Rankin County, MS
FIPS 28121 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Rankin County had an annual average of 67,059 jobs across 4,585 establishments, paying $3.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
67,059
+0.8% YoY
Establishments
4,585
Total Wages
$3.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$52,290
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 | 7,267 | 398 | $409 | $154.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 4,635 | 101 | $1,210 | $291.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 4,440 | 407 | $1,330 | $307.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,368 | 291 | $847 | $134.9M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 4,289 | 72 | $970 | $193.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,693 | 184 | $1,671 | $234.0M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,579 | 342 | $1,210 | $162.3M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,432 | 6 | $1,115 | $127.8M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 2,092 | 47 | $514 | $55.9M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,882 | 418 | $1,287 | $125.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,801 | 18 | $790 | $72.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,596 | 94 | $1,243 | $103.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,442 | 51 | $1,565 | $117.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,311 | 7 | $958 | $65.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 1,154 | 138 | $1,835 | $110.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,135 | 79 | $1,080 | $27.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,085 | 168 | $977 | $55.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,080 | 57 | $1,340 | $75.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,006 | 12 | $964 | $50.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 963 | 99 | $1,466 | $64.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 938 | 28 | $581 | $28.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 898 | 86 | $544 | $25.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 839 | 51 | $820 | $35.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 832 | 51 | $339 | $14.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 804 | 73 | $765 | $32.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 738 | 97 | $394 | $15.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 675 | 53 | $1,008 | $35.4M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 672 | 62 | $1,015 | $35.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 647 | 30 | $2,364 | $79.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 637 | 5 | $1,567 | $51.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 629 | 48 | $421 | $13.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 606 | 115 | $540 | $17.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 572 | 121 | $1,295 | $38.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 509 | 7 | $1,975 | $33.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 508 | 27 | $1,365 | $36.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 473 | 102 | $639 | $15.7M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 467 | 4 | $1,513 | $36.7M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 465 | 16 | $608 | $14.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 423 | 31 | $1,277 | $22.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 405 | 2 | $1,431 | $26.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 328 | 3 | $2,664 | $45.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 306 | 14 | $1,277 | $20.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 299 | 8 | $948 | $14.2M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 287 | 12 | $1,505 | $22.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 253 | 25 | $3,212 | $20.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 218 | 17 | $1,249 | $14.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 186 | 11 | $1,223 | $11.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 166 | 10 | $1,510 | $13.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 164 | 14 | $1,562 | $13.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 154 | 12 | $2,411 | $16.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 144 | 31 | $1,251 | $9.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 133 | 15 | $894 | $6.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 128 | 30 | $1,165 | $7.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 122 | 7 | $1,208 | $7.7M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 105 | 6 | $886 | $4.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 93 | 14 | $934 | $4.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 88 | 6 | $1,061 | $4.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 83 | 5 | $1,242 | $5.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 74 | 6 | $2,412 | $7.3M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 72 | 5 | $314 | $1.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 61 | 27 | $2,059 | $6.5M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 60 | 6 | $1,112 | $3.5M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 53 | 6 | $650 | $1.8M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 48 | 9 | $765 | $1.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 46 | 10 | $452 | $1.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 34 | 4 | $1,703 | $3.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 21 | 29 | $422 | $0.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 12 | 8 | $1,384 | $0.9M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
701
jobs · $87,297 avg pay
State Government
2,727
jobs · $48,947 avg pay
Local Government
5,204
jobs · $48,061 avg pay
Private
58,427
jobs · $52,403 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
- Unknown Or Undefined 61,838 jobs
- Madison County 60,205 jobs
- Lee County 52,533 jobs
- Jackson County 51,303 jobs
- Forrest County 39,391 jobs