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25-1395-ATL
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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County Employment and Wages in Mississippi — First Quarter 2025

Employment increased in both large counties in Mississippi from March 2024 to March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Hinds County had the larger over-the-year increase in employment (+0.3 percent). (See chart 1 and table 1.)


Among the two largest counties in Mississippi, employment was higher in Hinds (109,200) in March 2025. Together, the two largest counties accounted for 17.1 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 first quarter 2025

Both large Mississippi counties reported average weekly wage increases over the year. (See chart 2.) Hinds had the larger increase (+5.2 percent), followed by Harrison (+3.7 percent).


Weekly wages in both large counties in Mississippi were below the national average of $1,589. Average weekly wages were $1,200 in Hinds and $990 in Harrison.

Smaller county average weekly wages in the first 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 79 of the 80 smaller counties were below the national average. Claiborne reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,607). Issaquena reported the lowest average weekly wage ($601) in the state.

Among all 82 Mississippi counties, 10 reported average weekly wages of less than $775, 23 had wages from $775 to $849, 22 had wages from $850 to $924, 10 had wages from $925 to $999, and 17 had average weekly wages of $1,000 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)

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

(U.S. Average = $1,589)

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.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

The County Employment and Wages news release for second quarter 2025 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

County Changes for the 2025 County Employment and Wages News Releases

Counties with annual average employment of 75,000 or more in 2024 are included in this release and will be included in future 2025 releases. Four counties have been added to the nationwide publication tables: Pinal, AZ; Henry, GA; Wood, OH; and Comal, TX. One county has been dropped from the publication tables: Gregg, TX.

Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the two largest counties in Mississippi, first quarter 2025
Area Establishments,
first quarter
(thousands)
Employment Average weekly wage (1)
March 2025
(thousands)
Percent change,
March
2024–25 (2)
National ranking
by percent change (3)
First quarter
2025 ($)
National ranking
by level (3)
Percent change,
first quarter
2024–25 (2)
National ranking
by percent change (3)

United States (4)

12,249.3 154,523.8 0.4 -- 1,589 -- 4.1 --

Mississippi

91.3 1,160.4 -0.4 -- 1,018 51 4.1 17

Harrison

5.2 89.1 0.1 209 990 366 3.7 138

Hinds

5.8 109.2 0.3 175 1,200 281 5.2 49

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. 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 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all counties in Mississippi, first quarter 2025
Area Establishments Employment March 2025 Average weekly wage ($) (1)

United States (2)

12,249,320 154,523,785 1,589

Mississippi

91,257 1,160,397 1,018

Adams

786 9,650 834

Alcorn

825 13,307 917

Amite

212 2,048 866

Attala

420 4,506 856

Benton

94 1,052 884

Bolivar

841 10,436 861

Calhoun

273 2,846 752

Carroll

136 1,042 773

Chickasaw

378 4,371 743

Choctaw

161 2,268 1,149

Claiborne

135 3,215 1,607

Clarke

253 2,905 810

Clay

400 6,502 881

Coahoma

590 5,999 845

Copiah

491 6,299 827

Covington

391 5,676 854

De Soto

3,880 71,483 903

Forrest

2,034 38,574 1,002

Franklin

139 1,559 914

George

411 5,273 839

Greene

153 1,923 861

Grenada

604 9,737 843

Hancock

1,075 14,419 1,266

Harrison

5,222 89,128 990

Hinds

5,765 109,209 1,200

Holmes

289 2,913 801

Humphreys

179 1,935 725

Issaquena

38 197 601

Itawamba

406 6,052 853

Jackson

2,824 49,740 1,215

Jasper

241 3,934 914

Jefferson

77 931 901

Jefferson Davis

156 2,406 1,192

Jones

1,444 28,395 934

Kemper

135 1,779 873

Lafayette

1,577 25,794 987

Lamar

1,605 20,796 859

Lauderdale

1,900 30,740 916

Lawrence

218 2,747 1,107

Leake

352 5,532 787

Lee

2,699 50,976 993

Leflore

816 12,093 837

Lincoln

862 12,453 881

Lowndes

1,569 26,228 1,129

Madison

4,097 59,058 1,078

Marion

610 8,301 943

Marshall

586 10,869 961

Monroe

665 9,021 1,058

Montgomery

240 2,427 801

Neshoba

592 12,365 1,119

Newton

386 5,347 803

Noxubee

238 2,179 819

Oktibbeha

1,102 20,014 948

Panola

672 10,417 888

Pearl River

1,035 11,576 798

Perry

176 2,198 1,020

Pike

1,044 13,613 837

Pontotoc

569 11,434 805

Prentiss

560 7,303 824

Quitman

146 1,003 646

Rankin

4,707 66,532 1,038

Scott

527 13,475 926

Sharkey

142 924 703

Simpson

514 7,138 732

Smith

198 2,675 915

Stone

340 4,904 813

Sunflower

539 8,008 809

Tallahatchie

217 2,795 945

Tate

460 6,500 868

Tippah

394 7,230 813

Tishomingo

484 6,290 915

Tunica

268 5,503 848

Union

590 12,046 1,020

Walthall

222 2,242 732

Warren

1,087 18,457 1,186

Washington

1,196 14,441 855

Wayne

394 4,804 825

Webster

208 2,070 787

Wilkinson

121 1,429 766

Winston

367 5,097 927

Yalobusha

207 2,613 828

Yazoo

459 6,239 1,082

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. 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, first quarter 2025
State Establishments,
first quarter
(thousands)
Employment Average weekly wage (1)
March 2025
(thousands)
Percent change,
March
2024–25
First quarter
2025 ($)
National ranking
by level
Percent change,
first quarter
2024–25
National ranking
by percent change

