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Lauderdale County, MS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lauderdale County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 24 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lauderdale County economy

  • 3.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 27,976

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 71,984

    people in Lauderdale County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $50,033

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 36%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lauderdale County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale 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. Air National Guard Units3 open roles
  2. IES Holdings3 open roles
  3. Department of the Air Force1 open role
  4. Dizario Search1 open role
  5. Ethos Contracting Group1 open role
  6. Fairbanks Scales1 open role
  7. Ideal Software Systems1 open role
  8. IPS PowerServe1 open role
  9. Mastec1 open role
  10. Mississippi Baptist Health Systems1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lauderdale 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

  • Meridian WIN Job Center

    Meridian · Comprehensive · 601-553-9511

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

Cities in Lauderdale County

Other Mississippi counties

All of Mississippi

Laid off or looking for work in Lauderdale 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.