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Jones County, MS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jones County’s unemployment rate is 2.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 7 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Jones County economy

  • 2.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.3% the month before

  • 30,214

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 66,839

    people in Jones County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $51,143

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 30%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jones County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jones 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 Jones 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. Owens Corning6 open roles
  2. Applied Industrial Technologies1 open role
  3. Jones County Junior College1 open role
  4. Pye-Barker Fire & Safety1 open role

Colleges in Jones County

Colleges in Jones County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Southeastern Baptist CollegeLaurelPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Jones 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

  • Laurel WIN Job Center

    Laurel · Comprehensive · 601-399-4000

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

Cities in Jones County

Other Mississippi counties

All of Mississippi

Laid off or looking for work in Jones 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.