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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Forrest County

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Forrest County was $1,043 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.2% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 82 counties in 2025.

2025, USD1,043
Change on 2024+5.2%
Rank14th of 82Counties in Mississippi ranked
Series high1,0432025
Series low5052001

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Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Forrest County, 2001 to 2025

4006008001,0001,20020012005200920132017202120252001: 505 USD2002: 515 USD2003: 532 USD2004: 563 USD2005: 578 USD2006: 617 USD2007: 641 USD2008: 658 USD2009: 668 USD2010: 677 USD2011: 688 USD2012: 709 USD2013: 713 USD2014: 728 USD2015: 750 USD2016: 761 USD2017: 766 USD2018: 780 USD2019: 787 USD2020: 841 USD2021: 892 USD2022: 925 USD2023: 959 USD2024: 991 USD2025: 1,043 USD4006008001,0001,2002001201020252001: 505 USD2002: 515 USD2003: 532 USD2004: 563 USD2005: 578 USD2006: 617 USD2007: 641 USD2008: 658 USD2009: 668 USD2010: 677 USD2011: 688 USD2012: 709 USD2013: 713 USD2014: 728 USD2015: 750 USD2016: 761 USD2017: 766 USD2018: 780 USD2019: 787 USD2020: 841 USD2021: 892 USD2022: 925 USD2023: 959 USD2024: 991 USD2025: 1,043 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
PeriodUSD
20251,043
2024991
2023959
2022925
2021892
2020841
2019787
2018780
2017766
2016761
2015750
2014728
2013713
2012709
2011688
2010677
2009668
2008658
2007641
2006617
2005578
2004563
2003532
2002515
2001505

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place2025
Forrest County1,043
Mississippi1,024
United States1,514

Forrest County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 850 USDAlcorn County: 926 USDAmite County: 882 USDAttala County: 867 USDBenton County: 927 USDBolivar County: 857 USDCalhoun County: 774 USDCarroll County: 787 USDChickasaw County: 759 USDChoctaw County: 1,054 USDClaiborne County: 1,326 USDClarke County: 846 USDClay County: 927 USDCoahoma County: 871 USDCopiah County: 834 USDCovington County: 875 USDDeSoto County: 922 USDForrest County: 1,043 USDFranklin County: 953 USDGeorge County: 886 USDGreene County: 863 USDGrenada County: 886 USDHancock County: 1,190 USDHarrison County: 976 USDHinds County: 1,183 USDHolmes County: 859 USDHumphreys County: 715 USDIssaquena County: 693 USDItawamba County: 854 USDJackson County: 1,190 USDJasper County: 953 USDJefferson County: 905 USDJefferson Davis County: 1,175 USDJones County: 1,043 USDKemper County: 871 USDLafayette County: 1,015 USDLamar County: 858 USDLauderdale County: 962 USDLawrence County: 1,115 USDLeake County: 805 USDLee County: 1,026 USDLeflore County: 857 USDLincoln County: 884 USDLowndes County: 1,140 USDMadison County: 1,105 USDMarion County: 934 USDMarshall County: 959 USDMonroe County: 1,031 USDMontgomery County: 839 USDNeshoba County: 990 USDNewton County: 820 USDNoxubee County: 851 USDOktibbeha County: 943 USDPanola County: 881 USDPearl River County: 820 USDPerry County: 954 USDPike County: 836 USDPontotoc County: 831 USDPrentiss County: 834 USDQuitman County: 712 USDRankin County: 1,049 USDScott County: 923 USDSharkey County: 746 USDSimpson County: 745 USDSmith County: 953 USDStone County: 844 USDSunflower County: 816 USDTallahatchie County: 922 USDTate County: 868 USDTippah County: 878 USDTishomingo County: 920 USDTunica County: 819 USDUnion County: 1,068 USDWalthall County: 753 USDWarren County: 1,127 USDWashington County: 877 USDWayne County: 857 USDWebster County: 813 USDWilkinson County: 792 USDWinston County: 976 USDYalobusha County: 836 USDYazoo County: 1,054 USD
  • Under 820
  • 820 to 860
  • 860 to 880
  • 880 to 940
  • 940 to 1,000
  • 1,000 and over
Average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025, USD. Forrest County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Total wages paid during the year divided by the average number of covered jobs and by 52, in US dollars, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

In current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. An average per job, so part-time jobs pull it down and high earners pull it up; for the typical job use median_annual_wage. Wages include bonuses, stock options exercised, severance pay and tips, which makes counties with corporate headquarters stand out. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Average weekly wage (QCEW), Forrest County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Average weekly wage (QCEW), Forrest County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-wage/forrest-county-mississippi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Average weekly wage (QCEW), Forrest County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-wage/forrest-county-mississippi.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Average weekly wage (QCEW), Forrest County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-wage/forrest-county-mississippi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average weekly wage (QCEW) in Forrest County?

Average weekly wage (QCEW) in Forrest County was $1,043 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5.2% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 82 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) in Forrest County?

$1,043 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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