Lowndes County, MS

FIPS 28087 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lowndes County had an annual average of 25,486 jobs across 1,558 establishments, paying $1.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

25,486

+2.1% YoY

Establishments

1,558

Total Wages

$1.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$56,640

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 Lowndes County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 2,346 30 $896 $101.6M
722 NAICS 722 2,338 126 $376 $45.7M
621 NAICS 621 1,445 110 $1,857 $139.5M
336 NAICS 336 1,245 7 $1,556 $100.7M
238 NAICS 238 1,186 84 $1,441 $88.8M
331 NAICS 331 1,101 6 $2,265 $129.7M
561 NAICS 561 933 72 $928 $35.0M
455 NAICS 455 797 32 $462 $19.1M
488 NAICS 488 755 24 $1,515 $59.5M
624 NAICS 624 704 47 $775 $16.4M
921 NAICS 921 657 6 $924 $26.1M
423 NAICS 423 636 44 $1,337 $44.2M
237 NAICS 237 527 12 $1,740 $47.7M
928 NAICS 928 523 3 $1,546 $42.0M
541 NAICS 541 489 100 $1,666 $35.3M
441 NAICS 441 478 37 $901 $22.4M
445 NAICS 445 438 29 $984 $11.5M
457 NAICS 457 408 51 $433 $9.2M
221 NAICS 221 352 11 $1,790 $30.6M
811 NAICS 811 336 65 $1,018 $17.8M
327 NAICS 327 313 8 $1,373 $22.3M
522 NAICS 522 289 48 $1,321 $19.9M
459 NAICS 459 286 42 $469 $7.0M
444 NAICS 444 280 22 $697 $10.2M
721 NAICS 721 226 23 $483 $4.5M
713 NAICS 713 208 22 $472 $3.1M
562 NAICS 562 208 10 $1,218 $12.7M
456 NAICS 456 199 29 $757 $7.8M
492 NAICS 492 199 6 $883 $9.1M
484 NAICS 484 199 31 $931 $9.6M
531 NAICS 531 199 60 $732 $7.4M
236 NAICS 236 197 36 $1,064 $10.9M
332 NAICS 332 177 8 $1,191 $11.0M
449 NAICS 449 165 25 $873 $7.4M
812 NAICS 812 127 34 $465 $3.1M
458 NAICS 458 125 24 $326 $2.1M
532 NAICS 532 98 14 $1,098 $5.6M
524 NAICS 524 94 31 $762 $3.7M
321 NAICS 321 92 5 $727 $3.5M
923 NAICS 923 84 4 $1,532 $4.1M
491 NAICS 491 78 6 $1,172 $4.7M
513 NAICS 513 69 4 $1,037 $3.7M
333 NAICS 333 68 4 $1,338 $4.7M
517 NAICS 517 64 9 $1,366 $4.6M
493 NAICS 493 54 7 $868 $2.5M
112 NAICS 112 47 7 $849 $2.1M
551 NAICS 551 44 7 $1,301 $3.0M
523 NAICS 523 38 8 $1,936 $3.9M
926 NAICS 926 35 9 $1,467 $2.5M
813 NAICS 813 32 8 $920 $1.5M
113 NAICS 113 24 4 $1,460 $1.9M
481 NAICS 481 22 1 $728 $0.8M
814 NAICS 814 19 17 $535 $0.5M
519 NAICS 519 18 2 $591 $0.5M
922 NAICS 922 9 2 $2,146 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 7 2 $1,430 $0.4M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

854

jobs · $69,986 avg pay

State Government

648

jobs · $45,717 avg pay

Local Government

2,583

jobs · $42,959 avg pay

Private

21,401

jobs · $58,090 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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