Washington County, MS

FIPS 28151 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Washington County had an annual average of 14,600 jobs across 1,190 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

14,600

+0.5% YoY

Establishments

1,190

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$43,450

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 Washington County, MS, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,323 24 $830 $55.5M
722 NAICS 722 1,128 66 $390 $19.1M
624 NAICS 624 1,001 66 $814 $26.6M
621 NAICS 621 953 92 $933 $46.2M
921 NAICS 921 789 7 $1,238 $31.1M
622 NAICS 622 762 1 $1,179 $46.7M
455 NAICS 455 626 24 $481 $15.7M
541 NAICS 541 458 77 $1,284 $26.4M
721 NAICS 721 412 20 $563 $12.1M
457 NAICS 457 342 35 $396 $7.0M
561 NAICS 561 336 46 $660 $10.4M
311 NAICS 311 334 5 $1,222 $21.2M
926 NAICS 926 255 7 $1,573 $20.7M
445 NAICS 445 246 18 $488 $6.2M
111 NAICS 111 243 71 $733 $9.3M
444 NAICS 444 238 18 $688 $8.5M
811 NAICS 811 227 33 $1,086 $12.6M
441 NAICS 441 225 24 $819 $9.6M
238 NAICS 238 225 49 $865 $10.1M
522 NAICS 522 216 41 $1,978 $12.8M
484 NAICS 484 195 24 $1,063 $10.8M
492 NAICS 492 179 6 $821 $7.6M
813 NAICS 813 179 17 $807 $7.5M
713 NAICS 713 177 9 $638 $5.9M
456 NAICS 456 148 19 $733 $5.6M
531 NAICS 531 123 42 $734 $4.7M
551 NAICS 551 122 7 $1,539 $9.8M
336 NAICS 336 120 5 $1,313 $8.2M
493 NAICS 493 112 10 $1,142 $6.7M
459 NAICS 459 101 19 $523 $2.8M
458 NAICS 458 99 22 $433 $2.2M
332 NAICS 332 92 5 $1,361 $6.5M
812 NAICS 812 90 28 $638 $3.0M
237 NAICS 237 86 10 $1,152 $5.1M
221 NAICS 221 84 6 $2,057 $8.9M
923 NAICS 923 78 4 $1,604 $4.3M
115 NAICS 115 77 19 $1,038 $4.2M
488 NAICS 488 65 11 $1,365 $4.6M
562 NAICS 562 59 8 $1,067 $3.3M
485 NAICS 485 58 5 $420 $1.3M
491 NAICS 491 57 9 $1,341 $4.0M
333 NAICS 333 56 4 $1,549 $4.6M
517 NAICS 517 54 5 $1,064 $3.0M
236 NAICS 236 50 11 $1,088 $2.8M
532 NAICS 532 38 6 $933 $1.8M
924 NAICS 924 36 6 $1,835 $2.8M
486 NAICS 486 35 4 $1,849 $3.3M
449 NAICS 449 31 6 $741 $1.2M
922 NAICS 922 27 4 $2,110 $2.6M
519 NAICS 519 17 2 $806 $0.5M
928 NAICS 928 11 1 $935 $0.5M
814 NAICS 814 10 13 $324 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

398

jobs · $80,429 avg pay

State Government

290

jobs · $49,999 avg pay

Local Government

2,773

jobs · $46,805 avg pay

Private

11,139

jobs · $41,117 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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