The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Mississippi to have 70,186 employers offering 1,142,230 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Mississippi jobs is $607 per week ($31,564 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Mississippi than any other with 903,889 jobs and 66,255 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $595 per week ($30,940 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 154,873 positions and 1,780 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $552 per week ($28,704 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Mississippi is the State Government sector which has 1,057 firms and agencies that employ 57,389 people in Mississippi. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $720 per week ($37,440 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Mississippi. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Mississippi jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
19,488 employers in Mississippi which hire 225,570
people. Their average weekly salary is $559 per week ( $29,068 Annually).
Manufacturing jobs are created by 2,885 employers in Mississippi which employ
168,930 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Manufacturing industry is
$696 per week ($36,192 annually).
If you're interested in Mississippi jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 168,930 positions filled by 2,885
employers in Mississippi. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $696 per week in pay, on average or
$36,192 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 59,347 Mississippi jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 6,618 firms, paying their employees $707
weekly or $36,764 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 54,466 companies that create 653,858 Mississippi jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $556 weekly ($28,912 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 11,789 companies that employ 250,031 people in Mississippi.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $697 per week ($36,244 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $696 per week
($36,192 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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