Jackson, MS jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Jackson
- Inside Sales RepresentativePuckett Machinery Company
- Director Underwriting - RemotePrime Therapeutics
- Director, Specialty Distribution Sales - OncologyCardinal Health
- Remote Sr. Partner Manager, Strategic Partnerships (Senior Care) (US)GrabJobs
- Junior Software Engineer: Java, Cloud & AI Tools (Secret)Serco
- Sales ConsultantLa-Z-Boy
- Territory Account Manager - Jackson, MS; Mobile, ALHeartflow
- Quality ManagerGranite Construction
- Project Manager / EstimatorGranite Construction
- MeteorologistThe Statesman Group
Employers hiring most in Jackson
- Entergy12 open roles
- University of Mississippi Medical Center10 open roles
- Dewberry5 open roles
- Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University4 open roles
- Terracon Consultants4 open roles
- Cintas3 open roles
- Albireo Energy2 open roles
- Amazon2 open roles
- Amgen2 open roles
- Cardinal Health2 open roles
Jackson layoffs
No layoff notices naming Jackson 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.
Colleges in Jackson
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson State University | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Belhaven University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Millsaps College | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Jackson
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Jackson. 2 with dates announced.
- Mississippi Municipal League Mid-Winter Legislative Conference
Jan 12 to Jan 14, 2027 · Jackson, MS
Paid ticket, price not listed
- SACRAO Annual Meeting
Jan 31 to Feb 3, 2027 · Jackson, MS
Paid ticket. Prices not shown on the page.
Where Jackson ranks
Where Jackson placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
Hinds 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 2.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 6.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.5%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,465 jobs), construction (+406 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,250 jobs), admin & staffing (−778 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Jackson
- 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 Jackson. 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).
- Southcentral Mississippi Works Workforce Development Board
Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin, Hinds, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Madison, Pike, Rankin, Simpson, Walthall, Warren, Wilkinson, Yazoo
Jackson WIN Job Center
Jackson · Comprehensive · 601-414-7796
Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Closed Wed. 4:00 p.m.
Hinds County economy
3.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
96,147
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
222,494
people in Hinds County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$49,966
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
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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