Hinds County, MS jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hinds County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 128 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

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 Hinds County

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Hinds County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Hinds 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 Hinds 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.

Entergy12 open roles
University of Mississippi Medical Center11 open roles
Dewberry5 open roles
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University4 open roles
Terracon Consultants4 open roles
Amazon3 open roles
Cintas3 open roles
Albireo Energy2 open roles
Amgen2 open roles
Cardinal Health2 open roles

Colleges in Hinds County

Colleges in Hinds County
College	City	Type	Students
Jackson State University	Jackson	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Belhaven University	Jackson	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Mississippi College	Clinton	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Millsaps College	Jackson	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Conferences in Hinds County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Hinds County. 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.

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Workforce development and job centers

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

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Mississippi’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Mississippi unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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