Smith County, MS

FIPS 28129 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Smith County had an annual average of 2,675 jobs across 197 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

2,675

-2.1% YoY

Establishments

197

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,762

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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Smith County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 378 6 $767 $15.1M
921 NAICS 921 196 5 $438 $4.5M
484 NAICS 484 126 12 $990 $6.5M
113 NAICS 113 84 8 $946 $4.1M
457 NAICS 457 72 9 $538 $2.0M
541 NAICS 541 70 12 $619 $2.2M
621 NAICS 621 61 7 $876 $2.7M
561 NAICS 561 26 6 $355 $0.5M
441 NAICS 441 24 4 $653 $0.8M
238 NAICS 238 22 12 $574 $0.6M
491 NAICS 491 20 3 $1,123 $1.2M
811 NAICS 811 15 5 $971 $0.8M
444 NAICS 444 11 3 $476 $0.3M
624 NAICS 624 11 2 $775 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 9 1 $793 $0.4M
524 NAICS 524 8 4 $676 $0.3M
519 NAICS 519 6 4 $318 $0.1M
924 NAICS 924 4 3 $2,400 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 3 3 $953 $0.2M
922 NAICS 922 1 1 $494 $0.0M
531 NAICS 531 1 1 $811 $0.0M
928 NAICS 928 1 1 $1,678 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

23

jobs · $62,181 avg pay

State Government

24

jobs · $44,393 avg pay

Local Government

592

jobs · $33,843 avg pay

Private

2,036

jobs · $53,005 avg pay

MS Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

3.8%

April 2026

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