Pike County, MS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pike County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Pike County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.1% the month before
13,875
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
39,930
people in Pike County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$41,578
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pike County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Pike 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

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Pike 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

McComb WIN Job Center
Mccomb · Comprehensive · 601-684-4421
M, T, Th, F 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. & Wed. 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cities in Pike 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.