Sunflower County, MS
FIPS 28133 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Sunflower County had an annual average of 8,222 jobs across 535 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
8,222
-3.1% YoY
Establishments
535
Total Wages
$0.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$41,020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 959 | 1 | $918 | $45.8M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 815 | 18 | $784 | $33.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 721 | 2 | $1,016 | $38.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 676 | 37 | $775 | $15.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 433 | 32 | $302 | $6.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 356 | 7 | $659 | $12.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 306 | 12 | $521 | $8.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 264 | 27 | $1,160 | $16.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 219 | 7 | $1,317 | $15.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 189 | 55 | $741 | $7.3M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 172 | 19 | $450 | $4.0M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 138 | 7 | $1,316 | $9.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 135 | 22 | $877 | $6.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 129 | 25 | $1,137 | $7.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 102 | 18 | $394 | $2.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 92 | 13 | $805 | $3.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 81 | 20 | $1,227 | $5.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 81 | 14 | $759 | $3.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 72 | 20 | $854 | $3.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 50 | 7 | $960 | $2.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 48 | 6 | $291 | $0.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 41 | 8 | $1,065 | $2.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 34 | 7 | $1,160 | $2.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 33 | 5 | $487 | $0.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 32 | 5 | $945 | $1.6M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 32 | 15 | $985 | $1.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 28 | 10 | $697 | $1.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 25 | 4 | $903 | $1.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 22 | 6 | $296 | $0.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 22 | 1 | $926 | $1.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 11 | 6 | $519 | $0.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 8 | 3 | $1,270 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 4 | 3 | $1,823 | $0.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4 | 1 | $522 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
52
jobs · $58,833 avg pay
State Government
1,034
jobs · $47,302 avg pay
Local Government
1,904
jobs · $44,032 avg pay
Private
5,232
jobs · $38,503 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