Meridian, MS jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Meridian

• Senior UnderwriterBerkley W R
• Project Manager - Telecommunications - 100% TravelIES Holdings
• Quality Assurance Specialist - Data Center Low VoltageIES Holdings
• Relationship Banker - Team Lead - Meridian Main BranchRegions Financial
• Business Development RepresentativeBlue Cross of Idaho
• Purchasing AssistantSinger Equipment Company
• Implementation SpecialistIdeal Software Systems
• Project SchedulerMastec
• Pharmacy Inventory Manager - Emerald Specialty PharmacyBlue Cross of Idaho
• Clinical Program CoordinatorVisit our

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Employers hiring most in Meridian

1. Air National Guard Units2 open roles
2. Blue Cross of Idaho2 open roles
3. IES Holdings2 open roles
4. American Civil Constructors1 open role
5. Berkley W R1 open role
6. Commander, Navy Installations Command1 open role
7. Ideal Software Systems1 open role
8. Mastec1 open role
9. Naval Education and Training Command1 open role
10. Regions Financial1 open role

Meridian layoffs

No layoff notices naming Meridian 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.

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Lauderdale 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 2.6% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 3.2% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.5%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
• Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−457 jobs), retail (−331 jobs)

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Meridian. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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• Twin Districts Workforce Development Area

  Clarke, Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Leake, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Pearl River, Perry, Scott, Smith, Stone, Wayne

• Meridian WIN Job Center

  Meridian · Comprehensive · 601-553-9511

  Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.- Wed. 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Lauderdale County economy

• 3.5%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.8% the month before

• 27,981

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 71,984

  people in Lauderdale County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $50,033

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 36%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS