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Harrison County, MS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Harrison County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 67 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Harrison County economy

  • 3.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.8% the month before

  • 92,173

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 209,443

    people in Harrison County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $57,233

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Harrison County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Harrison 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 Harrison 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. GPAC3 open roles
  2. University of Southern Mississippi3 open roles
  3. Veterans Health Administration3 open roles
  4. Boys & Girls Clubs Of America2 open roles
  5. Caesars Entertainment2 open roles
  6. Massage Envy2 open roles
  7. Regions Financial2 open roles
  8. Tyonek Aircraft Overhaul2 open roles
  9. Watkins Construction & Roofing2 open roles
  10. Alakaina Family of Companies1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Harrison County. 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

  • Gulfport WIN Job Center

    Gulfport · Comprehensive · 228-897-6900

    8:00am-5:00pm,-Mon,Tues,Thurs,Fri, (8:00-4:00 Wed)

Cities in Harrison County

Other Mississippi counties

All of Mississippi

Laid off or looking for work in Harrison County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.