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Scott County, MS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Scott County’s unemployment rate is 2.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Scott County economy

  • 2.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.6% the month before

  • 11,347

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 27,754

    people in Scott County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $48,492

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 28%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Scott County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Scott 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 Scott 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. RTX6 open roles
  2. ONEPOWER Consulting1 open role
  3. Prattwhitney1 open role
  4. Raytheon Technologies1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Scott 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

  • Forest WIN Job Center

    Forest · Comprehensive · 601-469-2851

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

Cities in Scott County

Other Mississippi counties

All of Mississippi

Laid off or looking for work in Scott 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.