Madison County, MS jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Madison County economy
2.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.3% the month before
57,410
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
110,303
people in Madison County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,794
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Madison County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Madison County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Madison 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.
Colleges in Madison County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tougaloo College | Tougaloo | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Wesley Biblical Seminary | Ridgeland | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Madison County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Southcentral Mississippi Works Workforce Development Board
Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Madison, Pike, Rankin, Simpson, Walthall, Warren, Wilkinson, Yazoo
Cities in Madison County
Other Mississippi counties
Laid off or looking for work in Madison County?
See what to do first and the jobs open near you.
See your options after a layoffSources: 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.