Iuka, MS jobs, layoffs and employers

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- HR Business Partner 2Northrop Grumman
- Entry Level ProductionNucor
- Principal Supply Chain Planning SpecialistNorthrop Grumman
- Manager General Manufacturing 1Northrop Grumman
- Manager Supply Chain 1Northrop Grumman
- Principal Eng Manufacturing Lvl 3 (Weekends Fri Sat & Sun)Northrop Grumman
- Engineer/Principal Industrial Engineer Level 2/3Northrop Grumman
- Industrial Security AnalystNorthrop Grumman Systems
- Manager Human Resources 2Northrop Grumman Systems
- HR Business Partner 2Northrop Grumman Systems
Employers hiring most in Iuka
- Northrop Grumman7 open roles
- Northrop Grumman Systems3 open roles
- Nucor1 open role
Iuka layoffs
No layoff notices naming Iuka in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Tishomingo County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 4.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.3%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Iuka. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Pontotoc Farmer’s Market scales back time to 8 a.m. startdjournal · Sep 30, 2026
Learn and get funded in Iuka
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Iuka. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Mississippi? How to file for unemployment in Mississippi (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Mississippi Partnership Workforce Investment Area
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Iuka WIN Job Center
Iuka · Comprehensive · 662-423-9231
Tuesday & Thursday only from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tishomingo County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.5% the month before
7,565
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
18,738
people in Tishomingo County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$46,257
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Mississippi’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Mississippi unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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