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County Employment and Wages in Mississippi — Fourth Quarter 2025

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Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Among Mississippi's two largest counties, employment increased in Harrison (+0.4 percent) from December 2024 to December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that employment in Hinds County declined 1.1 percent over the year. (See chart 1 and table 1.)

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Hinds County (109,700) had the highest employment level in Mississippi in December 2025. Together, the two largest counties accounted for 16.9 percent of total covered employment within the state. Nationwide, the 372 largest counties comprise 73.4 percent of total covered employment in the United States. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2024.)

Large county average weekly wages in the fourth quarter 2025

The average weekly wage gain in Harrison (+6.9 percent) was above the national average of 4.2 percent. (See chart 2.) In Hinds, the average weekly wage increased 4.1 percent over the year.

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Weekly wages in both large counties in Mississippi were below the national average of $1,569: $1,228 in Hinds and $1,019 in Harrison.

Smaller county average weekly wages in the fourth quarter of 2025

Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 80 smaller counties in Mississippi, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2024. (See table 2.) Wage levels in all smaller counties were below the national average. Jones reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,253) in the state. Humphreys reported the lowest average weekly wage ($731).

Among all 82 Mississippi counties, 13 reported average weekly wages less than $850, 25 had wages from $850 to $924, 17 had wages from $925 to $999, 10 had wages from $1,000 to $1,074, and 17 had average weekly wages of $1,075 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)

Map 1. Average weekly wages by county in Mississippi, fourth quarter 2025

(U.S. average = $1,569)


Additional statistics and other information

QCEW data for states have been included in this release in table 3.

Nationwide coverage of the largest counties is published in the County Employment and Wages news release. Additional information about quarterly employment and wages data is available in the news release Technical Note and from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages website.

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The County Employment and Wages release for the first quarter 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, August 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Area Establishments,
fourth quarter
(thousands) 		Employment Average weekly wage
December 2025
(thousands) 		Percent change,
December
2024-25 		National ranking
by percent change 		Fourth quarter
2025 ($) 		National ranking
by level 		Percent change,
fourth quarter
2024-25 		National ranking
by percent change

United States

12,428.4 156,700.2 0.2 -- 1,569 -- 4.2 --

Mississippi

92.2 1,180.9 0.3 -- 1,075 51 5.1 7

Harrison

5.3 89.7 0.4 107 1,019 367 6.9 18

Hinds

5.8 109.7 -1.1 314 1,228 301 4.1 182

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Area Establishments Employment December 2025 Average weekly wage ($)

