Ridgeland, MS jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Insurance Coverage Associate AttorneyLewis Brisbois
- Executive Culinary ManagerTopgolf
- Health Plan Provider Contracts Manager (Contract Experience Required)Molina Healthcare
- Assistant General ManagerChipotle Mexican Grill
- Experienced Associate, Compliance & MonitoringBDO USA
- Project ManagerBrasfield & Gorrie
- Senior Construction Quality SpecialistThe Haskell Company
- Business Development Representative (Sales)Payroll & Benefit Solutions
- Software Developer, AssocSouthern Farm Bureau Casualty
- Junior AccountantHawkira
Employers hiring most in Ridgeland
- BDO USA4 open roles
- Amazon3 open roles
- Brasfield & Gorrie1 open role
- C Spire1 open role
- Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
- Ducks Unlimited1 open role
- Hawkira1 open role
- Innovate Mississippi1 open role
- Lewis Brisbois1 open role
- Molina Healthcare1 open role
Ridgeland layoffs
No layoff notices naming Ridgeland 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 Ridgeland
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Wesley Biblical Seminary | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Madison County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 6.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.7%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+1,586 jobs), health care (+1,295 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,430 jobs), admin & staffing (−439 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Ridgeland. 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).
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Madison County economy
2.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.9% the month before
57,654
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
110,303
people in Madison County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,794
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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