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Columbia, MS jobs, layoffs and employers

4 open professional jobs in Columbia. Columbia is in Marion County.

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Employers hiring most in Columbia

  1. Southern Tire Mart2 open roles
  2. Arthur J. Gallagher1 open role
  3. DSJ Global1 open role

Columbia layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Columbia in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Columbia. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Twin Districts Workforce Development Area

    Clarke, Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Leake, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Pearl River, Perry, Scott, Smith, Stone, Wayne

  • Columbia WIN Job Center

    Columbia · Comprehensive · 601-736-2628

    Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Closed Wed. 4:00 p.m.

Marion County economy

  • 3.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 8,762

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 24,303

    people in Marion County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $42,320

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 24%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: WARN notices from Mississippi’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.