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Bolivar County, MS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bolivar County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Bolivar County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.0% the month before

  • 10,388

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 30,163

    people in Bolivar County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $37,315

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bolivar County layoffs

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

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Bolivar County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Black & Veatch1 open role
  2. Welch Allyn1 open role

Colleges in Bolivar County

Colleges in Bolivar County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Delta State UniversityClevelandPublic 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Delta Workforce Development Area

    Bolivar, Carroll, Coahoma, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Leflore, Panola, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tunica, Washington

  • Cleveland WIN Job Center

    Cleveland · Comprehensive · 662-843-2704

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

Cities in Bolivar County

Other Mississippi counties

All of Mississippi

Laid off or looking for work in Bolivar County?

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Mississippi’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.