Newton County, MS

FIPS 28101 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Newton County had an annual average of 5,127 jobs across 382 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

5,127

-0.8% YoY

Establishments

382

Total Wages

$0.2B

Avg Annual Pay

$41,492

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 Newton County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 835 4 $838 $36.4M
237 NAICS 237 383 1 $825 $16.4M
455 NAICS 455 257 13 $533 $7.1M
921 NAICS 921 228 6 $526 $6.2M
621 NAICS 621 210 20 $1,042 $10.1M
623 NAICS 623 178 4 $677 $6.3M
457 NAICS 457 165 22 $522 $4.5M
624 NAICS 624 160 10 $833 $3.5M
445 NAICS 445 117 5 $369 $2.2M
238 NAICS 238 116 18 $919 $5.5M
561 NAICS 561 88 19 $443 $2.0M
522 NAICS 522 87 19 $1,583 $3.9M
423 NAICS 423 70 8 $1,187 $4.3M
221 NAICS 221 53 7 $1,216 $3.4M
491 NAICS 491 43 8 $1,103 $2.5M
531 NAICS 531 39 1 $765 $1.6M
441 NAICS 441 33 7 $505 $0.9M
923 NAICS 923 31 3 $1,829 $1.3M
456 NAICS 456 30 4 $695 $1.1M
444 NAICS 444 30 6 $521 $0.8M
812 NAICS 812 24 6 $512 $0.6M
811 NAICS 811 23 8 $586 $0.7M
928 NAICS 928 22 1 $1,214 $1.4M
524 NAICS 524 22 7 $706 $0.8M
113 NAICS 113 22 7 $766 $0.9M
449 NAICS 449 16 3 $581 $0.5M
519 NAICS 519 9 1 $350 $0.2M
541 NAICS 541 9 1 $924 $0.4M
712 NAICS 712 7 1 $362 $0.1M
926 NAICS 926 6 3 $1,788 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 5 3 $1,080 $0.2M
922 NAICS 922 2 1 $494 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

68

jobs · $60,122 avg pay

State Government

449

jobs · $42,800 avg pay

Local Government

1,171

jobs · $39,588 avg pay

Private

3,439

jobs · $41,597 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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