Pearl River County, MS

FIPS 28109 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Pearl River County had an annual average of 11,629 jobs across 1,010 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,629

+2% YoY

Establishments

1,010

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$41,139

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 Pearl River County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,781 8 $812 $75.2M
722 NAICS 722 1,404 99 $358 $23.0M
455 NAICS 455 698 28 $486 $17.7M
621 NAICS 621 619 69 $962 $30.9M
921 NAICS 921 518 4 $2,431 $20.2M
622 NAICS 622 483 2 $1,134 $28.5M
441 NAICS 441 392 30 $1,014 $20.7M
623 NAICS 623 364 15 $1,020 $13.3M
444 NAICS 444 313 24 $643 $10.5M
445 NAICS 445 303 10 $432 $6.8M
457 NAICS 457 301 42 $527 $8.3M
238 NAICS 238 268 59 $1,103 $15.4M
541 NAICS 541 261 63 $1,635 $21.9M
237 NAICS 237 242 15 $1,262 $15.9M
484 NAICS 484 229 30 $892 $10.6M
522 NAICS 522 222 36 $1,016 $11.8M
423 NAICS 423 206 20 $941 $10.1M
325 NAICS 325 162 3 $1,430 $12.1M
456 NAICS 456 156 15 $718 $5.8M
561 NAICS 561 153 40 $802 $6.3M
333 NAICS 333 132 5 $1,105 $7.6M
236 NAICS 236 130 25 $1,011 $6.7M
811 NAICS 811 129 42 $800 $5.4M
459 NAICS 459 107 32 $362 $2.0M
221 NAICS 221 91 7 $1,535 $6.8M
458 NAICS 458 87 15 $440 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 87 6 $1,216 $5.5M
814 NAICS 814 80 14 $544 $2.3M
531 NAICS 531 67 23 $984 $2.3M
813 NAICS 813 67 6 $411 $1.4M
812 NAICS 812 66 18 $659 $2.3M
332 NAICS 332 58 9 $959 $2.9M
713 NAICS 713 55 6 $259 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 52 6 $1,386 $3.7M
212 NAICS 212 49 3 $1,152 $3.0M
721 NAICS 721 48 9 $371 $0.9M
311 NAICS 311 43 6 $524 $1.2M
624 NAICS 624 37 3 $805 $1.5M
485 NAICS 485 37 1 $446 $0.9M
449 NAICS 449 36 6 $468 $0.9M
923 NAICS 923 33 2 $866 $1.5M
532 NAICS 532 33 8 $766 $1.3M
517 NAICS 517 25 5 $1,255 $1.7M
927 NAICS 927 18 1 $2,374 $2.3M
519 NAICS 519 18 1 $418 $0.4M
111 NAICS 111 15 4 $654 $0.5M
213 NAICS 213 14 5 $1,493 $1.1M
924 NAICS 924 7 3 $1,478 $0.4M
922 NAICS 922 4 1 $493 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

158

jobs · $74,015 avg pay

State Government

124

jobs · $46,793 avg pay

Local Government

2,915

jobs · $43,791 avg pay

Private

8,432

jobs · $39,522 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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