Jones County, MS jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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2.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.9% the month before
30,196
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
66,839
people in Jones County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$51,143
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Jones County ranks
Where Jones County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Southeast2.5% · of 100
Jones 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 8.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.5%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+1,461 jobs)
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- 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.
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Jones County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Jones 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.
Employers hiring most in Jones 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.
- Owens Corning6 open roles
- Applied Industrial Technologies1 open role
- Jcjc1 open role
- Jones County Junior College1 open role
- Synagro WWT1 open role
Colleges in Jones County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Baptist College | Laurel | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Jones 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).
- 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
Laurel WIN Job Center
Laurel · Comprehensive · 601-399-4000
Mon. - Fri. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Closed Wed. 4:00 p.m.
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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