quick facts
DESOTO COUNTY
INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT & WAGES
Civilian Labor Force
1,375
DeSoto County
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22.9%
DeSoto County
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29.2%
DeSoto County
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101.82 mills
DeSoto County
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY
DeSoto County has many industries that provide employment opportunities to the citizens of the county. The pie chart below details the various industry employment percentages in the county.
LABOR FORCE SIZE & PARTICIPATION RATES
The DeSoto County labor force has continued to grow after significant increases from 59,150 civilians in 2000 to 80,740 in 2011 to 86,430 civilians in the labor force in 2016. More than 60% of the North Delta PDD region’s workforce resides in DeSoto County.
UNEMPLOYMENT
The county had an average unemployment rate of 4.2% in the year 2016. The rate is down from 8.0 % in 2011. In 2000, the unemployment rate was 2.5%. As in previous years, county has the lowest unemployment rate in the region. Below is a chart depicting the unemployment levels of the county, NDPDD, state, and United States.
TAX STRUCTURE & OTHER FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
In 2016, DeSoto County had 62,203 Personal income Tax payers pay $95,914,729 in taxes from $2,089,505,533 in net taxable income. The county also had 2,279 Sales Tax payers pay $87,404,474 from $1,419,306,792 in gross sales.