Prentiss County, MS
FIPS 28117 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Prentiss County had an annual average of 7,229 jobs across 551 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,229
-3.6% YoY
Establishments
551
Total Wages
$0.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$41,779
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | — | — | — | — |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,085 | 6 | $833 | $47.0M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 464 | 7 | $1,143 | $27.6M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 358 | 32 | $1,016 | $18.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 306 | 12 | $571 | $9.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 276 | 4 | $538 | $7.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 183 | 3 | $648 | $6.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 173 | 38 | $979 | $8.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 144 | 23 | $923 | $6.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 134 | 17 | $1,471 | $7.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 132 | 11 | $307 | $2.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 119 | 18 | $675 | $4.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 117 | 11 | $520 | $3.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 104 | 6 | $1,010 | $5.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 100 | 20 | $718 | $3.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 92 | 11 | $1,168 | $4.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 89 | 4 | $911 | $4.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 86 | 21 | $397 | $1.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 65 | 13 | $662 | $2.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 57 | 6 | $695 | $2.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 54 | 10 | $785 | $2.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 52 | 10 | $438 | $1.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 51 | 7 | $556 | $1.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 47 | 13 | $875 | $2.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 33 | 9 | $1,076 | $1.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 29 | 10 | $525 | $0.8M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 29 | 9 | $873 | $1.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 28 | 3 | $1,131 | $1.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 23 | 4 | $248 | $0.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 14 | 4 | $719 | $0.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 12 | 3 | $917 | $0.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 12 | 4 | $1,538 | $0.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 7 | 3 | $199 | $0.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 7 | 3 | $1,381 | $0.4M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 2 | 1 | $494 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
43
jobs · $65,326 avg pay
State Government
124
jobs · $42,448 avg pay
Local Government
1,414
jobs · $39,963 avg pay
Private
5,648
jobs · $42,042 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