Scott County, MS
FIPS 28123 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Scott County had an annual average of 13,545 jobs across 526 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
13,545
-0.6% YoY
Establishments
526
Total Wages
$0.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$45,027
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 5,515 | 8 | $817 | $234.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 802 | 2 | $783 | $32.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 563 | 45 | $293 | $8.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 434 | 17 | $545 | $12.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 433 | 17 | $489 | $11.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 352 | 5 | $571 | $10.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 308 | 10 | $1,168 | $18.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 294 | 17 | $861 | $13.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 288 | 11 | $1,207 | $18.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 283 | 25 | $939 | $13.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 210 | 15 | $493 | $4.7M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 210 | 37 | $504 | $5.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 163 | 25 | $1,208 | $10.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 153 | 19 | $901 | $7.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 150 | 30 | $807 | $6.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 144 | 7 | $428 | $3.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 102 | 8 | $855 | $4.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 92 | 8 | $576 | $2.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 76 | 10 | $1,473 | $5.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 69 | 6 | $1,767 | $6.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 48 | 8 | $1,032 | $2.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 46 | 3 | $1,909 | $2.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 42 | 10 | $757 | $1.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 42 | 13 | $729 | $1.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 42 | 7 | $411 | $0.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 39 | 7 | $1,267 | $2.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 38 | 10 | $347 | $0.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 38 | 8 | $401 | $0.8M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 37 | 16 | $759 | $1.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 36 | 10 | $1,143 | $2.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 33 | 4 | $2,400 | $2.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 21 | 7 | $291 | $0.3M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 18 | 5 | $716 | $0.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 15 | 8 | $634 | $0.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 15 | 4 | $866 | $0.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 10 | 3 | $265 | $0.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 7 | 4 | $341 | $0.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 4 | 1 | $1,844 | $0.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3 | 1 | $959 | $0.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1 | 1 | $1,705 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
163
jobs · $78,921 avg pay
State Government
68
jobs · $36,207 avg pay
Local Government
1,178
jobs · $37,318 avg pay
Private
12,136
jobs · $45,366 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