Mississippi County, AR
FIPS 05093 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Mississippi County had an annual average of 20,140 jobs across 1,019 establishments, paying $1.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
20,140
+11.9% YoY
Establishments
1,019
Total Wages
$1.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$72,603
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 4,368 | 18 | $2,357 | $535.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,500 | 59 | $1,270 | $98.9M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,134 | 11 | $945 | $54.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 993 | 29 | $1,622 | $83.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 864 | 76 | $365 | $16.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 746 | 17 | $1,970 | $76.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 587 | 18 | $532 | $16.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 473 | 75 | $822 | $16.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 450 | 46 | $1,151 | $26.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 422 | 17 | $1,275 | $26.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 408 | 36 | $1,693 | $35.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 377 | 21 | $733 | $12.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 346 | 24 | $1,374 | $24.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 283 | 10 | $1,068 | $14.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 269 | 20 | $443 | $6.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 239 | 1 | $1,126 | $14.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 232 | 29 | $463 | $5.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 220 | 11 | $1,772 | $19.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 180 | 21 | $1,211 | $11.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 171 | 12 | $1,908 | $13.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 154 | 16 | $434 | $3.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 154 | 39 | $1,068 | $8.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 151 | 7 | $573 | $4.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 137 | 26 | $1,367 | $9.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 117 | 27 | $665 | $4.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 116 | 20 | $929 | $5.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 78 | 10 | $785 | $3.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 76 | 15 | $1,129 | $4.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 73 | 14 | $729 | $1.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 73 | 8 | $652 | $2.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 70 | 8 | $1,096 | $4.0M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 57 | 10 | $947 | $2.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 56 | 4 | $4,051 | $11.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 49 | 11 | $442 | $1.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 45 | 10 | $781 | $1.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 44 | 2 | $657 | $1.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 35 | 3 | $1,535 | $2.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 35 | 10 | $413 | $0.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 23 | 1 | $454 | $0.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 22 | 10 | $506 | $0.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 17 | 6 | $1,253 | $1.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 13 | 3 | $973 | $0.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 9 | 2 | $539 | $0.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 7 | 6 | $1,023 | $0.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 7 | 2 | $778 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
97
jobs · $61,492 avg pay
State Government
476
jobs · $43,124 avg pay
Local Government
1,882
jobs · $47,078 avg pay
Private
17,685
jobs · $76,176 avg pay
AR Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.3%
April 2026
Other AR Counties
The largest counties in AR by total employment.
- Pulaski County 261,631 jobs
- Benton County 144,544 jobs
- Washington County 120,673 jobs
- Sebastian County 67,665 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 56,976 jobs
- Craighead County 55,053 jobs
- Faulkner County 45,513 jobs
- Garland County 38,005 jobs