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Covered employment (QCEW) in Itawamba County

Covered employment (QCEW) in Itawamba County was 5,986 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 44th highest of 82 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs5,986
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank44th of 82Counties in Mississippi ranked
Series high6,3552015
Series low4,8912001

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Itawamba County, 2001 to 2025

4,5005,0005,5006,0006,50020012005200920132017202120252001: 4,891 jobs2002: 4,922 jobs2003: 4,993 jobs2004: 5,229 jobs2005: 5,554 jobs2006: 5,660 jobs2007: 5,750 jobs2008: 5,684 jobs2009: 5,231 jobs2010: 5,152 jobs2011: 5,415 jobs2012: 5,697 jobs2013: 5,684 jobs2014: 6,043 jobs2015: 6,355 jobs2016: 6,281 jobs2017: 6,213 jobs2018: 6,075 jobs2019: 5,954 jobs2020: 5,670 jobs2021: 5,851 jobs2022: 5,995 jobs2023: 5,973 jobs2024: 6,000 jobs2025: 5,986 jobs4,5005,0005,5006,0006,5002001201020252001: 4,891 jobs2002: 4,922 jobs2003: 4,993 jobs2004: 5,229 jobs2005: 5,554 jobs2006: 5,660 jobs2007: 5,750 jobs2008: 5,684 jobs2009: 5,231 jobs2010: 5,152 jobs2011: 5,415 jobs2012: 5,697 jobs2013: 5,684 jobs2014: 6,043 jobs2015: 6,355 jobs2016: 6,281 jobs2017: 6,213 jobs2018: 6,075 jobs2019: 5,954 jobs2020: 5,670 jobs2021: 5,851 jobs2022: 5,995 jobs2023: 5,973 jobs2024: 6,000 jobs2025: 5,986 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
20255,986
20246,000
20235,973
20225,995
20215,851
20205,670
20195,954
20186,075
20176,213
20166,281
20156,355
20146,043
20135,684
20125,697
20115,415
20105,152
20095,231
20085,684
20075,750
20065,660
20055,554
20045,229
20034,993
20024,922
20014,891

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place2025
Itawamba County5,986
Mississippi1,173,251
United States155,732,363

Itawamba County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 9,982 jobsAlcorn County: 13,324 jobsAmite County: 2,088 jobsAttala County: 4,585 jobsBenton County: 1,065 jobsBolivar County: 10,505 jobsCalhoun County: 2,868 jobsCarroll County: 1,025 jobsChickasaw County: 4,330 jobsChoctaw County: 2,257 jobsClaiborne County: 3,260 jobsClarke County: 2,828 jobsClay County: 6,482 jobsCoahoma County: 6,085 jobsCopiah County: 6,427 jobsCovington County: 5,570 jobsDeSoto County: 73,213 jobsForrest County: 38,996 jobsFranklin County: 1,539 jobsGeorge County: 5,354 jobsGreene County: 1,987 jobsGrenada County: 9,696 jobsHancock County: 14,474 jobsHarrison County: 90,122 jobsHinds County: 109,465 jobsHolmes County: 2,959 jobsHumphreys County: 1,987 jobsIssaquena County: 190 jobsItawamba County: 5,986 jobsJackson County: 50,095 jobsJasper County: 3,926 jobsJefferson County: 975 jobsJefferson Davis County: 2,202 jobsJones County: 28,680 jobsKemper County: 1,748 jobsLafayette County: 25,968 jobsLamar County: 20,964 jobsLauderdale County: 30,730 jobsLawrence County: 2,712 jobsLeake County: 5,541 jobsLee County: 52,044 jobsLeflore County: 12,090 jobsLincoln County: 12,550 jobsLowndes County: 26,162 jobsMadison County: 59,649 jobsMarion County: 8,361 jobsMarshall County: 11,694 jobsMonroe County: 9,080 jobsMontgomery County: 2,424 jobsNeshoba County: 12,735 jobsNewton County: 5,081 jobsNoxubee County: 2,195 jobsOktibbeha County: 20,613 jobsPanola County: 10,737 jobsPearl River County: 11,726 jobsPerry County: 2,220 jobsPike County: 14,657 jobsPontotoc County: 11,386 jobsPrentiss County: 7,156 jobsQuitman County: 977 jobsRankin County: 67,431 jobsScott County: 13,651 jobsSharkey County: 933 jobsSimpson County: 7,110 jobsSmith County: 2,711 jobsStone County: 5,061 jobsSunflower County: 8,082 jobsTallahatchie County: 2,798 jobsTate County: 6,604 jobsTippah County: 7,209 jobsTishomingo County: 6,317 jobsTunica County: 5,469 jobsUnion County: 12,108 jobsWalthall County: 2,296 jobsWarren County: 18,446 jobsWashington County: 14,534 jobsWayne County: 4,865 jobsWebster County: 2,108 jobsWilkinson County: 1,477 jobsWinston County: 5,124 jobsYalobusha County: 2,634 jobsYazoo County: 6,248 jobs
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Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. Itawamba 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

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, 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.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. 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. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, 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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), Itawamba 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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Itawamba 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/covered-employment/itawamba-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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), Itawamba 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/covered-employment/itawamba-county-mississippi.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), Itawamba 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/covered-employment/itawamba-county-mississippi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Itawamba County?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Itawamba County was 5,986 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 44th 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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Itawamba County?

6,355 jobs in 2015, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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