Editing Jones County, Mississippi (section)

==Economy==
The economy of Jones County is still primarily rural and based on resources – timber and agriculture.

According to the Economic Development Authority of Jones County, the top employers in the county are:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jonescounty.com/index.php/site_selection/major_employers/ |title=Major Employers |access-date=September 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904094321/http://www.jonescounty.com/index.php/site_selection/major_employers/ |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! Employees
|-
|1
|Howard Industries
|3,700
|-
|2
|[[South Central Regional Medical Center]]
|1,837
|-
|3
| [[Mississippi Department of Mental Health|Ellisville State School]]
|1,459
|-
|4
|[[Jones County School District (Mississippi)|Jones County School District]]
|1,162
|-
|5
|Sanderson Farms
|889
|-
|6
|[[Wayne Farms]]
|715
|-
|7
|[[Laurel School District (Mississippi)|Laurel School District]]
|600
|-
|8
|[[Walmart]]
|585
|-
|9
|[[Masonite International|Masonite]]
|556
|-
|10
|Jones County
|510
|-
|11
| Sawmill Square Mall
|450
|-
|12
|[[Jones County Junior College]]
|427
|-
|13
| MS Industries for Individuals with Disabilities
|415
|-
|14
|Southern Hens
|390
|-
|15
|[[Laurel, Mississippi|City of Laurel]]
|317
|-
|16
|Tanner Construction
|185
|-
|17
|Hudson's Salvage Center
|153
|-
|18
|Dunn Roadbuilders
|145
|-
|19
|Morgan Brothers Millwork
|137
|-
|20
|West Quality Food Service
|135
|-
|}