Monroe County, MS

FIPS 28095 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Monroe County had an annual average of 9,148 jobs across 666 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

9,148

-2% YoY

Establishments

666

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,947

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 Monroe County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 784 12 $785 $32.0M
722 NAICS 722 715 56 $310 $11.5M
325 NAICS 325 706 6 $2,025 $74.4M
337 NAICS 337 679 8 $1,018 $35.9M
921 NAICS 921 500 6 $675 $17.5M
455 NAICS 455 418 18 $578 $12.6M
621 NAICS 621 395 44 $926 $19.0M
238 NAICS 238 388 38 $1,076 $21.7M
623 NAICS 623 314 6 $780 $12.7M
336 NAICS 336 210 5 $979 $10.7M
332 NAICS 332 201 13 $1,372 $14.3M
445 NAICS 445 170 9 $347 $3.1M
624 NAICS 624 160 23 $601 $4.4M
441 NAICS 441 125 20 $761 $5.0M
522 NAICS 522 123 30 $911 $5.8M
423 NAICS 423 111 13 $1,624 $9.3M
457 NAICS 457 110 23 $564 $3.2M
444 NAICS 444 80 18 $551 $2.3M
811 NAICS 811 72 18 $1,243 $4.6M
456 NAICS 456 63 8 $884 $2.9M
424 NAICS 424 63 11 $1,036 $3.4M
221 NAICS 221 61 6 $1,105 $3.4M
459 NAICS 459 58 15 $560 $1.7M
812 NAICS 812 57 10 $503 $1.5M
484 NAICS 484 56 16 $1,030 $3.0M
491 NAICS 491 56 7 $1,143 $3.3M
922 NAICS 922 46 4 $1,973 $4.7M
449 NAICS 449 37 10 $521 $1.0M
458 NAICS 458 36 12 $293 $0.5M
517 NAICS 517 34 5 $1,205 $2.1M
541 NAICS 541 29 2 $1,940 $2.3M
115 NAICS 115 24 6 $1,131 $1.4M
519 NAICS 519 15 5 $332 $0.3M
923 NAICS 923 15 1 $951 $0.7M
531 NAICS 531 11 2 $835 $0.5M
111 NAICS 111 10 3 $760 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 7 3 $1,296 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 4 2 $1,386 $0.3M
561 NAICS 561 2 1 $590 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

127

jobs · $81,723 avg pay

State Government

71

jobs · $36,644 avg pay

Local Government

1,313

jobs · $38,351 avg pay

Private

7,637

jobs · $52,732 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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