Winston County, MS
FIPS 28159 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Winston County had an annual average of 5,065 jobs across 363 establishments, paying $0.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
5,065
-0.9% YoY
Establishments
363
Total Wages
$0.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$49,213
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 445 | 8 | $778 | $18.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 254 | 8 | $532 | $7.0M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 238 | 3 | $605 | $7.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 195 | 8 | $1,757 | $17.8M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 162 | 14 | $1,077 | $9.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 152 | 12 | $557 | $4.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 122 | 20 | $562 | $3.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 108 | 18 | $1,098 | $6.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 103 | 14 | $940 | $5.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 96 | 9 | $327 | $1.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 84 | 17 | $920 | $4.0M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 79 | 10 | $723 | $2.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 78 | 7 | $795 | $3.2M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 54 | 12 | $877 | $2.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 45 | 8 | $1,131 | $2.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 45 | 6 | $1,040 | $2.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 38 | 6 | $841 | $1.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 32 | 10 | $301 | $0.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 30 | 14 | $783 | $1.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 26 | 2 | $1,081 | $1.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 24 | 4 | $671 | $0.8M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 19 | — | $405 | $0.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 17 | 1 | $1,284 | $1.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 13 | 2 | $1,233 | $0.8M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 12 | 1 | $748 | $0.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 9 | 4 | $408 | $0.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 7 | 4 | $909 | $0.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 5 | 1 | $1,098 | $0.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 5 | 1 | $472 | $0.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 3 | 1 | $1,398 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
50
jobs · $59,461 avg pay
State Government
46
jobs · $45,237 avg pay
Local Government
748
jobs · $37,639 avg pay
Private
4,221
jobs · $51,187 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