United States

12,428,415 156,700,218 1,569

Mississippi

92,197 1,180,882 1,075

Adams

763 9,990 928

Alcorn

827 13,430 974

Amite

211 2,124 921

Attala

414 4,628 909

Benton

95 1,093 1,049

Bolivar

848 10,529 892

Calhoun

270 2,850 803

Carroll

131 1,014 826

Chickasaw

371 4,395 807

Choctaw

152 2,177 1,095

Claiborne

136 3,308 1,222

Clarke

252 2,870 896

Clay

405 6,456 950

Coahoma

587 6,110 956

Copiah

483 6,378 878

Covington

393 5,472 913

De Soto

3,971 76,409 956

Forrest

2,070 39,753 1,121

Franklin

133 1,505 988

George

424 5,430 956

Greene

160 2,019 914

Grenada

599 9,753 961

Hancock

1,111 14,309 1,189

Harrison

5,269 89,701 1,019

Hinds

5,754 109,678 1,228

Holmes

290 2,910 880

Humphreys

178 1,983 731

Issaquena

37 170 830

Itawamba

411 6,019 886

Jackson

2,863 50,368 1,216

Jasper

245 3,822 1,016

Jefferson

74 938 954

Jefferson Davis

157 1,868 1,201

Jones

1,444 29,034 1,253

Kemper

135 1,797 910

Lafayette

1,615 26,598 1,069

Lamar

1,628 21,115 897

Lauderdale

1,880 30,935 1,001

Lawrence

210 2,668 1,177

Leake

360 5,593 832

Lee

2,718 53,010 1,104

Leflore

814 11,745 918

Lincoln

862 12,637 931

Lowndes

1,561 25,670 1,179

Madison

4,107 59,549 1,166

Marion

605 8,388 1,007

Marshall

593 11,925 1,014

Monroe

665 9,110 1,084

Montgomery

231 2,366 910

Neshoba

587 12,770 1,027

Newton

376 5,048 828

Noxubee

235 2,231 890

Oktibbeha

1,109 20,746 969

Panola

685 11,107 918

Pearl River

1,059 11,616 887

Perry

180 2,203 961

Pike

1,040 14,769 861

Pontotoc

573 11,440 891

Prentiss

555 7,103 881

Quitman

148 981 807

Rankin

4,763 67,634 1,118

Scott

531 13,586 955

Sharkey

137 929 806

Simpson

516 7,065 773

Smith

200 2,765 1,041

Stone

343 5,144 871

Sunflower

538 7,976 879

Tallahatchie

222 2,763 936

Tate

466 6,781 919

Tippah

396 7,286 992

Tishomingo

492 6,325 971

Tunica

272 5,218 843

Union

607 11,988 1,089

Walthall

220 2,299 803

Warren

1,083 18,401 1,168

Washington

1,192 14,488 940

Wayne

389 4,935 919

Webster

206 2,149 859

Wilkinson

122 1,478 832

Winston

368 5,010 1,181

Yalobusha

211 2,628 851

Yazoo

456 6,332 1,069

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

State Establishments,
fourth quarter
(thousands) 		Employment Average weekly wage
December 2025
(thousands) 		Percent change,
December
2024-25 		Fourth quarter
2025 ($) 		National ranking
by level 		Percent change,
fourth quarter
2024-25 		National ranking
by percent change

United States

12,428.4 156,700.2 0.2 1,569 -- 4.2 --

Alabama

167.4 2,135.3 0.5 1,301 36 3.7 37

Alaska

25.3 317.3 -0.3 1,497 16 4.7 14

Arizona

227.4 3,278.3 0.0 1,446 20 3.0 47

Arkansas

113.0 1,318.2 0.4 1,213 49 5.0 8

California

2,013.7 18,351.7 0.6 1,954 4 4.6 16

Colorado

258.5 2,896.4 -0.6 1,683 8 5.6 3

Connecticut

149.8 1,706.5 0.1 1,801 6 5.0 8

Delaware

47.3 481.0 0.1 1,502 15 4.7 14

District of Columbia

51.0 726.1 -4.5 2,587 1 4.1 24

Florida

886.2 10,013.2 0.3 1,471 17 4.8 12

Georgia

398.7 4,925.4 0.1 1,440 21 3.5 40

Hawaii

63.0 650.0 -0.2 1,411 25 5.0 8

Idaho

104.3 875.7 1.8 1,303 35 5.8 2

Illinois

387.7 6,089.5 -0.1 1,588 11 3.3 42

Indiana

195.6 3,211.2 0.1 1,276 40 4.5 17

Iowa

110.6 1,560.0 -0.2 1,282 39 3.7 37

Kansas

101.8 1,443.2 -0.1 1,268 44 4.1 24

Kentucky

161.3 2,008.7 -0.1 1,235 46 3.8 34

Louisiana

159.2 1,927.3 -0.5 1,267 45 3.2 44

Maine

67.6 644.7 -0.1 1,332 33 4.2 21

Maryland

199.5 2,754.6 -1.1 1,616 10 3.0 47

Massachusetts

298.5 3,625.5 -0.9 1,980 2 4.9 11

Michigan

316.9 4,412.7 0.0 1,427 23 4.2 21

Minnesota

215.2 2,948.0 0.0 1,505 14 3.7 37

Mississippi

92.2 1,180.9 0.3 1,075 51 5.1 7

Missouri

259.9 2,920.8 -0.1 1,324 34 4.4 18

Montana

62.3 512.3 -0.1 1,296 38 3.3 42

Nebraska

78.5 1,024.0 -0.2 1,275 42 4.0 31

Nevada

111.0 1,592.1 1.7 1,395 27 3.2 44

New Hampshire

67.9 688.8 -0.6 1,652 9 4.8 12

New Jersey

343.1 4,343.1 0.2 1,691 7 3.9 33

New Mexico

69.7 875.3 -0.3 1,275 42 4.1 24

New York

719.1 9,907.5 0.4 1,975 3 5.4 4

North Carolina

392.1 4,991.1 0.9 1,409 26 3.8 34

North Dakota

37.0 430.4 -0.2 1,350 31 2.7 49

Ohio

348.5 5,554.4 0.0 1,358 30 4.1 24

Oklahoma

129.3 1,717.1 0.1 1,217 48 4.1 24

Oregon

177.9 1,975.8 -1.0 1,468 19 3.2 44

Pennsylvania

398.1 6,094.8 0.2 1,470 18 4.0 31

Rhode Island

49.1 500.3 -0.1 1,429 22 6.0 1

South Carolina

192.4 2,344.7 1.5 1,276 40 4.3 20

South Dakota

41.2 458.9 -0.2 1,230 47 4.1 24

Tennessee

225.2 3,281.6 -0.3 1,424 24 3.8 34

Texas

860.8 14,255.2 0.8 1,549 13 4.2 21

Utah

144.6 1,761.6 1.4 1,389 28 4.1 24

Vermont

34.5 309.3 -0.9 1,378 29 5.3 5

Virginia

324.0 4,166.9 0.5 1,585 12 2.6 50

Washington

242.1 3,590.3 -0.3 1,948 5 2.4 51

West Virginia

62.8 698.3 -0.6 1,203 50 3.5 40

Wisconsin

213.9 2,946.2 -0.1 1,346 32 5.3 5

Wyoming

31.7 278.4 -0.8 1,297 37 4.4 18

Puerto Rico

53.5 974.7 -0.2 735 2.8

Virgin Islands

3.0 34.7 0.3 1,068 2.7

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

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