Madison County, MS
FIPS 28089 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Madison County had an annual average of 60,205 jobs across 3,987 establishments, paying $3.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
60,205
+1.8% YoY
Establishments
3,987
Total Wages
$3.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,426
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 | 6,259 | 334 | $428 | $139.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 5,497 | 12 | $1,501 | $429.0M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 3,986 | 13 | $752 | $155.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,905 | 328 | $1,091 | $221.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,570 | 56 | $955 | $170.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3,506 | 554 | $1,712 | $312.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,979 | 215 | $780 | $120.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,759 | 168 | $1,939 | $177.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,727 | 28 | $618 | $55.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,392 | 8 | $792 | $57.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,361 | 183 | $1,277 | $90.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,162 | 44 | $1,810 | $109.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,131 | 104 | $1,591 | $93.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,051 | 6 | $993 | $54.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,020 | 116 | $1,919 | $101.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 954 | 70 | $897 | $44.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 944 | 62 | $558 | $27.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 839 | 112 | $382 | $16.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 828 | 45 | $438 | $18.8M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 792 | 83 | $468 | $19.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 792 | 35 | $749 | $30.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 738 | 46 | $1,209 | $46.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 676 | 34 | $513 | $18.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 668 | 88 | $1,678 | $58.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 662 | 205 | $1,665 | $57.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 598 | 45 | $1,167 | $36.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 570 | 104 | $667 | $19.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 548 | 32 | $1,656 | $47.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 530 | 82 | $1,175 | $32.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 476 | 7 | $913 | $22.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 465 | 45 | $1,172 | $28.4M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 436 | 18 | $2,292 | $52.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 422 | 44 | $885 | $19.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 402 | 69 | $610 | $12.7M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 385 | 14 | $1,538 | $30.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 365 | 48 | $1,475 | $28.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 348 | 9 | $1,245 | $22.5M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 296 | 71 | $3,646 | $56.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 221 | 9 | $1,624 | $18.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 214 | 11 | $1,099 | $12.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 179 | 4 | $1,317 | $11.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 170 | 14 | $2,023 | $17.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 170 | 9 | $1,924 | $10.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 166 | 6 | $1,795 | $11.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 162 | 13 | $978 | $8.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 147 | 8 | $622 | $4.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 143 | 18 | $1,064 | $7.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 135 | 4 | $1,171 | $8.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 134 | 1 | $678 | $4.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 122 | 31 | $1,696 | $10.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 95 | 6 | $220 | $1.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 85 | 5 | $825 | $3.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 84 | 3 | $1,472 | $6.4M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 75 | 9 | $2,132 | $8.3M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 68 | 6 | $829 | $2.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 55 | 68 | $405 | $1.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 43 | 9 | $1,627 | $3.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 35 | 5 | $675 | $1.2M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 25 | 6 | $998 | $1.3M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 24 | 5 | $2,060 | $2.6M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 16 | 5 | $543 | $0.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 16 | 3 | $2,080 | $1.3M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 14 | 7 | $2,282 | $1.6M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 14 | 6 | $3,601 | $2.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 12 | 1 | $2,011 | $1.3M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 11 | 1 | $1,424 | $0.8M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
233
jobs · $74,524 avg pay
State Government
741
jobs · $50,912 avg pay
Local Government
4,024
jobs · $49,528 avg pay
Private
55,207
jobs · $55,836 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
- Lee County 52,533 jobs
- Jackson County 51,303 jobs
- Forrest County 39,391 jobs