Smith County, MS jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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3.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
5,447
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
14,193
people in Smith County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$51,396
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Smith County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Smith County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Smith County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
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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.