Harrison County, MS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Harrison County economy

• 3.1%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.4% the month before

• 92,018

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 209,443

  people in Harrison County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $57,233

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 38%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Harrison 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 3.8% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 4.0% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.1%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: finance & insurance (+524 jobs), utilities (+494 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−582 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Harrison County

• 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.

Harrison County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Harrison County 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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Employers hiring most in Harrison County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

1. Karman Sd6 open roles
2. Veterans Health Administration4 open roles
3. Southern Company3 open roles
4. University of Southern Mississippi3 open roles
5. Boys & Girls Clubs Of America2 open roles
6. Hancock Whitney2 open roles
7. Regions Financial2 open roles
8. Rush Enterprises2 open roles
9. United States Fleet Forces Command2 open roles
10. Unitedhealth Group2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Harrison County. 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

• Gulfport WIN Job Center

  Gulfport · Comprehensive · 228-897-6900

  8:00am-5:00pm,-Mon,Tues,Thurs,Fri, (8:00-4:00 Wed)

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