United States (2)

12,249.3 154,523.8 0.4 1,589 -- 4.1 --

Alabama

163.3 2,102.3 0.3 1,245 39 3.8 23

Alaska

25.3 323.5 1.3 1,452 20 5.8 4

Arizona

226.1 3,259.3 0.3 1,431 21 3.8 23

Arkansas

107.6 1,304.4 0.7 1,236 40 5.6 6

California

1,945.4 18,066.2 0.1 1,905 6 4.2 13

Colorado

242.4 2,862.7 0.1 1,681 8 4.2 13

Connecticut

148.5 1,671.7 0.5 1,980 4 3.8 23

Delaware

45.4 474.3 0.8 1,535 15 3.4 30

District of Columbia

51.5 748.9 -1.4 2,606 1 7.2 1

Florida

886.5 9,958.4 0.9 1,456 19 5.1 8

Georgia

394.8 4,860.7 0.4 1,491 17 3.4 30

Hawaii

60.3 644.8 0.6 1,363 27 6.7 2

Idaho

102.7 848.2 1.2 1,178 48 4.2 13

Illinois

407.1 5,988.9 0.2 1,662 9 3.2 38

Indiana

194.8 3,161.4 0.3 1,323 30 4.2 13

Iowa

111.3 1,537.7 -0.5 1,253 36 3.2 38

Kansas

104.3 1,428.0 0.8 1,246 38 4.0 19

Kentucky

159.6 1,986.3 0.0 1,213 44 2.4 51

Louisiana

157.0 1,921.2 0.5 1,227 42 2.8 49

Maine

66.6 629.6 0.1 1,283 34 2.7 50

Maryland

197.7 2,739.0 -0.2 1,634 10 3.2 38

Massachusetts

289.8 3,575.8 -0.7 2,107 3 4.6 11

Michigan

307.3 4,337.3 -0.3 1,391 24 2.9 48

Minnesota

211.8 2,878.6 -0.1 1,570 14 3.7 27

Mississippi

91.3 1,160.4 -0.4 1,018 51 4.1 17

Missouri

252.4 2,886.9 0.1 1,310 31 3.2 38

Montana

67.1 505.8 0.6 1,189 46 5.6 6

Nebraska

78.6 1,008.4 -0.1 1,231 41 3.1 42

Nevada

106.1 1,541.2 0.2 1,359 29 4.1 17

New Hampshire

66.3 681.0 0.1 1,606 11 4.8 9

New Jersey

338.9 4,259.0 1.1 1,815 7 3.0 44

New Mexico

66.8 868.2 0.3 1,203 45 3.9 22

New York

716.1 9,757.0 1.4 2,213 2 6.2 3

North Carolina

373.2 4,888.5 0.2 1,467 18 4.8 9

North Dakota

36.4 422.8 0.6 1,302 33 3.3 34

Ohio

344.2 5,466.8 0.2 1,361 28 3.5 28

Oklahoma

130.9 1,700.2 0.5 1,186 47 3.0 44

Oregon

186.2 1,965.7 -0.8 1,420 23 3.3 34

Pennsylvania

394.5 6,003.5 0.6 1,500 16 3.5 28

Rhode Island

49.0 489.3 1.0 1,429 22 3.0 44

South Carolina

198.7 2,304.9 1.7 1,247 37 4.4 12

South Dakota

40.5 450.5 0.2 1,163 49 3.0 44

Tennessee

221.0 3,251.5 -0.4 1,364 26 4.0 19

Texas

847.6 14,015.9 1.2 1,587 13 3.1 42

Utah

138.1 1,720.5 1.1 1,365 25 4.0 19

Vermont

33.5 306.8 -0.4 1,280 35 3.8 23

Virginia

321.9 4,108.8 0.8 1,605 12 3.4 30

Washington

240.9 3,583.7 0.9 1,935 5 5.8 4

West Virginia

61.9 694.6 0.0 1,149 50 3.3 34

Wisconsin

208.9 2,898.4 -0.2 1,305 32 3.4 30

Wyoming

31.0 274.6 0.0 1,216 43 3.3 34

Puerto Rico

52.0 946.1 -0.7 699 (3) 3.2 (3)

Virgin Islands

2.9 33.8 -7.5 1,034 (3) 2.7 (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, September 16, 2025