NAICS 457 232 41 $435 $5.2M
113 NAICS 113 230 31 $1,094 $13.1M
237 NAICS 237 219 11 $1,288 $14.7M
522 NAICS 522 200 32 $1,539 $12.2M
325 NAICS 325 185 4 $1,317 $12.7M
236 NAICS 236 173 18 $1,174 $10.6M
923 NAICS 923 159 6 $1,726 $6.0M
333 NAICS 333 122 3 $1,243 $7.9M
445 NAICS 445 110 9 $410 $2.3M
458 NAICS 458 97 22 $319 $1.6M
456 NAICS 456 95 10 $714 $3.5M
459 NAICS 459 91 23 $592 $2.8M
721 NAICS 721 90 9 $298 $1.4M
332 NAICS 332 71 7 $904 $3.3M
812 NAICS 812 70 16 $539 $2.0M
449 NAICS 449 62 8 $879 $2.8M
491 NAICS 491 55 4 $1,149 $3.3M
221 NAICS 221 54 5 $1,862 $5.2M
531 NAICS 531 52 22 $844 $1.6M
624 NAICS 624 45 4 $724 $1.7M
562 NAICS 562 41 4 $693 $1.5M
924 NAICS 924 34 3 $1,453 $1.2M
532 NAICS 532 24 5 $776 $1.0M
928 NAICS 928 22 1 $1,164 $1.4M
213 NAICS 213 13 10 $968 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 13 5 $1,923 $0.9M
922 NAICS 922 12 2 $983 $0.6M
813 NAICS 813 10 7 $843 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 8 7 $390 $0.2M
519 NAICS 519 8 1 $473 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

116

jobs · $66,668 avg pay

State Government

167

jobs · $39,695 avg pay

Local Government

1,403

jobs · $36,200 avg pay

Private

11,081

jobs · $47,739 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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