County Employment and Wages in Mississippi — Third Quarter 2025

Among Mississippi’s two largest counties, employment increased in Harrison (+0.8 percent) from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that employment in Hinds County declined 1.2 percent over the year. (See chart 1 and table 1.)

Chart 1. Horizontal bar chart displaying over-the-year percent change in covered employment among the largest counties in Mississippi, September 2025. Accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.

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Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in covered employment among the largest counties in Mississippi, September 2025
County	Percent change, September 2025
Harrison	0.8
Hinds	-1.2

Among the two largest counties in Mississippi, employment was highest in Hinds (109,000) in September 2025. Together, the two largest counties accounted for 17.0 percent of total covered employment within the state. Nationwide, the 372 largest counties comprise 73.2 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 third quarter 2025

Both large Mississippi counties reported average weekly wage increases over the year. (See chart 2.) Harrison had the larger increase (+5.1 percent), followed by Hinds (+4.3 percent).

Chart 2. Horizontal bar chart displaying over-the-year percent change in covered average weekly wages among the largest counties in Mississippi, third quarter 2025. Accessible version is available in View Chart Data link below the chart.

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Chart 2. Over-the-year percent change in covered average weekly wages among the largest counties in Mississippi, third quarter 2025
County	Percent change, third quarter 2025
Harrison	5.1
Hinds	4.3

Weekly wages in both large counties in Mississippi were below the national average of $1,459. Average weekly wages were $1,155 in Hinds and $965 in Harrison.

Smaller county average weekly wages in the third quarter of 2025

Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 80 small counties in Mississippi, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2024. (See table 2.) Wage levels in all 80 smaller counties were below the national average. Claiborne reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,296). Quitman reported the lowest average weekly wage ($671) in the state.

Among all 82 Mississippi counties, 15 reported average weekly wages of less than $800, 34 registered wages from $800 to $899, 18 had wages from $900 to $999, and 15 had average weekly wages of $1,000 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)

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

(U.S. Average = $1,459)

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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Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the two largest counties in Mississippi, third quarter 2025
Area	Establishments, third quarter (thousands)	Employment			Average weekly wage (1)
Area	Establishments, third quarter (thousands)	September 2025 (thousands)	Percent change, September 2024–25 (2)	National ranking by percent change (3)	Third quarter 2025 ($)	National ranking by level (3)	Percent change, third quarter 2024–25 (2)	National ranking by percent change (3)
United States (4)	12,353.8	155,767.7	0.1	--	1,459	--	4.7	--
Mississippi	91.3	1,172.6	0.0	--	1,005	51	4.7	15
Harrison	5.2	90.2	0.8	68	965	368	5.1	66
Hinds	5.7	109.0	-1.2	322	1,155	304	4.3	141
Footnotes: (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Percent changes were computed from employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications. (3) Ranking does not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. (4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Note: Data are preliminary. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all counties in Mississippi, third quarter 2025
Area	Establishments	Employment September 2025	Average weekly wage ($) (1)
United States (2)	12,353,804	155,767,691	1,459
Mississippi	91,319	1,172,573	1,005
Adams	778	9,880	833
Alcorn	827	13,186	891
Amite	208	2,095	874
Attala	414	4,663	875
Benton	95	1,071	827
Bolivar	840	10,640	824
Calhoun	270	2,880	746
Carroll	128	1,021	774
Chickasaw	368	4,314	746
Choctaw	154	2,324	995
Claiborne	133	3,274	1,296
Clarke	253	2,839	808
Clay	402	6,489	868
Coahoma	582	6,093	832
Copiah	486	6,342	795
Covington	392	5,774	880
De Soto	3,935	73,515	913
Forrest	2,051	39,038	1,040
Franklin	135	1,522	976
George	419	5,359	868
Greene	156	1,967	875
Grenada	596	9,619	870
Hancock	1,099	14,868	1,145
Harrison	5,231	90,247	965
Hinds	5,708	109,000	1,155
Holmes	289	2,949	935
Humphreys	180	2,001	699
Issaquena	37	200	689
Itawamba	403	6,035	825
Jackson	2,828	49,577	1,175
Jasper	244	3,943	919
Jefferson	75	976	902
Jefferson Davis	155	2,133	1,189
Jones	1,447	28,612	1,012
Kemper	133	1,717	865
Lafayette	1,610	26,885	989
Lamar	1,605	20,815	845
Lauderdale	1,873	30,475	982
Lawrence	207	2,734	1,077
Leake	357	5,484	806
Lee	2,707	51,803	980
Leflore	808	11,937	857
Lincoln	850	12,587	872
Lowndes	1,547	25,978	1,119
Madison	4,098	58,855	1,087
Marion	605	8,245	894
Marshall	595	12,255	925
Monroe	663	9,017	1,019
Montgomery	232	2,460	817
Neshoba	587	12,959	944
Newton	375	4,955	812
Noxubee	236	2,204	863
Oktibbeha	1,098	20,994	930
Panola	679	10,811	872
Pearl River	1,046	11,710	782
Perry	180	2,232	945
Pike	1,036	14,622	811
Pontotoc	565	11,387	800
Prentiss	553	7,023	808
Quitman	144	980	671
Rankin	4,728	66,833	1,046
Scott	535	13,737	906
Sharkey	139	932	723
Simpson	516	7,038	747
Smith	196	2,749	899
Stone	336	5,111	869
Sunflower	536	8,146	796
Tallahatchie	219	2,853	932
Tate	457	6,572	852
Tippah	394	7,231	865
Tishomingo	489	6,315	909
Tunica	269	5,534	813
Union	604	11,878	1,057
Walthall	223	2,329	738
Warren	1,079	18,211	1,142
Washington	1,182	14,456	859
Wayne	385	4,879	839
Webster	205	2,122	795
Wilkinson	122	1,488	784
Winston	369	5,168	960
Yalobusha	205	2,627	793
Yazoo	449	6,155	1,072
Footnotes: (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
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.

Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, third quarter 2025
State	Establishments, third quarter (thousands)	Employment		Average weekly wage (1)
State	Establishments, third quarter (thousands)	September 2025 (thousands)	Percent change, September 2024–25	Third quarter 2025 ($)	National ranking by level	Percent change, third quarter 2024–25	National ranking by percent change
United States (2)	12,353.8	155,767.7	0.1	1,459	--	4.7	--
Alabama	165.7	2,119.0	0.6	1,212	36	3.6	38
Alaska	25.3	342.4	-0.1	1,455	13	5.3	7
Arizona	228.4	3,215.4	-0.2	1,360	19	4.0	31
Arkansas	111.2	1,310.5	0.5	1,135	49	3.8	33
California	1,986.7	18,281.7	0.3	1,815	4	7.2	2
Colorado	252.9	2,886.4	-0.6	1,570	7	5.7	3
Connecticut	149.6	1,693.8	0.1	1,604	6	3.8	33
Delaware	46.7	480.8	0.0	1,394	17	4.8	13
District of Columbia	51.5	737.4	-3.1	2,393	1	5.7	3
Florida	892.1	9,818.1	-0.2	1,342	21	5.1	8
Georgia	397.2	4,874.5	0.4	1,349	20	3.5	43
Hawaii	62.1	640.1	0.1	1,342	21	3.1	48
Idaho	103.7	879.8	1.3	1,180	44	4.9	11
Illinois	386.5	6,086.3	-0.1	1,457	12	4.3	23
Indiana	197.1	3,198.4	0.1	1,214	35	4.3	23
Iowa	109.6	1,549.3	-0.9	1,194	39	3.6	38
Kansas	102.2	1,431.7	0.1	1,179	45	3.8	33
Kentucky	160.7	1,995.4	-0.4	1,176	46	4.3	23
Louisiana	158.7	1,913.1	-0.1	1,187	42	3.3	46
Maine	67.4	659.2	-0.2	1,231	33	5.0	10
Maryland	199.5	2,739.5	-1.3	1,526	9	3.8	33
Massachusetts	293.2	3,625.0	-0.9	1,818	3	4.8	13
Michigan	316.0	4,423.8	-0.4	1,323	25	4.5	18
Minnesota	214.3	2,958.6	0.2	1,438	15	3.6	38
Mississippi	91.3	1,172.6	0.0	1,005	51	4.7	15
Missouri	256.0	2,903.7	-0.4	1,249	31	4.4	21
Montana	64.6	518.3	-0.4	1,182	43	5.1	8
Nebraska	78.6	1,021.8	-0.1	1,190	40	3.1	48
Nevada	109.5	1,581.0	1.4	1,314	27	4.3	23
New Hampshire	67.3	687.8	-0.6	1,481	11	5.5	6
New Jersey	334.9	4,301.0	0.4	1,558	8	3.6	38
New Mexico	69.0	876.4	0.3	1,190	40	3.2	47
New York	720.8	9,808.4	0.4	1,757	5	4.7	15
North Carolina	386.3	4,939.4	0.5	1,328	23	4.2	27
North Dakota	36.7	433.8	-0.5	1,291	29	2.8	50
Ohio	346.6	5,537.8	0.1	1,279	30	3.4	44
Oklahoma	128.8	1,697.9	-0.3	1,143	48	4.5	18
Oregon	180.5	1,994.7	-1.3	1,409	16	4.2	27
Pennsylvania	397.2	6,066.3	0.2	1,383	18	4.1	30
Rhode Island	48.8	503.3	0.2	1,322	26	4.7	15
South Carolina	190.8	2,312.3	0.7	1,198	38	4.9	11
South Dakota	40.9	462.9	0.1	1,146	47	4.0	31
Tennessee	224.2	3,255.5	-1.2	1,327	24	5.7	3
Texas	854.9	14,062.3	0.7	1,444	14	3.6	38
Utah	142.4	1,745.9	1.2	1,297	28	3.8	33
Vermont	34.1	307.2	-0.7	1,243	32	4.4	21
Virginia	324.0	4,142.4	0.7	1,504	10	4.2	27
Washington	242.3	3,639.4	-0.1	1,923	2	7.7	1
West Virginia	62.1	701.1	-0.1	1,121	50	3.4	44
Wisconsin	211.6	2,949.1	-0.4	1,228	34	4.5	18
Wyoming	31.7	285.6	-1.1	1,201	37	2.0	51
Puerto Rico	52.8	945.5	-0.6	687	(3)	2.7	(3)
Virgin Islands	3.0	33.2	-5.4	1,025	(3)	4.7	(3)
Footnotes: (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. (3) Data not included in the national ranking.
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.

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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County Employment and Wages in Mississippi — Third Quarter 2025

(U.S. Average = $1,459)