Union County, MS
FIPS 28145 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Union County had an annual average of 12,223 jobs across 584 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
12,223
-0.3% YoY
Establishments
584
Total Wages
$0.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$52,690
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 | 895 | 48 | $367 | $17.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 817 | 8 | $693 | $29.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 768 | 6 | $833 | $33.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 727 | 6 | $1,018 | $38.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 508 | 18 | $1,229 | $32.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 504 | 48 | $1,026 | $26.9M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 424 | 7 | $843 | $18.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 285 | 3 | $627 | $9.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 185 | 9 | $556 | $5.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 183 | 8 | $840 | $8.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 161 | 24 | $964 | $8.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 160 | 4 | $661 | $5.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 152 | 7 | $383 | $3.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 147 | 39 | $920 | $7.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 123 | 24 | $485 | $3.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 118 | 28 | $897 | $5.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 104 | 13 | $761 | $2.8M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 100 | 14 | $1,060 | $5.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 91 | 6 | $1,186 | $5.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 76 | 7 | $1,211 | $4.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 71 | 14 | $635 | $2.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 71 | 16 | $407 | $1.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 66 | 5 | $304 | $1.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 46 | 13 | $777 | $1.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 45 | 8 | $560 | $1.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 40 | 15 | $676 | $1.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 35 | 6 | $1,606 | $2.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 34 | 4 | $1,339 | $2.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 28 | 2 | $887 | $1.3M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 13 | 1 | $1,005 | $0.7M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 11 | 1 | $315 | $0.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 9 | 3 | $635 | $0.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 7 | 2 | $1,004 | $0.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 6 | 3 | $1,081 | $0.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2 | 3 | $1,373 | $0.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1 | 1 | $1,321 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
39
jobs · $68,528 avg pay
State Government
62
jobs · $46,359 avg pay
Local Government
1,144
jobs · $41,624 avg pay
Private
10,978
jobs · $53,822 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