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.
| 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
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
- Madison County 60,205 jobs
- Lee County 52,533 jobs
- Jackson County 51,303 jobs