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Hinds County, MS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hinds County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 99 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hinds County economy

  • 3.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.1% the month before

  • 95,822

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 222,494

    people in Hinds County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $49,966

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 37%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hinds County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Hinds 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 Hinds 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. Terracon Consultants4 open roles
  2. Amazon3 open roles
  3. Anduril Industries3 open roles
  4. Cintas3 open roles
  5. Entergy3 open roles
  6. Albireo Energy2 open roles
  7. Community Health Systems2 open roles
  8. Granite Construction Company2 open roles
  9. Monroe Capital Income Plus2 open roles
  10. Morgan & Morgan2 open roles

Colleges in Hinds County

Colleges in Hinds County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Jackson State UniversityJacksonPublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Belhaven UniversityJacksonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Mississippi CollegeClintonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Millsaps CollegeJacksonPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Jackson WIN Job Center

    Jackson · Comprehensive · 601-414-7796

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

Cities in Hinds County

Other Mississippi counties

All of Mississippi

Laid off or looking for work in Hinds 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.