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Jackson County, MS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jackson County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 28 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Jackson County economy

  • 3.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.9% the month before

  • 66,323

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 144,437

    people in Jackson County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $64,756

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 37%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jackson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jackson 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 Jackson 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. Coregroupresources4 open roles
  2. AT&T3 open roles
  3. Huntington Ingalls Industries3 open roles
  4. Northrop Grumman3 open roles
  5. Airgas1 open role
  6. B&D Contracting1 open role
  7. Chipton-Ross1 open role
  8. DelRicht Research1 open role
  9. Five Below1 open role
  10. Human Capital Ventures1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Jackson 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

  • Pascagoula WIN Job Center

    Pascagoula · Comprehensive · 228-762-4713

    Mon - Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm. Wed close at 4:00pm

Cities in Jackson County

Other Mississippi counties

All of Mississippi

Laid off or looking for work in Jackson 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.