Simpson County, MS
FIPS 28127 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Simpson County had an annual average of 7,683 jobs across 505 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
7,683
+2.9% YoY
Establishments
505
Total Wages
$0.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$37,181
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,158 | 7 | $627 | $66.9M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 672 | 46 | $323 | $11.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 492 | 12 | $806 | $20.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 436 | 3 | $845 | $19.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 409 | 12 | $545 | $11.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 400 | 36 | $1,223 | $25.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 306 | 5 | $579 | $9.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 234 | 20 | $1,152 | $14.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 231 | 34 | $1,031 | $12.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 203 | 38 | $1,007 | $10.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 153 | 18 | $527 | $4.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 109 | 11 | $417 | $2.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 103 | 5 | $999 | $5.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 97 | 25 | $862 | $4.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 93 | 5 | $990 | $3.6M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 87 | 7 | $718 | $3.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 80 | 7 | $601 | $2.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 70 | 15 | $538 | $1.9M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 67 | 9 | $572 | $2.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 56 | 9 | $1,263 | $3.7M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 53 | 16 | $896 | $2.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 50 | 10 | $1,050 | $2.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 50 | 12 | $1,262 | $3.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 46 | 10 | $237 | $0.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 38 | 6 | $1,175 | $2.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 22 | 10 | $700 | $0.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 18 | 4 | $608 | $0.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 17 | 3 | $857 | $0.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 15 | 3 | $1,118 | $0.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 12 | 1 | $699 | $0.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 10 | 5 | $1,001 | $0.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 7 | 3 | $1,219 | $0.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 6 | 3 | $324 | $0.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4 | 3 | $2,743 | $0.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 3 | 1 | $302 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
44
jobs · $62,338 avg pay
State Government
1,015
jobs · $32,992 avg pay
Local Government
911
jobs · $36,618 avg pay
Private
5,713
jobs · $37,822 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